Guitars and basses will, so often, require the player to make some sort of compromise. Hardware and setup decisions probably need to be made with some give and take.

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OpinionGerry Hayes3 December 2019setup, hardware, upgrade, pickups, bridge, fret buzz, tele, compromise, radius

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

Problems due to pickup height

Your pickups are too high.

Well, if you're like most guitarists and bassists, your pickups are too high. Sure, it's all about the power but there are a number of drawbacks to setting your pickups too close to the strings.

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