Luke 3 Problem

[jijoe]

Guys, I hope somebody can help me out a bit with this - huge thanks in advance.

I have a Luke 3 with a strange metallic buzz on the 12th fret G string. It's driving me nuts.
Raised saddle and increased relief - still the same.

I'd be surprised if this has a high fret - no other string buzzes and I kind of expect the fretwork to be good on an instrument of this calibre.

Anybody experienced anything similar at all or any ideas.

It's set up with 9s and 2 springs floating.
I actually went back to 9s after trying 10s & 3 strings floating to try to cure this buzz.

All the best

 

[jijoe]

Just bumping to see if I can get some wisdom.

 

[steevo]

Can you hear it through your amp?

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[kimonostereo]

Try placing something short and straight like a credit card over the frets in the 12th fret area. Lay the card on the long edge on the frets and see if they rock back and forth. If it doesn't rotate the card to the short edge and rock it back and forth going up and down the frets. If there is rocking on any of the frets, there is a high fret.

 

[jijoe]

Thanks for the thoughts guys.

Tried rocking a straight edge a few times and couldn't detect a noticably high fret around the 12 - but it could be my lack of skill. Anybody else had a high fret on a Luke? It sounds as though it's coming from the saddle - as though there's a shadow slot interfering with the string. I've had a buzz from intonation screw springs on another guitar previously - so checked that and tweaked the saddle height screws to ensure that they're firmly in contact with the bridge plate.

In terms of hearing it through the amp - I think the answer is that there's not an amplified buzz coming out - but the interference has to be having an effect on tone through the amp even though not audible as a buzz. Its more like a slightly harsh metallic overtone that kind of distracts the ear.

Cheers again for the help guys

 

[DrKev]

If it's just at one fret only and not related to a high or low fret, it may be a resonance issue. If you play the same note on a different string, do hear the same effect?

And of course, the forum mantra - call customer service! It's what they are there for.