Jimmy Vaughan Strat fret buzz - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T07:52:25Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/2177249:Topic:849?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A911&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOne thing that was not mentio…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-02-18:2177249:Comment:101062009-02-18T09:41:30.275ZLen Biglinhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/LenBiglin
One thing that was not mentioned in this forum , and it is unlikely on a fender , is that you can have loose frets which are all level until you put some pressure on them , and then they drop down into the fret board and the string buzzes on the following fret . Its not common but it happens and can waste a lot of time . Len
One thing that was not mentioned in this forum , and it is unlikely on a fender , is that you can have loose frets which are all level until you put some pressure on them , and then they drop down into the fret board and the string buzzes on the following fret . Its not common but it happens and can waste a lot of time . Len Here they are. I never seem t…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2008-08-18:2177249:Comment:13492008-08-18T02:00:38.236ZJeffrey L. Suitshttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/JeffreyLSuits
Here they are. I never seem to use the longest one, do the vast majority of the work with the 4.5" ones. It may not be visible, but the inside leading edge is ramped a little bit, for string clearance, especially around the first few frets. I can get to the first fret easily, with these. The little 1.75" one gets significant use, too.<br />
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The handle was made last week, MUCH easier on my wrecked wrists, than holding the pieces by themselves. I'll probably make another one out of acrylic or lexan,…
Here they are. I never seem to use the longest one, do the vast majority of the work with the 4.5" ones. It may not be visible, but the inside leading edge is ramped a little bit, for string clearance, especially around the first few frets. I can get to the first fret easily, with these. The little 1.75" one gets significant use, too.<br />
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The handle was made last week, MUCH easier on my wrecked wrists, than holding the pieces by themselves. I'll probably make another one out of acrylic or lexan, so's I can see better.<br />
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This is a great forum! I've been using frets.com as a reference source for many years. I'm a part-time musician and amateur luthier, meaning I like to do my own work. I just did my first fret job on my '87 strat ('57 reissue). It's a really killer guitar, but the frets were shot. I know I should have done my first fret job on a cheapo, but I'm impatient that way, and the guitar is pretty beat up, so a few file slips aren't noticeable. It came out really nice!<br />
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When I finished, I noticed a lot…
This is a great forum! I've been using frets.com as a reference source for many years. I'm a part-time musician and amateur luthier, meaning I like to do my own work. I just did my first fret job on my '87 strat ('57 reissue). It's a really killer guitar, but the frets were shot. I know I should have done my first fret job on a cheapo, but I'm impatient that way, and the guitar is pretty beat up, so a few file slips aren't noticeable. It came out really nice!<br />
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When I finished, I noticed a lot of little buzzing -- it was driving me crazy! Then I compared it to my brand new Custom Shop limited edition Tele, and noticed that it buzzed in the same places. This is with the guitar unplugged. Plugged in, you can't hear the buzzes on either one. I went to my local guitar shop, and I couldn't find an electric guitar that didn't have some buzzes unplugged. I think it's the nature of the beast. Once I started paying attention to the unplugged buzziness, I heard it everywhere.<br />
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However, I played the strat with my band last night, and got lots of comments on how great it sounded. Good enough for me!<br />
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I look forward to learning more from you all! just a short afterword then..…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2008-08-12:2177249:Comment:9602008-08-12T12:39:39.142Zdanovehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/danove
just a short afterword then....<br />
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When stringed up to pitch, the fretboard ought to have a concavity<br />
that resembles the underside cigar form of the singing string.<br />
I understand this is the only way to an optimal low action<br />
and checking the relief is no way to estimate this form.<br />
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Maybe you already have been in on this Kevin, but if there is<br />
a “neck dead straight”, then you will probably have the buzz<br />
coming, when approaching a good low action.
just a short afterword then....<br />
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When stringed up to pitch, the fretboard ought to have a concavity<br />
that resembles the underside cigar form of the singing string.<br />
I understand this is the only way to an optimal low action<br />
and checking the relief is no way to estimate this form.<br />
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Maybe you already have been in on this Kevin, but if there is<br />
a “neck dead straight”, then you will probably have the buzz<br />
coming, when approaching a good low action. so:
frets are good (under str…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2008-08-12:2177249:Comment:9592008-08-12T11:57:36.919Zsteve curtishttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/stevecurtis
so:<br />
frets are good (under string tension)<br />
strings are good...<br />
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maybe its something ringing in sympathy? another saddle or something under the scratch plate, truss rod, machine head?<br />
I'm sure youve seen them all before and worked your way through them... clutching at straws!
