Seven string help

whitechapel · 11-07-2011, 09:09 PM

i really dont know how to fix this my 7th string is dropped to a for deathcore but its really loose feeling it makes a wierd sound when i play it acoustically its almost like the vibrations are making the string hit the fretboard is this normal?

L1ght · 11-07-2011, 09:26 PM

Fret buzz. You're 7th string is resonating against the frets. Meaning your string is too loose. I think you'll need to go with a thicker string gauge to compensate for the lack of string tension when drop/down tuning.

pitbulltodd · 11-07-2011, 09:56 PM

depending on how low you tune you could need a string gauge from anywhere between a 64 or 74. i tune to drop g and use a 70 gauge low string.

Shi7Disc0 · 11-07-2011, 11:19 PM

You could also get a setup done on it to further reduce fret buzz. I had my frets sanded down and rounded out so that theyre all even. If you still arent happy with the string change, you could always do that. Feels like butter under the fingers.

Sephael · 11-08-2011, 08:21 AM

he probably doesn't need to waste money getting his frets "fixed" when they are, in all likelihood, just fine and not the problem.

ibanezRG1527 · 11-08-2011, 12:35 PM

just need a thicker string for the A dude. i currently use a .68 (i know, it seems stupidly thick but it really feels great). and for the E-E, i would use a .10-.46. seems to work pretty well for me!

broj15 · 11-08-2011, 01:11 PM

i use a .010-.054 d'addario light top heavy bottom set and a d'addario .068 for the low A on a 26.5" scale. Tension is perfect and fret buzz is minimal once i get the strings stretched out. I doubt you will need to get the frets "fixed" unless the guitar was horribly set up in the first place.

rectifryer · 11-08-2011, 04:04 PM

Whats the relief on the neck?
Whats the action set at?
What scale is the guitar?
What gauge string are you using?
What are you actually tuning to?

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11-07-2011, 09:09 PM	#1
whitechapel ss.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 36 Thanked: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Seven string help i really dont know how to fix this my 7th string is dropped to a for deathcore but its really loose feeling it makes a wierd sound when i play it acoustically its almost like the vibrations are making the string hit the fretboard is this normal?

11-07-2011, 09:26 PM	#2
L1ght Copypasta All Over Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,273 Thanked: 11 Feedback Score: 11 reviews	Fret buzz. You're 7th string is resonating against the frets. Meaning your string is too loose. I think you'll need to go with a thicker string gauge to compensate for the lack of string tension when drop/down tuning. JosephAOI likes this.

11-08-2011, 08:21 AM	#5
Sephael Divine Paradøx Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ky Posts: 1,666 Thanked: 13 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	he probably doesn't need to waste money getting his frets "fixed" when they are, in all likelihood, just fine and not the problem. K3V1N SHR3DZ and rectifryer like this.

11-08-2011, 04:04 PM	#8
rectifryer Alabama Pig Roast Join Date: May 2008 Location: Central FL Posts: 754 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Whats the relief on the neck? Whats the action set at? What scale is the guitar? What gauge string are you using? What are you actually tuning to? Also, there is nthing more I want to do right now then to just reach through this computer screen and slap you in the face. With a fish. A rainbow trout specifically. And even morespecifically, a dead and rotting one. So this way, every time you think of posting the link to this video on any other forum you may just happen to frequent, you will remember the smell of rotting rainbow trout sliding across your greasy face, and quite possibly, refrain from ever posting it again,

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11-07-2011, 09:56 PM	#3
pitbulltodd SS.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: St.Louis Posts: 316 Thanked: 2 / 1 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	depending on how low you tune you could need a string gauge from anywhere between a 64 or 74. i tune to drop g and use a 70 gauge low string.

11-07-2011, 11:19 PM	#4
Shi7Disc0 Lifeisjustashitdisco Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Honolulu, Hi Posts: 29 Thanked: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You could also get a setup done on it to further reduce fret buzz. I had my frets sanded down and rounded out so that theyre all even. If you still arent happy with the string change, you could always do that. Feels like butter under the fingers.

11-08-2011, 12:35 PM	#6
ibanezRG1527 Banned Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 675 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	just need a thicker string for the A dude. i currently use a .68 (i know, it seems stupidly thick but it really feels great). and for the E-E, i would use a .10-.46. seems to work pretty well for me!

11-08-2011, 01:11 PM	#7
broj15 SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: The middle of a corn field, IN Posts: 1,443 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	i use a .010-.054 d'addario light top heavy bottom set and a d'addario .068 for the low A on a 26.5" scale. Tension is perfect and fret buzz is minimal once i get the strings stretched out. I doubt you will need to get the frets "fixed" unless the guitar was horribly set up in the first place.

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