Understanding Guitar Fret Buzz

[thedirtydeltas]

You're a brilliant teacher mate thanks a bunch.

[GorillazFAN06]

Lol, butthead

[pureownag]

i have a brand new BC Rich warlock and i play in drop D and when i strum with no fingers no frets their is a buzz what will fix this. its really annoying

[MrSkulleyes]

@pureownag that's funny... I'm trying to fix my buzzy Warlock (also dropped tuning).

[pureownag]

@MrSkulleyes yea i think alot of warlocks have this problem

[MrSkulleyes]

@pureownag

I've decided just to pretend that the buzzing is the devil trying to escape the Warlock's evil clutches.

[pureownag]

@MrSkulleyes Haha Thats awesomee!



[ASquared007]

11:54 LOL!

[spainguit]

I love the video

[davedave99999]

Love the ending

[callumskater1]

ime not sure if this is happening because its brand new but,i got a les paul,and when i bend the strings it scratches against the neck and it sounds horrible....any help?

[davey4557]

@callumskater1

that don't seem right :(

[callumskater1]

@davey4557 i know thats what i thaught -.-



[guitarman104]

@callumskater1 you might have un even frets or possibly even as simple as a truss rod adjustmeant

[prsguitars1678]

@callumskater1 I would check the frets, the bridge and the tunning of the strings along with the neck adjustment. To figure out exactly whats wrong with your guitar you kindda have to say a little more.

[IsaacIsMopped]

I just bought a schecter blackjack atx c-1. And it's got fret buzz, f***king annoyed.

[ephinatic]

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[RichardA313]

Hey can anyone help me out? im getting a buzzing problem but its not coming from the fret, its coming from the bridge. My strings buzz whenever i play them, whether or not my fingers are on the fret board. Like I said its coming from the bridge, and it wont go away. Anyone have any idea whats wrong?

[davey4557]

@RichardA313

what type of guitar?



[RichardA313]

@davey4557 its a fender strat acoustic

[Sephy7777]

@RichardA313 you found what it was yet?

[carloundertaker]

He calls Malmsteen SCHMIMESTEEN !!!!! THats too funny. 

[IkkeEngangTraerne]

Liam Neeson?

[tothetop777]

This is great info thanks. Funny ending.

[davey4557]

@tothetop777

thanks for taking time to comment

Cheers !!!

[ElectricTurkey1]

Haha, I was going to buy that book. Thanks for the heads up!

[faybocorpuz]

Im not getting a fret buzz. Its coming more from the tuning pegs. I figured that out because if I hold down the peg, it goes away. I opened up the pegs and tightened everything. But it still buzzes. any help?

[davey4557]

@faybocorpuz

is the truss rod LOOSE and flopping

tuner bushings all tight

I wish i could see it to help

cheers !!!

[faybocorpuz]

@davey4557 that was it man. thanks. the bushings needed tightening

[guitarslim56]

@faybocorpuz , Stick some toothpaste in there. Use the white stuff, not the gel. That will stop the buzz. It will also make your guitar smell winter-fresh!

[iKory13]

I have that Jason shirt!!!

[twistyknicks]

Yea! A book review would be great! Hey! I really love all your Kays and Harmonys. I have a 1939 Kay violin body archtop that needs lotsa TLC. I wish you were closer, b/c i see how much affection you have for these little acknowledged jewels. 

Thanks for all your great videos and all the information. I've got couple crap guitars I've started ruining while learning fret care....

You Rock!

[halfcabdisaster7]

That was a pretty amazing outro, "95% shit" he says, made my day.

[tengallonhatus]

dude i have a prob i just did u set up on a kona J-bass the nut waz cut to deep so the strings buzzes like mad i did the bridge adj it helps a little but it dont feel right. o yea the neck good all the frets are all level . my question is is there a way to fill the nut or do i replace the nut ?

[davey4557]

@tengallonhatus

put a shim under the nut

remove it and lift it with a shim

or make a new one

or buy a TUSQ pre slotted

[tengallonhatus]

thanks man



[TheGallantGentry]

When I went to hoity-toity guitar building and repair school, that was the text we used and I agree with you, Dave. I was "lucky" enough that I got a signed copy by said "Butthead." It's like they wanna tell you stuff but really they just want to keep it a secret and make everything look insurmountable. Down with StewMac!! Down with the Butthead!!!

[davey4557]

@TheGallantGentry

It's a promo to get you to buy the stewmac tools.

I learned guitar repair before any of that shit was around.

