Hello all, I'm having a really stressing problem with my guitar, and I dont know really where to post it, cause im not sure what it's related to.
I've been tuning my guitar in drop c for a while now, but my thickest string buzzes to the frets like hell if i keep the action a bit low. Only when I turn the action kinda high it goes away.. like 4-5 millimeter. I'm using beefy slinkys, but for the thickest string instead of a 54 I use a 58. I read about others using stuff like Skinny top heavy bottom for drop c. How is this possible if for me even a thick string like .58 buzzes so much..?
Also I don't know what action is average. I can't find anything on average action height on internet, I know its up to personal preference but guidelines would be useful to know if I'm not playing ridiculously high.
But worse. Open the thickest string is a perfect C, yet, the first fret on it is NOT a perfect Db, second fret no good either, etc etc. at the 12th fret the C is too sharp, meaning I have to adjust the saddle, yet the saddle is already all the way back.
It's also not the neck, that's straight and if it would be put straighter the strings would buzz even more making me have to put up the action even higher, making the string sound worse on 12th fret again because the distance to push gets bigger..
I brought it to the store and they adjusted it a bit. But all he did really was raise the bridge a bit, the buzz was sort of gone but the 12th fret was not better than before, it was still a bit too sharp.
I don't know how this is possible while i use such thick strings even, does anyone know what could be the problem? Maybe more normal strings like Skinny top Heavy bottom and tuning it to Eb or even standard E tuning will help?
(by the way i tried drop Db tuning as well, same problems, tho the action could go pretty much lower)
I use an ESP LTD ex-401 guitar.
thanks a lot in advance..
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