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Hello Richard,
The thing with the tuss rod is that when you got buzzing, this could
mean that your fretboard, actually the entire arm is a bit overbend.
So at this point the tech or player will tighten or losen the arm a bit
(it works like a screw)
I have adjusted the tuss rod many times on many different guitars, but
one must do this very carefully.
The buzzing could also mean you should adjust the saddle; this can clear
the buzzing as well. I only touch the tuss rod when all strings are
closer at the fret board at the first frets (in height) then at the 22nd
fret. Of course on many guitars this is normal, but I mean when the
difference make playing these high pitch notes difficult.
I'm no tech, I just share my experience.
I only adjusted the saddles on my Jazzmaster after I put on heavier
strings.
But the buzzing disappeared after I adjusted the saddles a bit in
height.
If you are not sure, take the guitar to a recommended guitar tech.
The tuss rod makes more or less tension to the guitar arm so bending or
loosening the tension.
I hope you understand what I'm trying to say, since my technical English
is a bit rusty.
Kind regards,
Jerry S. from Belgium.
