Leon Transaxle Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Hi, Just put some new strings on my CV 50s P and the A is buzzing a bit on the lower few frets so it looks like adjusting the truss rod is on order. I bought used so it came with no key. Do Chinese Squiers use a metric key (like my other MIJ or Korean stuff) or an Imperial key (like MIA and MIM Fenders)? I have a set of allen keys in both sizes but I don't want to risk 'rounding off the corners' of the rod with the wrong key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Metric 5mm if it's like the CV Jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 If it's just displaying this on the A, have you tried stringing it so that the the string is pulled down tight over the nut by the excess length at the tuner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Transaxle Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 Thanks for your help. Tweaking the truss rod (with a 5mm key) helped on the fretted notes but the open 'A' still buzzed. I had this problem before the string change which was cured by doing as you say with the string pulled down tight at the tuner but this time it hasn't cured it. It has however been sorted with a tin foil shim under the string so, despite fitting tapewounds, the strings must be larger than what was fitted before and the nut must be too deep. I'll try the old epoxy trick and, if that isn't successful, will look at getting the nut replaced in due course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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