My Hagstrom sucks logs!!

[Old Vantaa Man]

It's bloody developed a massive buzz in the neck when I pick d and g strings together.

Oh.. How stupid of me to buy a guitar I'd never tested. I'm so, ohh, what's the word? Ah. Fucked off.


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Sympathy replies only please no mention of senility appreciated.

[AlexHall74]

Have you considered taking this instrument of yours to a local guitar uber-technician in Vantaa?

Is the buzz in the neck a resolvable issue or is it a showstopper?

At any rate I feel your pain. I love my Ibanez electric bass except for the frett buzz it lets out when really low notes are hit. It pretty much ruins the sound IMHO and I have yet to take it to a technician to get it setup properly. A friend of mine told me to try "flat wound strings" to try and fix it, but I doubt such a string is made for an electric six string.

Good luck, OVM (You forgetful bastard!)



-Alex

[LivePsy]

How high is the action? Don't tell me its already pretty high ...

Perhaps you need to set up it completely from scratch, my MIM Tele's action was like a $5 ukelele when I first got it.

And some arsehole has to say it - any chance of returning it?

Sorry mate,
B

[Old Vantaa Man]

Bah! Tried everything. Took the strings off and totally dismantled everything. Nut wasn't loose, swapped tuning pegs around, took the bridge apart, pickups are solid. I've got the action and intonation set perfectly. It sounds like the truss rod is vibrating inside the neck.

It makes this noise if I play open d and g together. I'm starting to notice it happen now with just the A string. If I play the dissonant combination of G# on the D string together with the open G it feels like the guitar will fall apart.

There's a 3-year guarantee on it, so I'm sending it back. Hey, it's really made me appreciate dear old Telecaster.

[Juho L]

This is something you'll get when ordering from Thomann. Feel the pain!

[Old Vantaa Man]

Yeah. It's my own stupid fault for ordering a guitar I'd never tried. I was expecting to adjust the bridge and intonation, but this things just bust.

Thomann's been ok otherwise. I've ordered €1000's of gear from them before. Looks like it's time to put our love to the test though..

[AlexHall74]

The only love between companies and customers is under the guise of "customer satisfaction" (aka "we won't piss you off now for we wish you to spend money with us again in the future").

Hopefully they are decent about your situation. Is the instrument new or did you buy it used?

I can't imagine a new guitar arriving in that terrible a condition. If it is new and all screwed up like that it must have been subjected to really bad temperature/humidity extremes during transit and storage.

In the meantime, love the Tele!