So when I got my AVRI 57 I had it set up by a luthier. It feels good. The action is low. But the strings buzz a little and I think the sustain isn't as good as it should be. Someone told me that buzz is the reason I'm having the sustain problem. Can someone give me some advice?

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raise it at the bridge and set the intotation little by little until it goes away

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Follow these steps:
1) Check the curvature of the neck.
Press down the sixth string at the first and last fret.
When you do this, you should have a gap between the string and the 8th
fret of about 0.25 mm.
If this gap is too much or too little, you need a truss rod adjustment.

If the neck curvature is good and you still have buzzing:
2) Raise the bridge until the buzzing goes away.
2a) Check intonation; readjust if necessary.

First thing to do is take it back. You paid money and don't like the buzz.
He will fix it up for you unless you leave it too long.

Setting up a guitar is trivial and totally subject to personal preference.
Once you learn to do it yourself, you will be asking, "why haven't I been
doing this all along?"

Well I don't really like leaving it there at the music shop. I mean They're reputable and all that and it's probably safe down there but still I don't like leaving it there.

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Yeah, I definately intend to learn how to do it. There's plenty of instruction on You Tube. It was pretty simple to adjust the truss rod. I did it without even taking the strings off. Loosened the strings, capoed the first fret to hold'em in place, unbolted the neck and gave it just under a quarter of a turn and that done it. Not much to it. I think I'm gonna get a cheap squier to practice setting up. Don't want to experiment too much on the AVRI.

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Yes, buzzing kills sustain.

Have you changed strings since your setup? Lighter strings will tend to buzz more, so if you change strings you should check/adjust your setup. Also consider your playing style... the harder you play, the more likely you are to buzz.

http://guitarstringguide.com/drupal/con ... gs-buzzing

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Okay...how much buzz is a little?...does it do it when it's unplugged and go away when it's plugged in.....I know that may sound like a stupid question but every guitar I own,and I do my own setup....have for 30+years,will have a slight buzz/rattle when it's unplugged...but when I'm playing,they sustain like a church bell.
Some buzz is natural,for me at least and others that I see.
There's a lot more to sustaining a note than string action.

Rebel, you're quite right that string action is only one minor component in sustain, but fret buzz is taking energy out of the string as it vibrates and has a damping effect that kills sustain. You can try it! If you play an note and then place your pick closer and closer (across the string at right angles), until the string buzzes against the pick, the note will soon die - any natural sustain is killed. It will vary a lot depending on which string, what gauge you're using and which fret is buzzing (touching the vibrating part of the string). It would be interesting to know the physics of it! I bet its more complex than it seems.

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I would highly advise not messing with your intonation by yourself if you are not experienced. I would make sure you have enough relief in the neck and then take it into the shop.

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Red Paul,I understand what you're saying and actually use that pick technique at times to get a cool overtone to a note....sometimes it's an accident though and sounds good. it takes many years to perfect it though.
Really my guitars are set to my playing style and the action will buzz only slightly,there's that degree of a "little is just right,and a little more is.....welllll tooooo much".