dr.fingers Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Hi....The high E string slightly touches the 1st fret just enough to slightly mute with barely a buzz....just enough to drive me crazy?....Anyone care to give me their 2 cents on possible repairing this myself...TY......Bo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Morton Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Hi....The high E string slightly touches the 1st fret just enough to slightly mute with barely a buzz....just enough to drive me crazy?....Anyone care to give me their 2 cents on possible repairing this myself...TY......Bo The slightest amount of relief on the truss rod will likely take care of it. Not even a quarter of a turn, i would go an eighth of a turn at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 +1 It's quick, cheap and could be effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Adding relief to the neck will certainly raise the action and might solve the problem but you're treating the symptom not the problem. If the action of the other strings at the first fret is ok and your action at the 12th fret is ok, then the problem is with the nut slot for that string. It is too low. The nut slot would need to be filled and recut. Again, if you don't mind higher action across all the strings at all frets, then the tweak might be a quick fix but it is like stomping on your foot because your finger hurts. You forget about your finger but now your foot hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rar Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 If the action of the other strings at the first fret is ok and your action at the 12th fret is ok, then the problem is with the nut slot for that string. It is too low. +1 The truss rod is for adjusting relief, period. If the relief is correct, fix the actual problem rather than messing with the truss rod. If you insist on trying to fix this yourself, you can look up the "baking soda and superglue" fix on the web, but you might just want to replace the nut. -- Bob R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig910 Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I'm assuming your guitar does NOT have an adjustable bridge as do many J-160E models? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr.fingers Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 I appreciate the help and responses....Anyone know a guitar tech/luthier in Connecticut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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