Mathias Eriksson
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Hi all,
This is my first post on this forum so I apologize If I've put this thread in the wrong category.
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So, I have this Dave Navarro SE Custom 24 which came with .09s as usual.
Since I'm more into the "heavier" playing style of music I decided to put .011s on there with a .59 as the low 6th string and downtune the guitar to D/Drop C.
I went to a local guitar tech for all the adjustments, truss rod, bridge (tremolo), nut, intonation etc. But my neck just won't set after two visits to this tech guy. It keeps bending efter a few days, messing with my action and causing some buzz at the lower frets (while playing chords), no problem with open strings. While this is going on, the action is quite high for my liking at the 12th fret and beyond. It won't stay even across the fretboard and stay that way for more than a day or two.
What exactly is causing these problems? I'm thinking about going to another tech within a bigger chain to get their perspective, but I just don't want to spend alot of money on adjustments just to have my neck and action change after a couple of days.
This is my first post on this forum so I apologize If I've put this thread in the wrong category.
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So, I have this Dave Navarro SE Custom 24 which came with .09s as usual.
Since I'm more into the "heavier" playing style of music I decided to put .011s on there with a .59 as the low 6th string and downtune the guitar to D/Drop C.
I went to a local guitar tech for all the adjustments, truss rod, bridge (tremolo), nut, intonation etc. But my neck just won't set after two visits to this tech guy. It keeps bending efter a few days, messing with my action and causing some buzz at the lower frets (while playing chords), no problem with open strings. While this is going on, the action is quite high for my liking at the 12th fret and beyond. It won't stay even across the fretboard and stay that way for more than a day or two.
What exactly is causing these problems? I'm thinking about going to another tech within a bigger chain to get their perspective, but I just don't want to spend alot of money on adjustments just to have my neck and action change after a couple of days.
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