Wolfie Trouble persists..

[y2stevo]

Hey , As I said before my wolfie has a sort of buzz when i play an open b string but only occurs when i have the clamp on the nut and on an open string, it doesn't happen when i fret the b string ...I tried sanding the nut with fine sand paper and didnt really seem to make a difference, There does seem to be a very very slight buzz when i play the open string with the clamp off so im suspecting mabye it could be the first fret...Any input would greatly help..thanks..


y2stevo

 

[inter]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

Try raising the bridge.

It might not fix it, but at least you eliminate 1 possible cause

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

Did you sand the clamp as well??
It can take some time before you get rid of it

 

[y2stevo]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

Did you sand the clamp as well??
It can take some time before you get rid of it

The clamp!? :smack: i was sanding the nut, but luckily i did a very half assed job :laugh2: ive just noticed that the problem isnt only on the B but its on The High E now too,,i think ill try raising the bridge a little,, On a wolfie do i just have to loosed the screwa either side of the bridge??
Thanks..

 

[3 cent hero]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

my floyd guitar buzzes lika a motherfacko everywhere, but you can't hear it through an amp. so i just left it as is.

 

[y2stevo]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

Problem is it does come through on the amp, especially on clean, any chords with an open b sound horrible..An the open E's are starting to sound not so great either..

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

Just curious, how straight is your neck looking if you point the neck toward a light, with strings on.
What way is the whole neck pointing?

 

[y2stevo]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

Just curious, how straight is your neck looking if you point the neck toward a light, with strings on.
What way is the whole neck pointing?

If you mean looking down the neck from the bridge and in relation to the strings then its pointing towards the direction of the string from the bridge..

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

Yeah from the bridge, what way is the neck bending or is it dead straight.

 

[y2stevo]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

Yeah from the bridge, what way is the neck bending or is it dead straight.

Ah now i get ya, and i see,, its bending away, i believe is bowing back..so your saying mabye tightening the truss/(torsion as they seem to call it in the manual)rod??

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

/ Like this is too much relief, action is too high, \ like this and you have too much backbow and the strings rattles against the fretboard.
It is best with a very slight relief or deadstraight.
I still think that it is your nut that is playing games with you.

 

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

Maybe it's the first fret though, that'd be my guess.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

No it is the nut.
It is a very common trouble.
My Kramer does the same sometimes, depending on the strings quality mostly.

 

[Mr Wolf]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

I was getting fret buzz on the lower frets on the high E when fretted. Increased action, no complete cure. Took to my local guitar shop, he took one look at it and said the truss needed work. £20 later and all cured perfectly ok. That maybe the problem with yours, maybe not.

 

[y2stevo]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

Weel there does seem to be a bit of back bow , i also rad on the peavey forums that apparently the earlier nuts that they put on wolfies were too soft and that the strings indednted where they had been, and yes there is indentations of the b and e strings on the nut, moreso on the b as it follows all the way from the front to back of the nut..If i use the straight part of the neck (that being the 17th fret and up as its connect to the body) as a guide id estimate mabye 1mm in the difference of positions (that is this being the 17 fret and up> ------_____ <this being the 1st fret positon)

Hope i explained that so you could understand


Thanks..

 

[rspst14]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

What year is your Wolfgang? If it was made in '98 or earlier, then you should be able to get a replacement nut from Peavey free of charge, as those were the guitars affected by the softer nut. Have the strings worn grooves into the nut? After 5 years of constant use, that happened on my Wolfgang, I had to order a new one from Peavey. Rid is right about the truss rod, you want the neck to be almost straight, with just a small amount of relief. Try fretting both the high and low E strings at the first and 22nd frets at the same time. With the string fretted at both ends of the neck, take a look at the relief at the 8th fret. There should be just a small amount of space between the string and the 8th fret...maybe a little more than the thickness of a business card. If there is much less or much more space than that, then there is a problem with your setup.

Ryan

 

[y2stevo]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

No actually i think its a 2001 although ill just ask at the peavey forum with the serial # ... And there aint no buisiness card gettin through there, there mabye .2mm action on all strings at the 8th when i do that..But isnt it true that alot of people use 0 action on their guitars and they seem to be setup nicely and easy to play.. So Di you recommend that i tighten the truss rod slightly?

Cheers

 

[rspst14]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

If it's that low, then your problem is most likely that you don't have enough relief. I would actually suggest loosening the truss rod somewhat. If it's a 2001, then it has the newer nut with the stronger metal. If you have 0 relief, the guitar will buzz like crazy. You can get away with a perfectly straight neck if all the frets are perfectly leveled and you adjust the string height correctly. But even then, I wouldn't recommend it unless you play with a very light touch.

Ryan

 

[y2stevo]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

Ok acording to Peavey i have a 1999 Wolfie..So will loosening the neck straighten it?

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..

I'm having a similar problem with my Wayne ... open B string is buzzing slightly.
I just took it into the shop to have the fingboard oiled and get the buzz checked out. I know the neck relief is spot on, so it must be something to do with the locking nut or the bridge. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to troubleshoot: I have an album to complete and this would simply take too long.