Guitar question

[Storythree]

Hey,

Quick question: Everytime I strum the low E string of my acoustic guitar i get this weird vibrational sound (it sort of sound like its hitting one of the metal frets or something) and I cant make it go away. Am i doing something wrong? It doesnt matter if im holding down a note on the string, or playing it open, i get this obnoxious sound out of it. Is my guitar just crappy or is there something i can adjust? Thanks!

[DM3MD]

Hey,

Quick question: Everytime I strum the low E string of my acoustic guitar i get this weird vibrational sound (it sort of sound like its hitting one of the metal frets or something) and I cant make it go away. Am i doing something wrong? It doesnt matter if im holding down a note on the string, or playing it open, i get this obnoxious sound out of it. Is my guitar just crappy or is there something i can adjust? Thanks!

It can be adjusted, either by raising the saddle or adjusting the truss rod, but it might just be that the wood in the guitar is dry. Has it always done this, or did it just start recently?

[Storythree]

It can be adjusted, either by raising the saddle or adjusting the truss rod, but it might just be that the wood in the guitar is dry. Has it always done this, or did it just start recently?
i sort of noticed it before... but i thought the problem was me (i.e. not holding the string down solidly enough - my callouses were gone)... but now the problem persists more annoyingly.

im sort of a guitar novice. i dont know much. and im embarrassed to admit that i dont know what a truss rod or a saddle is....

[3gendmb]

Sometimes i get that sound when i pluck it really hard... like if you only get this sound while playing a certain song or while playing it really loud. But if it just makes that sound regularly then I dunno.

[timmyt23]

i sort of noticed it before... but i thought the problem was me (i.e. not holding the string down solidly enough - my callouses were gone)... but now the problem persists more annoyingly.

im sort of a guitar novice. i dont know much. and im embarrassed to admit that i dont know what a truss rod or a saddle is....
You may be getting the buzzing from pressing down directly on the fret, as opposed to just above it? If that's not it, I would find a local shop to take it to, and tell them what the problem is, my guess is that they can figure it out within a minute or so.

[Storythree]

thanx everyone

[DM3MD]

I would find a local shop to take it to, and tell them what the problem is, my guess is that they can figure it out within a minute or so.

:thumbsup :thumbsup

[cj4258]

Good advice, take it to a shop. If those guys at the shop are idiots, take matters into your own hands and try some lighter strings, if possible.

Best of luck to you.

[dmb6743]

saw this and i had a similar problem w/ my guitar a while ago only to find out that:

when i put my strings on my guitar, i forgot what i was doing and accidentaly tuned one one way, and the next string the opposite directions causing it to touch the other string and vibrate. i just took that string off and restrung it...sorry if your question has been answered.

[jrkul393]

if your room is in the basement of your house, the odds are good that the wood that makes up the fretboard is dry.

it happens to me all the time

[Storythree]

if your room is in the basement of your house, the odds are good that the wood that makes up the fretboard is dry.

it happens to me all the time
hmmm... i dont have a basement, but i do live in a dry city.. wonder if thats it....

thanx for all the advice!!

[cj4258]

The only time I've seen a dry fretboard become a problem is with loose frets and that's pretty rare... Some serious recovery work is required there.

There are so many things that could be causing this problem. Have you made it to a shop yet?

[Storythree]

The only time I've seen a dry fretboard become a problem is with loose frets and that's pretty rare... Some serious recovery work is required there.

There are so many things that could be causing this problem. Have you made it to a shop yet?
i havent, unfortunately, but your earlier advice seems to work in the mean time. im just strumming less passionately (im just lightly strumming it) and then the string doesnt produce that annoying sound. ill just lay off the intense bass strumming until i can get to a shop.... thanks again

[jrkul393]

The only time I've seen a dry fretboard become a problem is with loose frets and that's pretty rare... Some serious recovery work is required there.

There are so many things that could be causing this problem. Have you made it to a shop yet?


it happens to me every single winter i have a small humidifier to put in the soundhole and its fine