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What's wrong with my guitar?!?!

prettylittlerockabilly|130

I've just changed the strings on my acoustic guitar, this particular guitar was only $90 and not a big brand or anything. Now it has open string buzz. I tapped around the guitar and it sounds like a 'jingling' is coming from the headstock when I tap anything across the middle (horizontally) on the guitar. This hasn't happened to me before and I'm not sure what to do, I would like to avoid having to bring it into a shop or something if I can. Any ideas, suggestions or diagnostics????

about 11 years ago

crumby|127

In reply to prettylittlerockabilly:

Just the rough diagnostics I guess, checking loose parts, new strings will rattle themselves of course for a while before they break in. But acoustics aren't as easy checking the intonations like an electric. Leave the strings for a while to break in and if it really comes to it. I'm sure the people at your local music store will do the guitar a world of good for a pretty good price. Sorry, couldn't help you much.

about 11 years ago

gchiaren|37552 ADMIN

GEAR:

The biggest source of buzz when I restring my guitars is actually kind of silly - I tend to not clip all of the excess after I wind the string and tune the guitar. It ends up looking a little like this (sorry for the bad photo, I found a random one on Google):

http://i.imgur.com/QCyYlpNm.jpg

Sometimes if excess string is touching some other part of the headstock, or my winding is not as neat as it should be, I will get that open string buzz. Seeing that yours is originating around the headstock, I would guess the problem is something similar (or loose parts, like crumby said).

about 11 years ago

GEAR: