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1. A certain amount of buzz when notes / chords are picked hard is normal
2. Truss rod education is beyond the scope of an e-mail: You can conquer it, its
not that hard, but there is not pat answer, there are several things to
consider....goto www.mrgearhead.net...or, for even more info, get Dan Erlewine's
book, How To Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great...there's also another site,
called like guitarrepair.com or somthing like that.
3. When messing with the rod, a little can go a long way.
4. Its your guitar: Choosing to do something to it yourself is great and
satisfying, just get well-educated beforehand....most guitars aren't made of
china, and can tolerate most neophytes. Best though to consider practicing first
on a cheap axe...
Good luck,
-Brad
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard
To:
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 5:36 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Speaking of truss rods
I've never messed with the truss rod on any of my
instruments. I've always been told flat out, "Don't
mess with it." But, if you got a little buzzing here
or there everyone always says, "Your truss rod needs
adjusting." But I'm not supposed to touch it...nasty
little Catch 22 there, but anyway my questions is just
exactly to what degree should the rod be adjusted? Is
there any way of determining, like depending on where
your strings are buzzing, which way to turn it? I've
noticed a little bit of buzzing at the fourth and
fifth frets on my A-string, and a friend of mine that
picked up my guitar told me I had something "killing
(my) sustain" near the bottom of the neck, whatever
that means. Anybody got any advice?
~R
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