fret buzz on G string

[epi]

My PRS is buzzing on the G string A LOT like open string and on notes obviously so how do I fix this?

I still need to change strings and intonate it, everything is still stock out of the factory.

 

[Edgecrusher]

Re: fret buzz on G string

have you checked the string height and neck relief? Do a string swap and intonate first then check your action and see if maybe the nut slot for the G is cut too deep or something.

 

[epi]

Re: fret buzz on G string

have you checked the string height and neck relief? Do a string swap and intonate first then check your action and see if maybe the nut slot for the G is cut too deep or something.

string height right now seems fine and the neck is straight so that is what confused me, maybe the nut slot is cut in a way that the string is rattling?

 

[Edgecrusher]

Re: fret buzz on G string

string height right now seems fine and the neck is straight so that is what confused me, maybe the nut slot is cut in a way that the string is rattling?

Possible... but seems fine and checked are 2 different things... is the neck completely straight or does it have some relief? If you raise the string at the bridge does all the buzz go away or only some? If some where? Isolate where the actual problem is.


also if its a dead trashy string that alone might be it... replace it and intonate it first then start measuring the height.

 

[jimsreynolds]

Re: fret buzz on G string

Does it buzz when you fret notes on the G and play? On all frets or just up to a certain fret?

 

[epi]

Re: fret buzz on G string

When I don't fret the g string it buzzes and most of the frets buzz.

 

[Edgecrusher]

Re: fret buzz on G string

When I don't fret the g string it buzzes and most of the frets buzz.

be more specific... frets 1-5? 5-12? 12-20?

Have you set the string height on it yet?

 

[greekdude]

Re: fret buzz on G string

Might very well be a bad saddle problem. A badly cut saddle will buzz and rattle no matter the action, the nut height or anything else. Basically one single saddle can ruin the sound.

 

[ErikH]

Re: fret buzz on G string

Change the strings and check the groove in the bridge saddle for that string. Could be cut too deep if it is rattling on all frets for just that string. If it was just when open, then I'd suspect the nut groove being too low. First thing to do is to change the strings because there is the off chance that it is the string itself.