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Fret buzz on first and second frets (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Nebulizer@lemmy.world to c/guitars@lemmy.world

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Hello, I have some fret buzz on my first and second frets of my E and A strings. I am trying to fix this myself because I want to learn. I think this means I need to adjust the truss rod, right?

However, the bolt thing to my truss rod looks completely stripped:

I can't really turn it.

Does that mean I need to make a new nut now if I want to get rid of this buzz?

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[–] Nebulizer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

This is a new problem, so I'm guessing I was on the right path looking at the truss rod. Was bummed to see the truss rod nut stripped. I just watched a video on using a fret rocker, I'll check with that method and see if I have uneven frets.

It’s unlikely to be (only) your nut though - once you fret a string, the nut is removed from the equation, so it can’t be the source of 2nd fret buzz.

I do have buzzing on the open E and open A strings too, which is why I thought it could be something with the nut. You are completely correct about after I fret the 1st though.

This was very helpful, thank you!