Buzz and wobbly sound

[chameleonfong]

Hi, as mentioned in the "say hello" thread, i just got a T Classic yesterday. The guitar arrived safe and sound but i'm encounting some pretty bad buzz on the G string and is producing a wobby sound when fretted and get worst when i move towards higher register notes. I reckon some adjustments to the truss or saddles should do the job, but the wobby sound is something which i'm don't see often, therefore, was wondering whether anybody know what is causing the wobbly sound.



Thanks
Fong

[tom]

if it is a new guitar, don't mess with the saddles until you have the neck in proper adjustment. if it has vintage style pickups, make sure it is just not the alnico magnets making the wobble. if they are adjusted high they will try to grab the strings and make them ring weird as you get higher on the neck, it's called stratitis.

[chameleonfong]

Tom,

The guitar is not new, i got it off Ebay. And the last owner said he had it set up with a lower action and hasn't played it for a while, therefore, i reckon that is the cause of the buzz. As for the stratitis, the pickups that are on the T Classic are VA1 VA1 TV3.

And I would love to set the guitar back to it's original factory settings. Any suggestions on how i can go about doing that?

Btw, here's the serial number of the baby: 12-09-02


Thanks
Fong

[tom]

neck adjustment is first. there is a blurb about how to do that on our site under tech stuff. next would be to make sure the pickups are not too high because that will affect the wobble and the ability to set intonation correctly. last will be action height. with the neck in proper adjustment, we set the action at the 20th fret. the high E rests right on the 1/16" line on a metal ruler, the low E sits right above the same line. everything in between morphs between the two. i would lower the neck and middle pickups way down to do the adjustments.

[chameleonfong]

Tom,
thanks for the help, i will need to file off the edge off the screwdriver before working on the truss rod. Will keep you update on how it goes. If it doesn't go well, reckon i wil have to send it down to Cali and have your guys work on it :p




Fong

[dannopelli]

Tom,
thanks for the help, i will need to file off the edge off the screwdriver before working on the truss rod. Will keep you update on how it goes. If it doesn't go well, reckon i wil have to send it down to Cali and have your guys work on it :p




Fong

If you don't have a maple fretboard you may want to just remove the neck. It is not that hard. Just loosen the strings , capo around the fourth fret, then remove the neck, strings attached. If you are getting buzzing you probably have back bow, so you need to loosen the truss rod. Usually a quarter turn at a time will do it.

BE SURE TO NOTE THAT ONE OF THE SCREWS IS SHORTER! YOU MUST PUT THAT BACK IN THE SLOT IT CAME FROM!

Remember Tom pointed out that the neck adjustment comes first. If it is straight then proceed to the subsequent steps he outlined. No need to remove or adjust the neck if it is in alignment.

[chameleonfong]

Hi Mate,

THanks for the info, but it just happens that i have a maple board (which i love). :D Anyways, i'm still in the process of filing the edges on the screwdriver before working my TAG. I love to play around with the truss rod on my guitars, therefore, it'd be better i adjust the truss without taking the neck off or i will have to fill up the holes in the neck pocket pretty soon :p


Fong

[billyguitar]

Put a new string on first? Maybe it's kinked.