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Location: Morristown, NJ | i have a nice usa made balladeer (took your guys advice and upgraded from the celebrity)..
Here is the issue, the guitar is awesome but the sound gets "tinny" as i move down the next... it looks like what's happening is the strings are slamming against the frets as i play them because the action is too low - does this make sense? and is there any way to remedy this? |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Loosen the trussrod a smidge. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Use heavier strings. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Add a shim under the saddle |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Call The MotherShip |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | In that order... ;) |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Sounds like Seequare has pretty much laid out all the possible solutions already. The truss rod adjustment and probably the others are covered in detail on the ovationtribute site listed under "links" above. Good luck. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Take two asprine and retune it in the morning. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Disclaimer: I'm not a luthier, but I play one on the website. |
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Location: Michigan | If your string is buzzing when fretted--
Check the neck relief first. Try putting a capo on the first fret and then fret it at 14 with your finger. You should have at least .006 gap, about the thickness of 2 pieces or printer paper. (.010 is better I think) between the bottom of the string and the top of the middle 2 frets. Better yet use a set of feeler gages. If you don't have that kind of gap I would back off on the truss rod (lefty loosy)a quarter turn and let it sit for a few hours and measure again. That is all in the manual.
If that is taken care of and you are still getting a buzz, you can measure the height at the 12th fret. I find anything lower than 2/32 on the high E side will buzz when picking single notes especially at frets 7-10. This can vary depending on how aggressive you are picking. If after checking the first item, you don't have at least 2/32 then I would add a shim or two. Each shim will raise the action at the 12th fret one half the thickness of the shim. The manual says 3/32 on the low E at 12 but I have found you can go a bit lower without too much problem. I have had to make tapered shims to keep the 2/32 on the high E and about 5/64 on the low E. You probably wont notice a extra .010-.015 at the 12th fret when you play in either case.
If all this fails you can try a heavier string.
I found through trial and error that if the string is buzzing when fretted you pretty much have to follow that order. No sense in adding shims if your neck is bowed the wrong way.
If your string is buzzing when you play open and not fretted than I would look at the nut. The string slots are probably cut or worn too low.
Discalimer:
This is what I have read, tried and has worked for me. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Do you have a 'rise' in your fingerboard as the neck meets the body?
Is there a hump/bump at around the 14th fret?
If not, disregard this question. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Thanks, Rich.
I surmise you have identified the cause of a slight "ringing" tone on the open G-string, on an aluminum fretboard. Think I'll do a little fillin' & filin' on the nut tonite. |
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Location: Milford, MI | Good post twistedlim. |
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low action problem