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Post subject: do I have bad luck or am I doing something wrong?
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 5:51 pm
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OK, I've owned 3 telecasters now and love/loved every one of them. HOWEVER, I have a reaccuring problem that seems to have affected all of them, and don't know why. It seems after I've had them from one to three months, something happens where I get a string buzz on the high E and B strings, and when I go for heavy bends it frets out, especially around the middle of the neck. I have a horrible eye for necks, but it appears almost like the treble side gets a bit straight while the bass side keeps a nice curve, but working on the truss rod lightly doesn't seem to help much. I can fix it to an extent by raising the string height on the high strings but then it feels funny because the E and B strings are higher than the G string. Hard to play. I keep them mounted on a wall next to my other guitars, and no other guitar seems to have the same problem. Has anybody heard of this problem?


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Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:08 pm
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i might be the truss rod, but i think it is proably the nut wearing down or something. get it checked out by a professional. my friend has the same problem with his bass.


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Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:53 pm
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brand new teles, all of them.


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Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:55 pm
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Change in weather always has an effect on the neck. You have to be patient and adjust he truss rod, let it sit and try again. If that doesn't work, bring it back to where you bought it and have them do a set up.

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