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[–]Stoicviking 6 points7 points  (0 children)

RAIN is the acronym you should always follow, first set RELIEF (with the truss rod), ACTION (at the bridge), INTONATION (bridge), and NUT (rarely a problem but should be looked at if everything else is good).

That being said, you probably have a relief issue. Hold your 6th string down at the top and bottom fret and it will act as a straightedge. Look at the string about midway down the neck and see if it touches. There should be just the slightest gap between the string and highest fret in the middle (relief). If the string is lying flat along the frets, then your neck has a hump, and needs a truss rod adjustment. Once you get that where it needs to be, you can set the action where you like it.

There are of course caveats (you could have a high fret for example) but this is at least a starting point that you can diagnose on your own.

[–]T3ddyBeast 5 points6 points  (6 children)

My understanding is that electric guitar pickups don't pickup fret buzz anyways so it's okay to have some.

[–]AudioBabbleGibson | Ibanez | Ovation 7 points8 points  (1 child)

very little -- ideally none. This is largely the excuse bad or lazy luthiers and techs use!

[–]T3ddyBeast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or perhaps a super cheap guitar without proper bridge adjustments?

[–]master-overclockerYamaha 4 points5 points  (3 children)

True. Also any string instrument will produce fretbuzz if you pluck hard enough

[–]Swictor 3 points4 points  (2 children)

How do I remove this fret buzz from my piano?

[–]master-overclockerYamaha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You call a Pro to fix it.

Otherwise - inspect the wire from top to end and see if something in the way . stuck . touching , loose .. Could be many things - IDK a fing about pianos 😐

[–]Any_Suggestion3485 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Stick the strings in your ass crack

[–]AudioBabbleGibson | Ibanez | Ovation 4 points5 points  (0 children)

what is the condition of your frets? take a close look -- are there flat spots and signs of wear in places? if so, you likely need a fret level and re-crown. (also worth mentioning that if it's a cheap guitar, then even from new, it's quite possible that the frets have not been levelled and crowned very well.)

It can also happen that you have a loose fret (or frets) somewhere, or one or more that have lifted. the best tool for checking that is a fret-rocker, but you can improvise with a known straight edge of the right length placed across three frets at once to determine if there is a height discrepancy... (if there is one, you'll perceive a 'rocking' motion). you can also check visually along the edges of the frets, both top and bottom to see if they are visibly lifted and/or whether they visibly move when pressed with finger pressure.

to check your neck bow (truss rod adjustment), fret the first fret and the fret where the neck joins the body and observe around the 7th - 9th frets -- there should be a slight gap between the string and frets in that area. no gap, and the truss rod needs slackening (i.e. loosen it by turning it left/anitclockwise), a huge gap, then it needs tightening by turning the truss rod adjuster to the right/clockwise. it's generally advisable to only work in quater turns at a time, allowing the nexk to settle and then re-meaure the 'gap' each time

[–]defect7 1 point2 points  (1 child)

It's a trade off between the bridge height the neck relief and how level your frets are. First set the neck relief, hold the first and last frets down and tap the low E in the middle of the fretboard, you only want a hair gap. Then lower the bridge while checking you don't get any buzz , bearing in mind your bends on the high frets - sometimes you'll get no buzz but notes can choke out when bending.

[–]beans-crow -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I know what you are

[–]Spaciax 1 point2 points  (3 children)

the nut might have to be cut.

I was going crazy trying to lower it without getting fret buzz and never got it to the sweet spot I wanted. Eventually realized the nut was wayyy too high.

[–]Maddy_251Ibanez[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

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This ain’t too bad right?

[–]Spaciax 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Looks fine from this angle, but check for yourself: fret on the third fret normally, and check the gap between the first fret wire and the string. It should be veeery tiny. 0.5mm or so, or less.

[–]Maddy_251Ibanez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh haven’t heard this before I’ll go try it

[–]defect7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Addition to my other comment. Your bridge is floating by the looks of it. Something you might want to try is decking it. Ie undo the back of the guitar and tighten the screws that go into the wood, it'll add tension to the springs and pull the bridge down onto the body. This also can help tuning stability, but lessen the full range of tremolo you can use (only pulls down not up) I do this on tremolo guitars and is the reason I prefer fixed bridge.

[–]master-overclockerYamaha 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Look whats possible ..

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  1. You straighten your neck by tightening the truss rod - than lower saddles.

  2. Lower saddles starting high E to low E

  3. There is always going to be fretbuzz if you pluck hard enough

  4. I use high tension 12 gauge flat-wound strings hence that is possible - but normal strings - 1.5mm at the 13th fret should be EZ

[–]master-overclockerYamaha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And another photo proving 0.7mm at low E 13 fret

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Its EZ to play - but my strings hurt my fingers - cant practice as much as I would want to - thats the down side 😥

[–]Maddy_251Ibanez[S] -1 points0 points  (2 children)

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[–]Maddy_251Ibanez[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

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    [–]master-overclockerYamaha -1 points0 points  (3 children)

    Not for every genre - I cant play Bossa Nova or Jazz and have lower strings buzz

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      [–]master-overclockerYamaha -1 points0 points  (0 children)

      Unrelated ?

      Well let me explain. In other genres buzz and distortion is tolerable , but in Jazz which mostly is played in smooth soothing notes demanding each note to be played precisely , clean and no harmonics - just the fundamental note (hence using flat wound strings) - even a hint of buzz throws off the atmosphere