The Teles neck is dead?

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Thurisarz

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I have started to play my tele clone again and today i saw that the notes are dead from the frets 11-22. They all have the same note which ever fret i fret. The strings must be lifted a bit to in the bridge for them to sound from the frets 4-11 also so the strings are really high now. I have checked the neck and i have both loosen and tighten the trussrod and i can't loosen it no more.

What is the problem? Do i have one of those "warped" necks i have read about? Help me please my tele is unplayable now! :(
 
Re: The Teles neck is dead?

Tighten the trussrod and increase the height of the bridge saddles.
 
Re: The Teles neck is dead?

Got new perspective when i woke up and Tightened the trussrod (did it the wrong way haha) it's now straight and the bridge saddles are higher. BUT i hear some notes are buzzing, what can you do about that? Sign of a cheap neck i have to deal with or can it be fixed? Low E fret 3, D fret 4, B fret 2&3 and high E fret 2&3 are the problem frets. The loose B string sounds funny too.
 
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Re: The Teles neck is dead?

A totally straight neck will buzz unless your action is very high.

A neck should have a slight bow forward (this is called "relief") to account for the string vibration.

This page should serve as a good resource and basic primer on how to properly set up a guitar neck.

Good luck!
 
Re: The Teles neck is dead?

Wow! Thanks for that link! According to it i had a slight back bow so i loosend the trussrod and BAM i had a buzz free neck! Thanks a bunch everybody for your tips!
 
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