Guitar help!

[Waffles]

Dude seriously don't pay someone to adjust your neck. You can do that at home in 5 mins with a Allen wrench.

 

Look in the sound hole inside the guitar where the neck starts. There should be a little hole where u can stick an Allen wrench in. If its not there its on the head of the neck behind the little plate right above the nut. When adjusting only make 1/4 turns at a time. It sounds like your strings are just a hair too low.

 

Remember after each 1/4 you will need to go thru and make sure your strings are in tune... teat out the frets if you need more just do more 1/4 turn at a time.

 

Righty tighty lefty loosey.

 

A turn to the right should bring your strings up from the fretboard. But double check online. If anything you will be able to tell if they're getting worse or better just remember to tune between adjustments its important!.

 

Worst scenario.... you don't have an adjustment rod.... in which case don't waste $ on fixing. Just buy better guitar

 

Good luck. Its easy man you got this

 

Thanks, it worked!!

[Moller]

[=Death Hunter=]

Ha!!!!! Good job buddy! The force is strong with you....

 

Now keep in mind on the next few hours to days it may slip back just a little, or you may notice it going out of tune just a little. But that just your guitar conforming to its new position. Just keep tuning it up and if you have to adjust it again it will only be a teeeeeny bit. But hey , you may not have any problems.

 

One thing people forget when trying this is that if you're fully tuned up and tighten that truss rod it will pull the strings righter as well, hence why you always bring it to tune after tightening or loosening.

[YoMomma]

also you need to watch how you store your guitar when you dont play just having it lean up against a wall is not good keep it in a case or get a stand it will help to keep that neck strait yeah it takes time to bow a neck but it happens so you have to take good care of your baby man

[Waffles]

Ha!!!!! Good job buddy! The force is strong with you....

 

Now keep in mind on the next few hours to days it may slip back just a little, or you may notice it going out of tune just a little. But that just your guitar conforming to its new position. Just keep tuning it up and if you have to adjust it again it will only be a teeeeeny bit. But hey , you may not have any problems.

 

One thing people forget when trying this is that if you're fully tuned up and tighten that truss rod it will pull the strings righter as well, hence why you always bring it to tune after tightening or loosening.

I baught new guitar strings, changed them, and now theres a metallic rattling noise :/

also you need to watch how you store your guitar when you dont play just having it lean up against a wall is not good keep it in a case or get a stand it will help to keep that neck strait yeah it takes time to bow a neck but it happens so you have to take good care of your baby man

 

Yeah, i got in a case

[Quovadis]

 

I baught new guitar strings, changed them, and now theres a metallic rattling noise :/

 

 

Yeah, i got in a case

Imo , bring it to a luthier.

If you do a wrong ajustement you could get a bad curve on your neck.

Secondly Harmonics will be f***ed up . Ajusting that stuff need more than basic knowledge. If this is a low end guitar it is still an option but I wouldn't do that on my 2300$ ESP.

[=Death Hunter=]

Did you take all the strings off when u changed them??? I have over 20 guitars and I've been working on and building for over 15 years. There's no adjustment a luthier is gonna make that you can't do at home like you did before.

 

Are the string you put on lighter or heavier than the ones you had on it before? Newer strings also resonate much higher than old beat up strings so your adjustment could have just compensated for the old strings.

 

Try your adjustments again in small intervals like before. Should work out. Find strings you like and stick to them. I use martin lights. But I hit a lot of high notes. Its all about comfortability. The buzz is just the resonating string smacking the high fret a bunch all at once.

 

"Bbbwwwwwwaaaaaaooooooooooooooo" lol

 

Hey and how old is this guitar??? Is the nut worn down (up by tuners, would be the zero fret that holds strings in correct location... if that's worn out it could cause this. But that takes a lot of time to wear down unless your doin like 5-8 4 hour shows a month. Strings last me about 1 week/one show. For me playing a second show with the same strings is a gamble.

[Waffles]

Did you take all the strings off when u changed them??? I have over 20 guitars and I've been working on and building for over 15 years. There's no adjustment a luthier is gonna make that you can't do at home like you did before.

 

Are the string you put on lighter or heavier than the ones you had on it before? Newer strings also resonate much higher than old beat up strings so your adjustment could have just compensated for the old strings.

 

Try your adjustments again in small intervals like before. Should work out. Find strings you like and stick to them. I use martin lights. But I hit a lot of high notes. Its all about comfortability. The buzz is just the resonating string smacking the high fret a bunch all at once.

 

"Bbbwwwwwwaaaaaaooooooooooooooo" lol

 

Hey and how old is this guitar??? Is the nut worn down (up by tuners, would be the zero fret that holds strings in correct location... if that's worn out it could cause this. But that takes a lot of time to wear down unless your doin like 5-8 4 hour shows a month. Strings last me about 1 week/one show. For me playing a second show with the same strings is a gamble.

 

lol, yeah i took all the strings off, nd i think they're lighter, i compared them to my old ones, and the old ones seem thicker, do you know any good original strings for a fender acoustic?

[=Death Hunter=]

I always use martins. The red box. But I did throw on some custom eric clap tons that were pretty awesome. But still a little heavy for me. I do a lot of fast flat picking so I like light strings action.

 

Next time you change strings go one at a time.

[Waffles]

I always use martins. The red box. But I did throw on some custom eric clap tons that were pretty awesome. But still a little heavy for me. I do a lot of fast flat picking so I like light strings action.

 

Next time you change strings go one at a time.

can you send me a link to some strings? :3

[=Death Hunter=]

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/martin-m140-light-acoustic-guitar-strings

 

These are what I use

 

http://www.zzounds.com/item--MRTMEC12

 

These are pretty sweet. Sound awesome. But like I said martin lights are my work dog for acoustic for jamming and for shows

 

For electric I use Boomers religiously

[Waffles]

http://www.musicians...-guitar-strings

 

These are what I use

 

http://www.zzounds.com/item--MRTMEC12

 

These are pretty sweet. Sound awesome. But like I said martin lights are my work dog for acoustic for jamming and for shows

 

For electric I use Boomers religiously

 

just bought them, thanks!

[=Death Hunter=]

Cool man! Tear it up!!!!!!

 

Let me know if you fix the buzz. If its an old guitar and the problem is the nut up top. THAT may be something you might want a professional to fix. You have to get a new nut, break free the old one and super glue the new one in. A guitar guy will make sure the new nut is at the correct height. They will ad shims if not. Also something you could "probably" do but... they are very fragile and snap in halfeasily. Sometimes they have to be sanded as well.

 

But as far as making small adjustments I think you'll be just fine.

[Waffles]

Cool man! Tear it up!!!!!!

 

Let me know if you fix the buzz. If its an old guitar and the problem is the nut up top. THAT may be something you might want a professional to fix. You have to get a new nut, break free the old one and super glue the new one in. A guitar guy will make sure the new nut is at the correct height. They will ad shims if not. Also something you could "probably" do but... they are very fragile and snap in halfeasily. Sometimes they have to be sanded as well.

 

But as far as making small adjustments I think you'll be just fine.

 

alright thanks, il let you know if it gets fixed, and if not, ill take it to a guitar guy, thanks