lolo_guitar Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 hi my guitar may have a problem with the 19th fret a buzz? so, i can't play with a lower action if i want to listen to the note e string (1 st string) with a big bend : problem with the other frets: no problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Hello! So, - am I correct - when You bend the string at that fret, the tone decays immediately? Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 at the 19th fret, if i make a bend, the sound will not be as good as in the other frets so, i can't have an action of less than 2mm if i want a good sound with distorsion i think that for the clean sound, it's worst than with disto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Hello! Is this fret is worn? The frets are worn, in general? This happens due to the fret is being lower than one of the next frets. See, if the string touches the any of the frets above. If so, You will need the frets levelled, especially if the rest of the frets are worn too. If the frets are in good shape, then focus on frets 20-22. Check their height. A fret rocker is useful for tracing such issues. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 thanks but it's complicated my guitar was set up with a luthier but the strings were too high for me so, i tried different action so, if i must have a high action just in order to my guitar sounds good this is not what i want i would ask what i want next time and i will check in the shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 That is the reason I have bought the tools, and started to do setups on my own... http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/118680-fret-levelling-and-dressing/page__pid__1630607__st__40#entry1630607 Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Bence is probably spot on you have a high fret ABOVE where you find it's fretting out. Don't panic, it's quite easy to correct! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzing Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 at the 19th fret, if i make a bend, the sound will not be as good as in the other frets so, i can't have an action of less than 2mm if i want a good sound with distorsion i think that for the clean sound, it's worst than with disto You want to play with an action lower than 2mm? Good luck with that, youre Epi is actually doing pretty good (btw, why is this post located here?) First, you might want to check how straight your neck is, while its tuned on your usual tuning. You'd rather play with your pickups height and perhaps also the poles (screws, slugs), if you're after a little more output or tone, not by lowering your whole bridge and strings. This is not a matter of opinion, its facts. With all due respect, an action of 2mm is already something a bit stupid in the gibson world IMHO. IDK what kind of guitar deals with that, if any... Thick strings will buzz. Make yourself a favor and up that bridge to a decent level (don't forget the intonation), so that the strings have room as to vibrate well without buzzing all around, with sustain, I'm almost sure that small defect will fade out. Otherwise, if its actually one fret that out of height, you could have a luthier set it properly for you, along with a proper action. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 with strings which are hard or big, it's harder to make bends http://www.gibson.com/Service/Owners%20Info%20Guide/Action/ E string : 5/64 or 1.9844mm e string 3/64 or 1.1906mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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