Guitar Question?

Question

I have perfect sound when i play in standard tuning-no fret buzz or anything....when i drop down to c, i have fret buzz at the first fret of the low e. that little fret buzz doesnt bother me, but i was wondering if dropping to c will change my truss rod settings at all and affect my standard tuning sound...thanks

i dont need bigger strings-b/c i have 11-54 gauge already

Answer 1

Because of the looseness of your strings, you either need to set your truss rod to be calibrated for your lower tuning or your higher tuning. If you switch a lot between them you are just going to have to buy another guitar and calibrate it, or sacrifice the high end or the low end, its very hard to have one guitar calibrated for both standard tunings and tunings as low as C or lower. So which ever one you play the most in, set your truss rod to compliment that tuning.

Answer 2

The best thing to do is just get the right size allan wrench and loosen up your truss rod. Just barley turn it then retune your guitar. If the problem still persists then I would take it to a good luthier at a music store and ask them to file down your frets. Sometimes that is the only way to get rid of that fret buzz. Tuning your guitar to C is pretty low tuning. What songs do you play in C? Most songs are in open E or drop D tuning.

Answer 3

Changing tunings on your guitar can affect the truss rod. If you go back and forth between tunings you run the risk of trowing it out of whack a little. A little adjustment is all that's needed but if your not experienced don't do it yourself, take it to a music store. If you play in both standard tuning and c alot then maybe get a cheap guitar and leave one in c and one in standard. That's what I do and then you don't have to worry. The more you change the tunings on a guitar the more tension or slack you get on the neck. That's why your getting the buzz.