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Location: NW of Philadelphia | Ever since I got my 1627, there is one thing I can't fix. It has a sympathetic buzz from the bowl when playing around the E and A at the 5th-7th frets. Its been looked at and supposedly there isn't a loose or broken brace.
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Tracking these down can be tough. Use a Capo on the 5th fret, or whereever you get the buzz.
Put the guitar on a sturdy stand. Pluck a string to get the buzz then touch the top to try and find it. Start by using your whole hand just seeing if it stops when you touch part of the top, bowl, neck, bridge, strap buttons etc. etc.. You may even find out that it doesn't do it unless you are holding it, or or or and or...
But the Capo-with-guitar-on-stand lets you concentrate on finding the culprit. Don't forget taking out the battery, or even the whole pre-amp if it's a pop out kind.
You'll find it. |
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Location: Wichita, KS | I had a similar buzz on my newer Ibanez. Didn't notice until after I got it home from the store. It was caused by the wires leading from the pre-amp to the output jack vibrating against the body. Snugged them down and, like Steely Dan, I was "through with Buzz". |
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| Yeah, mine has picked one up too. I tried shaking the guitar but no luck - gonna have to do something about it I guess. |
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Location: SE Michigan | Are you sure it's coming from in the bowl? I have had several Ovations buzz due to the washers being loose around the tuning pegs, easy fix with a twist from a crescent wrench. |
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Location: NJ | doubt it is the bowl
isolate the buzz |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | I had a cable come loose inside my 08C. The stick-on cable tie came off and was leading the cable to vibrate at certain frequencies. Pull out the whole can so you can get your hand inside (or someone with a small enough hand) and you'll be able to see if you can stop the problem by pushing/holding various parts.
In my case, a little dab of glue solved the problem. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Places I have uncovered buzz... on guitars...
- Tuning Peg
- nut
- where neck goes over top
- strap button
- pre-amp box (several different scenarios on this ranging from screws not seated to the way it sits in the guitar to the way the pre-amp sits in the bucket)
- wire on inside touching box or bowl or top
- jack
I'm sure there are more places to look. Most of the vibrations I have actually heard, well it's not so much that we heard them with our ears. We eventually did, but it was under scrutiny of the Microphone while recording that they were even discovered. |
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Location: NW of Philadelphia | OK. I put the capo on the 5th fret and started checking. Its a dull short buzz and it lesses when I put my hand on the top, above the bridge (guitar in playing position - near the waist) or when I press on the back. Its not the tuners, strap buttons, jack (even though its places in a really bad spot), or preamp box (its an old FET Vol/Tone system). There are loose wires inside. The battery holder is screwed in solid, but should be isolated.
Next string change I'm going to secure and isolate everything inside. I see some cussing in my future. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Given it's hard to get your hand inside, try repeating what you did with the guitar upside down - if it is a loose wire, then the problem should change if you reverse gravity. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Haven't had a problem like that since I gave up hash brownies.... |
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Location: closely held secret | So about a week, Phil?
Taffy, wouldn't that just change the sound to "zzub"? |
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Location: sitting at my computer | My body could use a good buzz right about now.
Where's that bottle of rum.... why is the rum always gone!? |
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Location: eastern united states | takfar's southern hemisphere, all the noises are zzubs there. and the silly toilets flush backwards. |
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