so:<br />
frets are good (under string tension)<br />
strings are good...<br />
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maybe its something ringing in sympathy? another saddle or something under the scratch plate, truss rod, machine head?<br />
I'm sure youve seen them all before and worked your way through them... clutching at straws! Ok, thanks to everybody for t…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2008-08-12:2177249:Comment:9342008-08-12T00:07:58.759ZKevin Swaimhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KevinSwaim
Ok, thanks to everybody for their suggestions and input! I really appreciate it! The customer picked up his guitar and decided it was good enough, and that he was relatively happy with it.<br />
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And he was pretty happy about the repair I did n his Gibson L-7, too.
Ok, thanks to everybody for their suggestions and input! I really appreciate it! The customer picked up his guitar and decided it was good enough, and that he was relatively happy with it.<br />
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And he was pretty happy about the repair I did n his Gibson L-7, too. Ok, the customer just picked…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2008-08-12:2177249:Comment:9332008-08-12T00:06:49.519ZKevin Swaimhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KevinSwaim
Ok, the customer just picked it up and decided that it was good enough. Can you believe that? He seemed pretty happy.<br />
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I wasn't. I wish I had recorded the serial number.<br />
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I'm going to have to start writing up real work tickets and logging some of this info in a database, now that I seem to be picking up a lot of the setup work that the main repair guy in the Bloomington/Normal area used to do.<br />
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He retired a month ago. I got a good deal on Honduran Mahogany from the old Hamer guitar factory in…
Ok, the customer just picked it up and decided that it was good enough. Can you believe that? He seemed pretty happy.<br />
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I wasn't. I wish I had recorded the serial number.<br />
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I'm going to have to start writing up real work tickets and logging some of this info in a database, now that I seem to be picking up a lot of the setup work that the main repair guy in the Bloomington/Normal area used to do.<br />
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He retired a month ago. I got a good deal on Honduran Mahogany from the old Hamer guitar factory in Chicago..... I'm an authorized Fender warr…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2008-08-11:2177249:Comment:9322008-08-11T23:24:04.170ZChristian Johnsonhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ChristianJohnson
I'm an authorized Fender warranty tech. They had a run of necks last year that were bad...radius machine set up wrong. I had a Tele we swapped out, and a 69 reissue that the customer returned. The tele was way bad. You could see the fingerboard valleys just by sighting down the neck. Does the serial # start with M621?
I'm an authorized Fender warranty tech. They had a run of necks last year that were bad...radius machine set up wrong. I had a Tele we swapped out, and a 69 reissue that the customer returned. The tele was way bad. You could see the fingerboard valleys just by sighting down the neck. Does the serial # start with M621? Ok, one thing that I haven't…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2008-08-11:2177249:Comment:9312008-08-11T22:08:24.837ZKevin Swaimhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KevinSwaim
Ok, one thing that I haven't done yet is try making a sharper crown on the frets. I'm using the old Stew-Mac offset diamond crowning file, the one with 2 grits on the file. That's what I've used for the past 15 years, still going strong by the way, and I've never had this problem before. But, maybe try using the Kant file to put a sharper crown on the frets????/
Ok, one thing that I haven't done yet is try making a sharper crown on the frets. I'm using the old Stew-Mac offset diamond crowning file, the one with 2 grits on the file. That's what I've used for the past 15 years, still going strong by the way, and I've never had this problem before. But, maybe try using the Kant file to put a sharper crown on the frets????/ I put on Hybrid Slinky's, .00…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2008-08-11:2177249:Comment:9302008-08-11T22:06:48.615ZKevin Swaimhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KevinSwaim
I put on Hybrid Slinky's, .009-.046....<br />
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The neck angle seems ok to the saddle heights, right where it should be...<br />
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Yeah, the Jimmy Vaughan model is made in Mexico....
I put on Hybrid Slinky's, .009-.046....<br />
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The neck angle seems ok to the saddle heights, right where it should be...<br />
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Yeah, the Jimmy Vaughan model is made in Mexico....