Greetings, forum dwellers.
I've got an Ibanez RG1527 with a terrible, terrible fret buzz all around, plus some dead notes.
Specifically, i remember the 6th string (low E) and 5th are buzzing around the 5th fret,
and there's something between a buzz and a dead-note between the 4th and 6th frets on the top 2 or 3 strings.
The guitar has been set-up professionally, including a (allegedly) comprehensive fret-job. He says he tried filing them normally, and when that didn't work he took a 40cm filer to make sure they were all straight.
Strings are 0.60-0.54-0.44-0.32-0.17-0.13-0.10 - neck should be properly set up.
I must admit i got it back from the tech better than that - only the bass strings were buzzing, and the action was a tad high.
Several weeks later, it deteriorated. I adjusted the truss-rod a little, and since then i can't get it right no matter what.
I'm basically looking for suggestions - are frets to be filed in a certain angle? Could my tech have f***ed up?
Could the guitar be un-repairable? What else can be fixed other than filing frets or a truss rod adjustment?
The action is verging on too high as it is.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I've got an Ibanez RG1527 with a terrible, terrible fret buzz all around, plus some dead notes.
Specifically, i remember the 6th string (low E) and 5th are buzzing around the 5th fret,
and there's something between a buzz and a dead-note between the 4th and 6th frets on the top 2 or 3 strings.
The guitar has been set-up professionally, including a (allegedly) comprehensive fret-job. He says he tried filing them normally, and when that didn't work he took a 40cm filer to make sure they were all straight.
Strings are 0.60-0.54-0.44-0.32-0.17-0.13-0.10 - neck should be properly set up.
I must admit i got it back from the tech better than that - only the bass strings were buzzing, and the action was a tad high.
Several weeks later, it deteriorated. I adjusted the truss-rod a little, and since then i can't get it right no matter what.
I'm basically looking for suggestions - are frets to be filed in a certain angle? Could my tech have f***ed up?
Could the guitar be un-repairable? What else can be fixed other than filing frets or a truss rod adjustment?
The action is verging on too high as it is.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!