Sitar’ing issue

[xxedgexx]

I have two brand new Les Pauls. A R9 and a R8. They both showed up with buzz/sitaring issues on the high strings. Seems to happen whether it’s open or fretted.

The bridge saddles seem to be cut very deep from the factory and on the R9, I can actually feel like a ledge inside of the groove the string get hung up on…. Just seems a bit shitty from Gibson to let it go out like this.

My question. Does anyone have any tips on how best to troubleshoot this? How do you test definitively whether it’s the nut or the saddle? I saw someone suggest putting “nail polish hardener” at the saddle and if the sitar’ing goes away, that proves it’s the saddle.

I have a different guitar, an LP Custom, and the nut slights on the factory nut were cut super deep on the high strings.

Relief is around 8000th of an inch on both guitars.

If it’s the saddle, then I’d like to know the properway to notch a new saddle.

Any tips would be appreciated.

 

[dickjonesify]

You could fix it but if I got two brand new from the factory expensive guitars with that issue, I’d be speaking with them on how *they’ll* fix it.

 

[Brazilnut]

I'd be pissed, I know that. Who wants a $6000 sitar?

Do you have a spare ABR laying around? That'd probably tell you what the problem is. You need something to compare yours to.

 

[cmjohnson]

Stick a piece of paper under the string at the nut, see if the sitaring goes away. Then repeat at the saddle if it doesn't. This will tell which end has the problem.