Fender Electric XII String Buzz (certain strings only)
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2018 11:11 am
I've got a 1966 Fender Electric XII that has had a re-fret and a new nut made to space the strings out a little more at the nut.
I'm having a problem with the high G string where it buzzes really bad. I recorded with it recently and on that string it literally sounded like clipping it was buzzing so much. I can't seem to figure out where it's coming from. The buzzing seems to be on the nut end of the neck but I even pulled the string out of the groove and set it on the top of the nut and it sitll buzzes, that should be plenty high to avoid buzzing against a fret. Changing the string height at the bridge makes no difference, even if I raise it way too much still has a buzz.
My other thought is that perhaps the shop cut the new nut too low so that explains the buzz. They attended to fill it in (it's brass) and re-cut it, but it still buzzes. I think me and the shop are losing patience with each other.
I could ask them to cut me a new nut, but that would cost me and it might still buzz.
Can anyone recommend some things I can do to track down where the problem might be coming from? I really hope they didn't fuck up on the re-fret :-\
I'm having a problem with the high G string where it buzzes really bad. I recorded with it recently and on that string it literally sounded like clipping it was buzzing so much. I can't seem to figure out where it's coming from. The buzzing seems to be on the nut end of the neck but I even pulled the string out of the groove and set it on the top of the nut and it sitll buzzes, that should be plenty high to avoid buzzing against a fret. Changing the string height at the bridge makes no difference, even if I raise it way too much still has a buzz.
My other thought is that perhaps the shop cut the new nut too low so that explains the buzz. They attended to fill it in (it's brass) and re-cut it, but it still buzzes. I think me and the shop are losing patience with each other.
I could ask them to cut me a new nut, but that would cost me and it might still buzz.
Can anyone recommend some things I can do to track down where the problem might be coming from? I really hope they didn't fuck up on the re-fret :-\