Fret buzz (McCarty 594)

[Omacad]

Hey all,
I just got my first PRS guitar, a McCarty 594. It's brand new and sounds amazing with the exception of the fret buzz on the E and A strings. I'm pretty sure it's a truss rod issue but I'm not confident enough to do it myself and I'm not sure if taking it to a local shop will void the warranty. Do I have to send it back to PRS (which is 3000 miles away) or am I good to go local?
Thanks.

 

[11top]

Adjusting the truss rod 1/4 inch (or a bit more) is a very easy thing to do. On a guitar the quality of a PRS, you will not hurt it. You will be surprised what 1/4 of a turn will do. There are plenty of videos on the web showing how to do this properly, and how easy it is to do.

 

[John F]

Adjusting the truss rod 1/4 inch (or a bit more) is a very easy thing to do. On a guitar the quality of a PRS, you will not hurt it. You will be surprised what 1/4 of a turn will do. There are plenty of videos on the web showing how to do this properly, and how easy it is to do.

+1

 

[RickP]

Here’s one direct from PRS on truss adjustment:

 

[Omacad]

Thanks for the quick replies! I grabbed my feeler gauges and a capo gave it a shot. I just gave it a slight turn and the buzz disappeared. Intonation is still dead on. You guys rock!

 

[bodia]

Thanks for the quick replies! I grabbed my feeler gauges and a capo gave it a shot. I just gave it a slight turn and the buzz disappeared. Intonation is still dead on. You guys rock!

Glad to hear you got it sorted out!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

^all of above^

 

[Warmart]

^all of above including AR's <all of above>^

 

[Uncle Bob]

Did you find out why/where it was buzzing though?

What you’ve done, though effective as a workaround, is to add relief to the neck and ever so slightly raise the action, which has compensated for what is probably just a slightly raised fret (or several).

I’ve found this on all three of my PRS guitars during setting them up to my preference, which is to have a flatter neck and lower action than PRS set them up with. All three needed a few spot levels on various parts of the fretboard. The good news is it’s not a massive issue for a pro luthier (or even an amateur one like me) so if you do decide to get it fixed properly you definitely do not have to send it back to PRS.