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Location: SE Michigan | My Adamas CVT buzzes on the high E and B string around the 7th-8th-9th-10th frets. I used a short straight edge to check every three frets for a high fret and they are perfectly level under tension. The neck relief (warp)is a bit high (.012) but this is within specs. The action at the 12th fret is about 2/32s both on the high and low E.
I love this guitar but this is driving me crazy. I dont want to raise the action, but is this my only choice? Slipkid's Al Demilo CA has killer action, so does my old 1717 Legend. Why can't I have low action on this guitar without buzzes? Any ideas? |
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Location: USA | Brian,
I had a similar problem. They replaced the bridge and nut and the problem was resolved. A minor truss rod adjustment was made. Note* i had this taken care of at the factory.
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Location: USA | also the whole theory was explained to me why some guitars just can have the strings on the fretboard. In a nutshell it was explained comparing a hotrod to a family vehicle. Some things just arent meant to be, others take some time and fine tuning. As you know there are standards with string height,so im not trying to insult you integrety or knowledge. Thats just how it was explained to me. Hope I offered some kind of help.
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Try this:
On some Adamas there are shims of two thicknesses. Remove a shim, preferrably a thin one. This will lower your action. Then tweak the truss rod until you raise the action back up.
Alternative two, it might be the strings have sawn into the bridge. Put a piece of paper between the two strings and the bridge. See if the buzz is still there. |
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Location: USA | Not necessarily the bridge...but the saddle. Now with the Adamas you just cant replace the saddle because the pickup is directly connected. I was told you can slide the saddle out but when i had it at the factory they said its easier to replace the whole thing rather than go though the hassle.
I never did mess with the saddle to see if could pop out,,,if it aint broke dont fix it :)
I know when it was there, they had some trouble getting it out to the point where they said,lets skip this and just replaced it. |
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Location: SE Michigan | Thanks for the ideas. I think I may have fixed it. I was reading Frank Ford's advice on Frets.com. I tweeked the rod clockwise about 1/2 turn which reduced the neck deflection and took the action down lower. Then I restrung and added a thin 1/32 shim under the saddle. Its a big improvement, but it's still not as low as my Legend. Seems like simple physics to me, why should one guitar be able to have lower action than another? (all things being equal, frets, straight neck, etc). Thanks again for the ideas. |
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Please help with Adamas string buzz