If you only have a couple of guitars it's really not worth buying all that shit from those assholes. Just my opinion

[Hoopermazing]

@davey4557 I'm going to learn how to level, crown and dress frets with simple files if it kills me. Those StewMac bastards will run you into the poor house if you go down that right.

[BlackAngusYoung]

Never seen you before but I like your style... and your Harmony.... and that painting.... and the colour of your room. I brought a Fender book to the paint store and matched their seafoam green for my guitar room.

I was under the impression that I liked that book, though. Maybe you could do a complete, formal book review? :) I need more detail about why it's no good.

[davey4557]

@BlackAngusYoung

hey cool

I'll see what I can do

[kssork]

what kind of guitar is that?

[davey4557]

@kssork

Harmony 1310 Brilliant Cutaway 1969

[andrewm9999]

super low action

[ox092]

If my bass wasn't a cort and had fret buzz anyways I would care lol.

[squidskunk]

my guitar frets buzzz after only 6 beers...im a cheap date...lol

[davey4557]

@squidskunk

3 canadian beers !!! = 6 USA beers !!

[williamvzajac]

Jesus, I just bought the same book that you said was about 5 percent information and the rest shit. 32 bucks down the shitter. 

[davey4557]

@williamvzajac

nice one Bill !!!

[WillNatch]

i've got fret buzz on the 3rd fret on the g string on my dean...

i think i can just raise the bridge, but i'm not sure if that will do the job...

[davey4557]

@WillNatch

That individual fret may need tweaking. It happens

are the frets in good shape?

guitar setup properly all that?

[WillNatch]

@davey4557 well, i'm no master, but i've set it up as well as i can eg raised the bridge a while back, restrung and polished the frets, so there's more i can do to set it up

it's also missing a high e unfortunately, and i have no money to buy strings

[mockof]

Any good book about guitar repair and restorarion?

[davey4557]

@mockof

you need several to actually get a full story

I have never seen a TOTAL guitar repair book

I have 3 favourites to look stuff up in

[davey4557]

@mockof

look back through my vids

I did one about the 3 books I use when I need hard figures and stuff I dont really want to remember

[BarneyFife00]

What about the buzz I get after a good doob?

[davey4557]

@BarneyFife00

That would be yer brain vibrating instead of a guitar string

[billy2463]

great info

[Begbucks]

So you just restore guitars?

[davey4557]

@Begbucks

I do repairs and try and help people out.

It's not what I do for a living

Cheers !!!

[Begbucks]

@davey4557 I see, cool

[Dragor306]

nice one dave :)

[davey4557]

@Dragor306

Thanks

[FatGuyWithAKatana]

a bolt on sg? my brain is full of fuck!

[davey4557]

@FatGuyWithAKatana

It's an epiphoney :)

[sonicsteev]

i respct ur knowledge with guitars!

[davey4557]

@sonicsteev

Thanks Man

[herrfilm]

so much information nowI have a sore neck

[alexis221woodworks]

Yes it did help.......Thats the stuff I need to work on getting better with....cheers

[alexis221woodworks]

Great stuff!!!!

[davey4557]

@alexis221woodworks

thanks man

hope it helped :)

[BadChizzle]

This, so far, is the most useful video for me. Over the years I've learned quite a lot about guitar repair and set up, but frets can be such little Bitches! Thanks for this info!!

[davey4557]

@BadChizzle

happy to help

Cheers !!!

[TriCityJDM]

jesus christ what a color for a living room! your wife must a picked that one!

[davey4557]

@TriCityJDM

LMAO

[DeadEyeSprout]

So what types of things can be wrong if I got buzz in the bottom 7 frets?

[davey4557]

@DeadEyeSprout

frets dented?

back bowed neck

you need a guitar tech?

[DeadEyeSprout]

@davey4557 Does back bowed mean smile looking or frown looking when the guitar is laying flat correctly?

[davey4557]

@DeadEyeSprout

you need a guitar tech

[davey4557]

@DeadEyeSprout

look at the pics in my video

[SteveShivik]

"Don't but this book, it's about 5% information and 95% shit....." Sir you are awesome :D

[BarneyFife00]

How about the buzz from my dental fillings when they vibrate in sympathy with the G string?

[davey4557]

@BarneyFife00

suck on a Popsicle while playing

[Goldenxfist]

nice video

[JJoneEIGHTY]

Davey upstairs! you been aloud out of you dungen pal? :)

[davey4557]

@JJoneEIGHTY

don't tell the wife :)