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Guitar buzzing

by qays
(brunei)

I'm having trouble with my guitar, I should proably mention that I never changed the strings, even when I bought it..

Anyway, my problem is well..yeah buzzing.

I know that the proper technique is that you play close to the edge of the frets, but I notice it still buzzes sometimes.

And I suspect it's because the strings are to close to the fretboard (well, that's what I ASSUME through observation). It especially buzzes when I try to play loud. I am forced to play close to the bridge to remove the buzzing, but it only seems to occur for the lower strings. The higher strings...not so much.

What do you think I should do?

Hi Qays,

I've mentioned recently on this forum about string buzzing. There are several reasons you can get buzzing noises. One of the main ones is the "action" of the string, which is to say the distance of the string above the fret, as you mentioned above.

If the construction of the guitar is poor and the neck proportions aren't right the vibrating string will hit the neck at some point along the guitar neck when you play a note.

You could also check to see if the ends of the string (either wound in the capstan of the headstock or the other end touching the soundboard where the string is threaded through at the bridge) is vibrating against something when you play the note.

You can take it to a guitar repair shop where they can adjust the action of your strings.

And yes, changing the strings could help too! :)

I hope this helps.

Kind regards,
Trevor M.