Hi Ronald,

Yes, I try to educate people so they teach themselves to play the guitar or do some modifications and repairs.

Thanks for the comments,

Den

Hi,

You sound like you have experience working on guitars. You are absolutely right about the truss rod adjustment. I just want to add that the radius tool will check for correct fretboard radius but it will not detect high frets. You need to use a fret rocker to check for.high frets.

Thanks for comments,

Den

You offered some good tips here. I taught myself to set up guitars and also worked in a guitar factory shaping fret boards. Some guitars are set up well out of the box but some of the cheaper ones are far from ideal. I like a low action, so I find the capo trick works well to identify problems.

I usually start with the nut, then work my way down to the bridge to check the radius with a radius tool, and if there’s still a buzz then the truss last to see if either adding relief or if it needs tightening but it’s always recommended to make a quarter turn at a time to avoid doing damage. Once you get used to how your guitar reacts you can save yourself allot of money too by doing your own set ups.

Cheers

Hi,

Thank you for finding my post useful. Learning what causes guitar fret buzz is a must for every guitar player.

Thanks for the comments,

Den

Hi,

I am glad you found my article informational. It is an advantage for a guitar player to know more about the guitar. Most guitar player knows how to play only and get stuck when they have guitar problems.

Thanks for the comments,

Den

Hi Paul,

Most of the time, improper installation of the frets will cause the problem. Change in humidity will also play havoc to a neck of a guitar. You had tight strings in your guitar because the action is set too high, it is not fret buzz. String action is the distance between the top of the fret wires and the guitar strings.

If the neck of the guitar bends towards the strings, it requires neck relief adjustment by adjusting the truss rod. You should let a guitar technician do it for you. You have to know what you are doing when adjusting the truss rod or else you might ruin your guitar neck or the truss rod itself.

Thanks for the comments,

Den

If I find that the neck of the guitar is bending to a point of having a bigger distance between wires and the fingerboard, what am I supposed to do? Can I fix this problem by myself?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Paul.