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Just sell it and try to find another one if everything you've tried really doesn't work. It's a pain in the ass to fix fretbuzz. To me setting the action higher is not an option. But neither is fretbuzz. I want the action as low as humanly possible. And on a well constructed guitar this should be possible.
I know that's probably not what you want to hear :wink: But it's how I see it.
Most musicstores sell their guitars with the action set very high because they know the necks/fingerboards/frets are not straight. Usually when I ask a store owner to lower the action for me they first claim that it is already set very low. But then I argue that there's is still alot of space left. And I show them with some fret tapping that it doesn't respond well because the action is too high. Then they usually try to get away with "oh no that'll take too long for us to setup just so you can try it out" But it should only take about 15 minutes if they are professionals (most of them are not). Some stores have done this for me though and then I found out immediatelly that atleast the E and A string had huge amounts of fretbuzz. I've never been to a guitarstore and found a guitar without fretbuzz. The only one I ever found was actually a Samick. Go figure. But the neck was way too thick for me. Most musicstore owners around here don't like me much because I tell them honestly what I think of the crap they sell :razz: if only they would listen perhaps they wouldn't get as much complaints. Although complaints often mean repairs wich means income to them. The only things I buy from them are things such as strings and plectrums.
Lately I've been thinking about how I use my plectrum though. Sometimes when I hit a low string it sounds good. But when I hit it harder it causes fretbuzz. So I'm either doing something wrong myself or it really is something in the neck or frets or whatever. I can drive myself crazy trying to figure out how to get rid of it. But if it really is my playing style then I'm f...ed because I play like that automatically and then I have to learn how to play all over again. hmmm maybe some thinner strings might also make them less floppy. hmmm. I need to go ponder on it all for awhile. I also need the nut replaced because it's worn out. Oh well... just thinking out loud...
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