S2 Studio low E buzz.......

[Sybo]

I cannot seem to get the “ buzz “ out of my low E. I’m thinking the nut was cut too deep. 3-4 month old guitar. Suggestions? Neck looks good , I keep tweaking , but still there.........

 

[Bill SAS 513]

Anything's possible. Have you changed strings, string gauges??? Is the neck TOO straight, not enough relief??
_OR_Can you raise the low E saddle, and still have a pretty uniform action across all 6 strings, following the curvature of the fingerboard???

 

[Sybo]

I know the neck is really straight, I got to play with the bridge a little more, I don’t have a lot of Luthier tools. No string change.

 

[Iceman101]

Try to put a little bit of an e or b string in the nut under the E string. This will raise the E string a bit. If the nut is cut to low, you'll notice the difference.

 

[Sybo]

Is it a problem getting the nut out? I just don’t wanna screw anything up

 

[RickP]

Is it a problem getting the nut out? I just don’t wanna screw anything up

Before you tear out a perfectly good nut, run the gamut of adjustments available. Raise the bridge saddle for the affected string, make a small truss rod adjustment to add some forward bow to the neck, etc. You don’t need luthier skills, just a little careful use of provided wrenches. Reliable sites like Stewart McDonald have how-to articles and videos on set up and adjustments here;

https://www.stewmac.com/How-To/Online_Resources/Learn_About_String_Action_and_Setup/

PRS also has some videos on this.

 

[shinksma]

I cannot seem to get the “ buzz “ out of my low E. I’m thinking the nut was cut too deep. 3-4 month old guitar. Suggestions? Neck looks good , I keep tweaking , but still there.........

Does the buzz go away if you fret that string on the first or second fret? If so, then yes, it is likely a nut slot problem, too deep as you suggest.

If not, it is an action issue - try the other various things suggested by the other posters - bridge saddle height, truss rod tweak, or just change that string - it is amazing how sometimes a perfectly looking string just buzzes and replacing it makes the issue go away.

 

[andy474x]

Does the buzz go away if you fret that string on the first or second fret? If so, then yes, it is likely a nut slot problem, too deep as you suggest.

If not, it is an action issue - try the other various things suggested by the other posters - bridge saddle height, truss rod tweak, or just change that string - it is amazing how sometimes a perfectly looking string just buzzes and replacing it makes the issue go away.

+1 to that, make sure you check to see if the problem persists on fretted notes before going after the nut!

Edit: you said the neck is perfectly straight - if you mean literally perfectly straight, you do want a very small amount of relief. Fret your low string at the 1st and 22nd, my experience on PRS is that you basically want just enough to see the space under the string around the 12th fret.

 

[Sybo]

Changed strings, and will do some more tweaking after I finish the lawn

 

[Sybo]

Thank you all for the great help!

 

[WoknRoll]

Thank you all for the great help!

Problem solved?

 

[Sybo]

It seems to be!!!