A Few Jackson/Buzz Feiten Questions

[JacksonMIA]

I played an accoustic guitar last year that had the Buzz Feiten tuning system on it. It literally blew me away. I would definitely reccomend it for an accoustic, but I've heard that you can't tell as much difference on an electric. I was wondering if any of you that had it done to an electric thought otherwise.

I was also wondering if the new locking nut will hold the strings as well as the OFR nut. And my third question is will it void the warranty on my Soloist.

Thanks in advance for the help guys.

 

[Zerberus]

Re: A Few Jackson/Buzz Feiten Questions

I´m not sure because I don´t have much experience with BF as a tech....

JohnJohn should be able to help, or Scott at www.vwallguitars.com definitely can, he´s a JC dealer and a licensed retrofitter

 

[rspst14]

Re: A Few Jackson/Buzz Feiten Questions

Actually, as of right now, a Floyd Rose installation uses (I believe) the same locking nut that came with the guitar. The installer shaves off a small piece of wood and moves the nut forward slightly. I believe JohnJohn and the Buzz Feiten guys were working on a BF retrofit locking nut that would allow you to simply replace your locking nut with the retrofit one, no modifications necessary. I really doubt it would void the warranty.

Ryan

 

[Guitarist]

Re: A Few Jackson/Buzz Feiten Questions

I'm almost certain that that will void your warranty. Check your registration and warranty info. just to be sure...

Be careful!

 

[rspst14]

Re: A Few Jackson/Buzz Feiten Questions

I guess it would depend on what issue you were trying to get taken care of under warranty. If it were an electronics problem for example, I don't see how modifying the nut would void that part of the warranty.

Ryan

 

[suislidE03]

Re: A Few Jackson/Buzz Feiten Questions

Yea im still eager to hear mine after JohnJohn gets through with it

 

[JacksonMIA]

Re: A Few Jackson/Buzz Feiten Questions

Thanks, guys. I'm hesitant to do it if it voids the warranty (although, it's a very well made guitar) so I'll have to think about it. All of you helped answer all of my questions. Thanks again.

 

[JacksonMIA]

Re: A Few Jackson/Buzz Feiten Questions

But putting the system on it gave it the extra nudge that it needed.
I won't say that it totally changed my guitar but it gave it an extra edge that I was looking for.

I didn't get to hear a before and after of the accoustic I played, but the after was amazing. There is no hype to this system, it's all for real. My ears aren't that great, and I could tell it was more in tune than any other guitar I'd ever played. Simply amazing.

I'm starting to talk myself into it.

 

[rspst14]

Re: A Few Jackson/Buzz Feiten Questions

Don't discount the Earvana system either. It's not as expensive as the Feiten system, but I'm extremely happy with the difference it's made on my two guitars.

Ryan

 

[MattPete]

Re: A Few Jackson/Buzz Feiten Questions

Thanks, guys. I'm hesitant to do it if it voids the warranty (although, it's a very well made guitar)....

I guess the question is: do you ever expect to need warranty work?

My 1985 Kramer has been rock solid. The only thing that has "failed" were the strap buttons (screws stripped out) and output jack (nut kept coming loose). If you've had the guitar for a year, what's going to go wrong has gone wrong. The rest is just nickle-and-dime things (e.g. filling the screw holes for the strap buttons with toothpicks and wood glue).

 

[MattPete]

Re: A Few Jackson/Buzz Feiten Questions

Don't discount the Earvana system either. It's not as expensive as the Feiten system, but I'm extremely happy with the difference it's made on my two guitars.

Ryan

I never got the Earvana system to work. The open chords sounded better, but that sacrificed chords further down the neck.

I like the idea of a straight shelf nut (PRS does something similar, except the nut is physically moved forward, therefore, not need for a shelf). I guess that's what Buzz does, but people have been doing that for years (i.e. 'prior art'). One of these days, I'll shave one of my Earvana nuts straight and see how that sounds as a shelf nut...

 

[rspst14]

Re: A Few Jackson/Buzz Feiten Questions

I never got the Earvana system to work. The open chords sounded better, but that sacrificed chords further down the neck.

I like the idea of a straight shelf nut (PRS does something similar, except the nut is physically moved forward, therefore, not need for a shelf). I guess that's what Buzz does, but people have been doing that for years (i.e. 'prior art'). One of these days, I'll shave one of my Earvana nuts straight and see how that sounds as a shelf nut...

Were you using a strobe tuner with it? On both of my guitars all the notes are either dead on or very close to it, all the way up and down the neck.

Ryan

 

[MattPete]

Re: A Few Jackson/Buzz Feiten Questions

I don't remember if I had the strobe tuner then or not.

My Graphtech nut has come loose, and I've been too lazy to reglue it, relying on string tension to hold it in place. Maybe next time I change strings I'll dig up my old Earvana nut, pull out the strobe tuner, and have a go at it again.

 

[JacksonMIA]

Re: A Few Jackson/Buzz Feiten Questions

Well, I think I may have it done to my Peavey first. I believe you guys, but I guess I need to prove it to myself. I'm sure I'll be willing to have it done after I hear the newly modified PV.

And, if I have it done to the Jackson, I can do some other stuff I've been thinking about doing but been afraid to for voiding the warranty (hipshot tremsetter, etc.) This may turn into me spending a lot of money.

Oh well, it's worth it for a good sounding/playing guitar.

 

[Warheart]

Re: A Few Jackson/Buzz Feiten Questions

If he were to use the existing Feiten lock nut then you have to cut a bit out of the end of the fretboard.

why not get another nut and shave off a bit of that? less damage to the guitar that way