Action/Style/Fret-Buzz: The Other Side of the Coin

I’ve often hammered home the idea that players need to understand that a guitar needs to the setup for their style to prevent fret buzz. ‘As low as it can go’ isn’t as simple as it sounds and the player plays a massive part in whether a guitar buzzes.

But sometimes the guitar is to blame. And I should talk about that too…

SetupGerry Hayes20 February 2019style, fret level, guitar, refret, setup, limiter, fret buzz, bass, buzz

My Guitar Buzzes When I Do This

This article kicks off with a doctor joke. Immediately comes back with a fret-buzz joke, and then discussed player psychology and guitar repair.

It's got everything…

OpinionGerry Hayes12 March 2018psychology, guitar, bass, tone, buzz, fret buzz, style, player, fret level, refret, setup

String Break-Angle at Nut - The problem

String break angle can cause problems if it's not correct. Too shallow an angle, in particular, can be a source of buzzes, rattles, and general tone-sucking.

Get the skinny on sting angles and avoid sucked tone.

SetupGerry Hayes19 June 2017angle, buzz, break angle, guitar, bridge, bass, setup, nut, string

Hum and Guitar String Ground

So here's the problem:

You’ve got your guitar plugged in. You’re not playing it and there’s a noise. A hum. It’s not terribly pleasant.

Thing is, you touch the strings and it’s gone.

The response: It's ok. It's not a problem. That’s all as it should be. Guitars pick up interference and that comes out the amp as a hum. When you touch the strings, it's supposed to get quieter.

Because, 'grounding'.