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Posted by: Rated Htr Jun 10 2008, 07:01 PM

Hi Marcus, How are You?
I have the following problem...I've recently bought a Fender American Stratocaster, and a new support (one of those hanging types, I think you know what I mean)...Anyways, I arrived home one day, and my cleanning lady said it accidently fell when she was cleanning the supporter =(. The guitar looks good, nothing is bad about it but the strings make more noise when I play on them, you think I need to re-string them or something? Already tried streching them, didn't work...Hope you can help me out

Thanks
Filipe

Posted by: Marcus Lavendell Jun 10 2008, 07:59 PM

Hi Filipe,

I'm sorry to hear this! I've never experienced this myself, but it seems like you probably need to put new strings on if you find it disturbing with the extra string noise. I believe it's very difficult to stretch them and get good results, so re-stringing would be the easiest solution

Oh, and tell that cleaning lady to be careful with your gear!!

Posted by: Rated Htr Jun 10 2008, 08:05 PM

Will do, maybe it's my chance to put Elixir strings, since I'm gonna do a pickup change on it anyways, like you do with your stratos...Thanks For the fast response.

P.S: Doubt that you remember, but once we were in the chat room and I said artificial harmonics were hard when you said they were easy...Few months later, I'm the only one in the band that can do them naturally...Thanks

Posted by: Rated Htr Jun 27 2008, 06:09 PM

Hi again Marcus...I did the re-stringing stuff but it still makes some noise, you think it can be from the bridge :|?

Posted by: MickeM Jun 27 2008, 07:51 PM

Open the back plate and check if any springs fell off

Maybe the neck got a piece of the smash and that's why it's buzzing?

Posted by: Rated Htr Jun 27 2008, 09:05 PM

Will look into that...Thanks for the suggestion.

Posted by: IDontWantMyUsername Jun 27 2008, 09:17 PM

About the same thing happened to me once, and I got the same problem:
My little sister tried to play my guitar just for fun, and when she put it back on the stand, she put it the wrong way so that the strings were pushed onto the fretboard and made some small crevices into a couple of frets. The strings somehow started buzzing, and I took it to the guitar store and someone filed the frets that were broken a little. Afterwards I restringed it, and there was significiantly less buzz. I just had to play the guitar a little so that the frets should get kind of even again after the filing if you understand.
Maybe the same happened to your guitar. Try to look over your frets and see if you can find any crevices!

Peter

Posted by: fkalich Jun 27 2008, 09:40 PM

I have no sympathy for anyone who has a cleaning lady, how I wish I had one, how I have wished all my adult life.

Maybe your neck needs to be reset. Fenders have that neck tilt screw, maybe that got knocked out of whack, and needs to be adjusted. I think you loosen the bolts that attach the neck and do that. Probably you should take it to a shop.

edit: typo

Posted by: Rated Htr Jun 27 2008, 09:41 PM

Thanks...I'll be sure to look into it tomorrow

But it can be repair right?

Posted by: fkalich Jun 27 2008, 09:45 PM

Oh, absolutely. Fender necks are nearly indestructible. Years ago Pete Townsend of the Who used to smash SG's at the end of his act. He tried that with a Fender and embarrassed himself. Hendrix burned his, that is the only way to destroy them.

They can fix you up fine, don't worry. But go to a good shop, to someone who knows that they are doing, preferably experience with Fenders.

Posted by: Rated Htr Jun 28 2008, 04:14 PM

Thanks, I'll pass by the shop on monday since I can't do anything it seems

Posted by: kjutte Jun 28 2008, 04:18 PM

Sounds to me like the bridge's gone funky. Take it to your local shop if you can't see it for yourself. Anyway, if it is, you have to change the parts. not too expensive.

Edit:

If it's the neck, it would prolly bend toward the pressure, therefore making string action bigger instead of lesser.

About the frets, you'll see if they're not equal in height.

Edit Edit:
Didn't see I was in your forum marcus, sorry.

Posted by: Rated Htr Jul 13 2008, 10:50 AM

Sorry for bringing this topic back again but I installed new strings and still buzzes, want me to make a video to show you so I can see if it's normal?

Posted by: Marcus Lavendell Jul 14 2008, 11:00 AM

Sure, make a video! don't know if I or someone else will be able to say what's wrong though, but it's worth a try

Posted by: Rated Htr Jul 14 2008, 11:56 AM

Since the set up I made the noise got lower but I still hear a bit of noise...

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Posted by: IDontWantMyUsername Jul 14 2008, 04:59 PM

I can hear a little buzz yes, but it's so little I don't believe I would care if it was on my own guitar

Posted by: Rated Htr Jul 14 2008, 06:14 PM

maybe because it's better with the set up I made but it bothers me when I play, maybe the video didn't made the best out of it :/

Posted by: Marcus Lavendell Jul 14 2008, 09:31 PM

Hm... I think it's the tuning pegs! try to touch them one by one, while playing. Sounds like it could be one of those that's a bit loose (of course it's easier if someone else can play the guitar while you thouch them). It could also be the also springs on the back, hard to say...

Beautiful guitar, btw

Posted by: Rated Htr Jul 14 2008, 09:34 PM

Ty, I'll ask my friend to help me check that out...Btw, you might not believe but I bought it thinking you had one, and I'm also gonna change a pick up, you're a great inspiration to me

Posted by: Marcus Lavendell Jul 14 2008, 09:45 PM

Thanks Filipe

Let me know how it goes with the guitar.

Posted by: Rated Htr Aug 2 2008, 02:07 AM

Well, you wanted to know so I'll tell you...According to the man from the shop, the bridge was way to low, so the strings were hitting the fretboards to much, that's atleast what I understood, so now the strato is in the shop getting a new pickup while I jam with my ibanez...thanks for the help.

Cheers
Filipe

Posted by: Marcus Lavendell Aug 2 2008, 08:06 AM

ok, good thing you found out what was wrong. If it just was the brigde that was too low, that's easy to fix