Re: "Buzzing" String 6 (Grand, Classic Tuning)
Luc wrote:
Is this a brand-new Stick, or "new to you?"
Brand-new from SE. I unfortunately only had an hour or two over a couple of days to play with it before relocation consumed me for a few months. As such, I really didn't develop a memory of how things or sounded felt right out of the box before the climate shifted substantially and truss adjustments were needed.
Luc wrote:
I find that an absolutely flat fretboard doesn't necessarily mean the best action, nor does it guarantee freedom from buzzing. It feels and sounds the best to me when it's flat halfway down the fretboard, but slightly bowed at the top.
Interesting - once I get more more experience, I may play with the action in this way.
Luc wrote:
When the instrument is feeling "ideal" to me, I can still get some buzz from the frets behind the point of finger contact. It doesn't register on the pickups, but acoustically, it's there.
I don't think that this is what's going on here. I think that I know what you're saying: there's definitely at least "clack" between finger and flap, especially on the thicker strings. I'll make sure to double-check, however.
Luc wrote:
You should feel comfortable with the setup that came from S.E., and all you should have to do is adjust the truss rods. It could take working through it making readjustments during a whole practice session, or over two sessions, but it'll settle down.
Yeah, I'm only planning on adjusting the truss rod: same strings as from SE, and they don't have any significant play time on them yet. After the initial truss adjustments, the pitch and action are pretty stable already.
The sound difference on that string really isn't that significant, and if I were running through more EQ and effects it would likely not even be noticeable at all. I admit to being a kind of tone freak, so I'm seeing if I can get the melody side just a bit more clear and even across all strings.
This discussion just made me realize something: string 6 is the string with only one pole piece on the Stickup. I wonder if this subtle tone difference is inherent in the pickup design, as part of the tradeoff made to avoid crosstalk?