Truss Rod Rattle

[tess]

Hi

I've got a Matt Freeman squier precision & the truss rod buzzes, Ive drilled through the 9th & 15h fret markers & poured in watered down PVA but still it buzzes.
Anybody any other solutions

Tess

[Grangur]

This sounds odd to me. If it's under tension I doubt it would buzz. Are you sure it's the truss rod?

Surely if it's set solid in PVA, can you still adjust it?

[Woodinblack]

I spent ages trying to cure the rattle in one of my trussrods. Then just before I sold it I found out it was the machinehead!

[Grangur]

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1468615733' post='3092235']
I spent ages trying to cure the rattle in one of my trussrods. Then just before I sold it I found out it was the machinehead!
[/quote]

I spent ages trying to find out what was buzzing when I played the A string. It turned out to be the G-string tuning head. What often happens with Fender-type heads, is the big clover-leaf gets lose in the rod.

[3below]

Truss rod buzzes usually sorted by adjusting truss rod. Tighten slightly, or if this fails, loosen rod, give neck a gentle push in the middle whilst holding headstock then retighten rod. If this fails I am with Grangur on this one, it is something else. One of my Warwicks has a seriously irritating buzz on unfretted A. I know it is the truss rod cover and one day will sort it, one day soon

Edited July 15, 2016 by 3below

[AndyTravis]

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1468615733' post='3092235']
I spent ages trying to cure the rattle in one of my trussrods. Then just before I sold it I found out it was the machinehead!
[/quote]

I've had this on 2 basses.

One of which was a Farida - made in the same factory (with the same machine heads) as the Matt Freeman.

[tess]

Hi All

Well it just goes to show if you ask questions you will get the answer,& guess what, it was the "ear" of the G machine head, its loose

Thank you to all

Tess

[Grangur]

Pleased to hear it's on the way to a good fix now.

Anyone know how to suck PVA out of a neck?

[Grangur]

[quote name='tess' timestamp='1468618182' post='3092256']
Hi All

Well it just goes to show if you ask questions you will get the answer,& guess what, it was the "ear" of the G machine head, its loose

Thank you to all

Tess
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Send me a pic of the tuner and the measurements between the fixing holes. I still have the old set of tuners I had. Mine was a Squier too. If your luck is in, mine might be the same.

[MoonBassAlpha]

A little drop of superglue will sort that out.

[tess]

Hi Grangur

The measurements between the screws are 18mm one way & 36mm the other, Im not sure how to attach a pic

Tess