Members happy-man Posted August 21, 2008 Members Share Posted August 21, 2008 I tracked down a noise last night on my eBay F-335. I'll tell you my track down steps, and see if any can guess at the cause. Immediately broke high E when I got guitar (very old strings). Guitar had extra lights on it (11). Put on cheap Lyon light (12) strings to do a setup. When I plucked 12th fret harmonic on high E, I heard a funny buzz. Wondered if it was ball rattle. Reseated string. No change. Skip it for now - start setup. Next time I have strings off, I put on high E 1st so I can reach in sound hole and check ball seating. Seating is ok. Problem remains. Finish setup. Now I HAVE to figure out this bugger. Put ear to body, neck, try to figure out WHERE it's coming from. Can't figure it out. I know it's not ball, or saddle (I shaped it, and it fits very snug in bridge). I press on string above nut to see if it's coming from the tuner. No. While plucking 12th fret harmonic, I damped string on either side to 12th fret to see which side causes problem. Neck side. Capo on 1st fret, and pluck harmonic on 13th fret. Ah ha! Much better, but I still hear it ever so slightly. Capo 2nd fret - same - pretty much gone, but maybe something there (is it in my head?). Check frets. It's not fret buzz - it's a different sound. Reason I first tried capo is that I wondered if it was a nut issue (I've experience that before). Truss rod rattle? (I've experience that before) Banged neck to see if I could hear rattle. Remebered that I had adjusted truss rod, and it wasn't loose (wasn't truss rod). Then I discovered that the position I held the guitar was a factor. I had a thought - I had an IMT-500 clipped on the head. When I got one for my daughter, one of the buttons rattled with certain notes. I took the tuner off. No change. (but I'm getting close) Fortunately, I figured it out before I lost too much sleep - and it wasn't hard to fix. So - where's that noise? Winner gets a duck or something. Scott O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members totamus Posted August 21, 2008 Members Share Posted August 21, 2008 Sounds like a loose machine to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members happy-man Posted August 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 21, 2008 That was a short contest. Congratulations. The washer on the low E tuner was loose. You'd notice it the most when the low E string would resonate with the high E. Here's your duck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members totamus Posted August 21, 2008 Members Share Posted August 21, 2008 Laughs, I've had the same thing happen. Now, when I am hunting a buzz (hmmm sounds like the entire decade of the 70s), one of the first things I do is to lay my hand on each machine and see if the buzzing stops. Thanks for the duck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Palmer Posted August 21, 2008 Members Share Posted August 21, 2008 Which number does the duck have on it's underside? I lost one with number 47 on it a while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarist21 Posted August 21, 2008 Members Share Posted August 21, 2008 Good call, totamus. The Low E machine on my Epi sometimes rattles, so now whenever I hear a rattling, it's one of the first things I check. Ellen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Krash Posted August 21, 2008 Members Share Posted August 21, 2008 Take the crappy pickguard off that black Yammie!!! It looks sooooo pretty without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members happy-man Posted August 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 21, 2008 It looks sooooo pretty without it. I wouldn't have noticed the crappy pickguard if you hadn't mentioned it in another thread. It is pretty bad. It looks like a stick on decal. Scott O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Krash Posted August 21, 2008 Members Share Posted August 21, 2008 It's actually a flexible, rubbery plastic. After almost a year trying not to look at the ugly thing, I had a few beers, did the haidryer/lighter fluid thing, and got it off cleanly. Took some work to pry the edge up - used a Tortex 73, and it didn't leave a mark on the finish. Have to be careful not to make the top too hot - there's a brace directly under the pg. Makes a huge difference in the appearance of the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrandonBrinley Posted August 21, 2008 Members Share Posted August 21, 2008 ive had the same problem ...took me like a week to figure it out ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chirpy_72 Posted August 21, 2008 Members Share Posted August 21, 2008 What's that noise? My frakkin' upstairs neighbors ... ( or was it me blasting Panama through a large subwoofer under their bedroom in retaliation ? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RhiaLenee Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 pppppppppssssssssssssttttt....pppsssssstttttttt..... there is a bee in your underwear....*snickers* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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