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Post subject: Fender Acoustic - A string buzz
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:53 am
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Hi:

Please pardon the repetition of the question as I see it's been addressed before - but I want to be more specific. I'm a beginner, so please bear with me.

I bought a Fender Acoustic guitar (CD220SCE) and it has a buzz on the A string when I play an open G cord (second fret), and a few others.

I see that you can adjust the truss rod to raise/lower the action, thus moving the string away from the fret that it's making contact with when plucked (buzzing), but why is it only one string that buzzes? If I really push down perfect on the fret it isn't as bad, but focusing on that one "push" kills the momentum in a song.

If the action is too low, wouldn't all the strings have a buzz? It doesn't look like the nut is uneven.

Oddly, I also bought a Fender American Special Mahogany Stratocaster HSS Electric Guitar and it has the same weird problem.

All suggestions are greatly appreciated!

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Post subject: Re: Fender Acoustic - A string buzz
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:17 am
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Welcome.

If you try loosening the truss rod a bit, the problem may disappear. Other than this, it is next to impossible to tell unless the guitar is literally in front of us. There exists a plethora of possibilities ranging from something with the guitars themselves to your technique to a defective string.


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Hi:

Please pardon the repetition of the question as I see it's been addressed before - but I want to be more specific. I'm a beginner, so please bear with me.

I bought a Fender Acoustic guitar (CD220SCE) and it has a buzz on the A string when I play an open G cord (second fret), and a few others.

I see that you can adjust the truss rod to raise/lower the action, thus moving the string away from the fret that it's making contact with when plucked (buzzing), but why is it only one string that buzzes? If I really push down perfect on the fret it isn't as bad, but focusing on that one "push" kills the momentum in a song.

If the action is too low, wouldn't all the strings have a buzz? It doesn't look like the nut is uneven.

Oddly, I also bought a Fender American Special Mahogany Stratocaster HSS Electric Guitar and it has the same weird problem.

All suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Kevin

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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:51 am
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I'll give it a shot Sat - thanks!


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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:26 pm
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That did the trick - just loosened the truss rod ~1/10 of a rotation.

Thanks Martian.

I guess it was really direct - I was thinking it was going to be more of a chore because it was only the 2 strings buzzing (low E & A), but I suppose since they are fatter then they are more likely to come into contact w/the frets.

Again - thanks for the response.

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