Help tracking down buzzing/vibration MIJ Elitist Casino

[may1620]

Hi,

I wonder if you all can help. I have had a persistent buzzing/rattling/vibration noise which seems to be coming from somewhere on or near the bridge of my Casino. I hear it mainly (and very consistently) associated with the B string. I can reproduce this noise by plucking the B string open or fretted to any note - including the very highest fret. I don't think it is at all fret related, both because of where I hear it and because it's still there when fretted at the top. As I say, it sounds like it is coming from the bridge, though the pick guard, pick-up and tailpiece are not far away. I have tried tightening the screws on pick guard, pick-up, and bridge (intonation and height), but none was really loose and it did not help. I've also not been able to lessen or eliminate it by laying a finger onto these various parts while I strum. The noise is very consistent and annoying! Any ideas?

Thanks in advance . . .

[Red 333]

The usual culprit is the retaining wire that holds the screws (though other sources can certainly exist). Some people add a drop of clear nail polish between it and the body of the bridge to stop the vibration.

 

Red 33

[Sleeko]

Try the plastic surround on the pickups. I put a q-tip on it and bingo, my buzz was gone.

[dporto]

Try some teflon tape on the bridge height adjustment screws (the big ones that thread into the studs in the body. This did the trick on my DOT deluxe...

[charlie brown]

Very common occurance. However, the source is not always that apparent.

Bridge wire, pickup adjustment screws, and even the wiring, under the top,

have been responsible. So, it's usually a process of elimination.

Start with the brigde retaining wire, that holds the string saddles in place.

And, go from there, if need be.

 

Good Luck!

 

CB