i need some help with my guitar?

Question

i have a Gibson electric guitar and its been needing some tuning. im tuning it as i speak, and before it was tuned string A, B, and the high E were buzzing. i figured it was because it wasnt tuned correctly, so i tuned it. but, strings B and the high E are still buzzing but not as badly, and A isnt cooperating with me. its buzzing is the worse, and no matter how much im trying to get it in tune, it still buzzes. i hope you guys know what im talking about. do you know what i could do to fix the problem?

Answer 1

dont fret (lol)

first look at the white nut (keeps the stings in place) at the top of your neck see if thats cracked if not you prob need to adjust the floating bridge if you dont want to try this yourself then take it to someone with a Les paul or any music store,
have them adjust the bridge for you........Its a really simple procedure once you know how!

Answer 2

Yes. It does sound like the strings are hitting the fret. If your neck is bowed or anything, you might be screwed. However, you might be able to just raise the strings away from the frets. On most guitars, at the bottom, you can raise or lower the strings. Depending on the model, this will require a screw driver or other tool. It is right where the strings meet the bass of the guitar, you will see how the strings are held up over the frets. Try adjusting the height here.

Answer 3

The buzzing is due to the contact of the last 3 strings with the frets as the strings oscillate. THis is probably happening because the strings are to near to the neck of the guitar. You can manually raise them higher by unscrewing the correspondive screws on the bridge but I would not reccomend it to do it by yourself, unless your guitar is cheap and you don't care much it. I see that you have a gibson so it;s better to take it to an expert.
P.S I used to lower downthe strings of my first ever Yamaha electric guitar which was $70 second handed

Answer 4

the neck may be warped so the strings are making contact with the frets. Try one string at a time fret 1,2,3,4, and see when the buzzing begins. See if the strings touch the neck. Ifso, try tunis lower, it may eliminate the buzzing but it will not sound so hot.
I don;t know if you can get the neck straightened.

good luck jimi hendrix

Answer 5

your problem might have surprisingly little to do wit tuning, buzzing or humming of your strings is when your strings hit your frets which really screws your sound up. this usually happens very little UNLESS your neck is out of position, you might wanna get a professional to straighten out your rod that is inside your neck (it keeps it straight) but since your rod is out of place its not doing a very good job of straightning it, so get a professional to help, they'll be glad to help!

Answer 6

Sounds like the neck might be warped or bowed? Or, you might have loose hardware on the bridge. Either way, you should have a good guitar tech check it out...