My guitar makes this unplesant sound, which sounds like it's rubbing it against the fret board when i strum

Question

When i strum a "G" Chord for example, on the fifth string it would make an unpleasant sound, a metallic sound. Is it b/c the fret board has been worn out? My guitar is a decent guitar and that "cling cling" noise sounds horrible, what can i do?

Answer 1

If it is decent guitar, you should take it to a professional and get a "set-up." They usually recommend that every 1 or 2 years. Its about $50 and the guitar comes back playing good as new. They will usually clean the fretboard, adjust the action, and all sorts of minor things that make the guitar play great. Well worth the money.

Answer 2

The string is hitting the next fret up when you play it, and making a metallic buzzing sound. You may have some fret wear, but I would doubt it unless the guitar has seen A LOT of use. Visually inspect the frets on the string that is buzzing. If, for example, the 2nd fret is worn flat below the string, and the next fret up is not, you may need to file the next fret up a bit. Do not do this yourself if you are not comfortable, take it to a professional at a music store.
I doubt that this is your problem though.....there are a few different, more common factors that could most likely be causing the buzzing, and you should look at these first:
You either might not be fingering the string in the best position on the 5th string, the 5th string saddle needs adjusted (on an electric), your strings are old, or you need a truss rod adjustment (acoustic or electric)
First, try to play the same note with just one finger.....not the entire chord. Does it still buzz?
If so, are your strings old? This is definitely more evident if you play an acoustic.
If that's not it either, your guitar requires some adjustment. If you have an electric, you have a couple different bridge options......a bridge with independent saddles is the most common. There should be two tiny set screws right where the string meets the bridge. Raise these up very slightly until the string stops buzzing. This "raises the action" of the string that is buzzing....so it will be further from the fret, and therefore will not buzz.
If you have an acoustic, OR, more than one string on your electric is buzzing and your string "action" is not that low, you may need a "truss rod adjustment". This is something that can be done yourself, but I WOULD NOT recommend it if you've never done it before. You can seriously damage your guitar. Basically, a truss rod adjustment bends the neck of the guitar. If everything else fails, take the guitar to a music shop and they can adjust the truss rod if necessary for about $30.

Answer 3

Not nessecarily the fret board. You should try rising up your bridge saddle and your bridge (where the strings go in) it maybe to low so your strings are vibrating against the board when you strum.
Or if you've got an electric guitar your pickups might be to high, so their not picking up the sounds properly. Try fiddling about with them to get the best sound.
Either way your gonna need a screw driver, hope this helps!!