My Les Paul Forums - View Single Post

Jims Les Paul · 04-11-2008, 08:53 AM

That's the problem I had but they buzzed only when I fretted the upper frets past the 14th. If I "hammered" with my left hand on a fret passed the 14th, I would hear a buzz that was caused by the lower frets. There was not enough "neck relief" so I turned the truss rod screw approx 1/8 of a turn in the counter clockwise direction. Now it's perfect! It's an easy fix.

What's your action like? You should measure with a good metal ruler at the 12th fret. Mine measures 2mm at the high E and 2.5 mm at the low E.

04-11-2008, 08:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jims Les Paul Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 264 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Truss Rod Adjustments That's the problem I had but they buzzed only when I fretted the upper frets past the 14th. If I "hammered" with my left hand on a fret passed the 14th, I would hear a buzz that was caused by the lower frets. There was not enough "neck relief" so I turned the truss rod screw approx 1/8 of a turn in the counter clockwise direction. Now it's perfect! It's an easy fix. What's your action like? You should measure with a good metal ruler at the 12th fret. Mine measures 2mm at the high E and 2.5 mm at the low E.