Plastic on the pick-ups

[sparky10]

Hi guys,

I am new here, just got my les paul custom plus 2 weeks ago and i have 2 queries.

1. I have been told by the guy at the store to leave the plastic / sticker with the Gibson logo covering the picks-ups on. Is this correct ?

2. I am getting a bit on buzz on the top string, the fattest one on the 3,4 & 5 frets. How can i get rid of it ? Can i do it myself with a bit of adjustment ?

Hope you guys can help me out here !!!

Thanks and warm regards to all ......

[supedupviper]

1. I would take the stickers off, either way they'll start to peel off due to your hand moving against them while you play

2. Did you put on new strings after you bought the guitar? Most guitars bought new still have old strings from the factory, so you should put new strings on as soon as you can

[Ol Geezer]

sparky10 said:

I have been told by the guy at the store to leave the plastic / sticker with the Gibson logo covering the picks-ups on. Is this correct ?

Maybe he meant to leave them on until you're certain you're not going to return the guitar (to keep it in "new" condition so it can be re-sold)?

[Steelpriest]

Ol said:

Maybe he meant to leave them on until you're certain you're not going to return the guitar (to keep it in "new" condition so it can be re-sold)?

I guess that was what he meant...

[jeje]

I ripped them off the first day then I removed the covers completely after four weeks

[sparky10]

Thanks guys for the quick response.

But maybe superdeviper got it wrong, your hands are not goin to touch the stickers on the pick-ups when you play.

One more time guys should i leave the stiker on the pick-ups on or should i rip them off, will it make a difference to the sound of the guitar ?

And any advise on the buzz i am getting from the fat E string ?

Thanks and warm regards

[exyearrboy]

Whoops I just wrote out a whole anti-buzz manifesto and then saw where the buzz was (it is now lost to the mysterious realm of deleted computer information). While I'd suggest you take her in to get her set up by a pro (unless you've done it before), I'll tell you your problem and solution. This is either poorly set frets, which is very very very unlikely since it would be three frets off, or your neck, which with luck can be fixed with a simple tweak of an allen wrench. First check to make sure your neck is straight, I'm assuming you haven't changed your strings to like .15's, if this is good, check neck relief with this simple method:

1. get a capo (a clamp that holds down strings on a certain part of the neck), clamp it in the first fret position (not on the fret, just in front like you're playing the note). If you don't have a capo, get someone to hold the E string (low E) down while you...
2. Hold down the low E string at the 12th fret and take a ruler with millimeter increments and measure the space between the 5th fret and the low E string, it should be between 2 and 4 mm. If you're too low...
3. Take the appropriate allen wrench and slooowly loosen the truss rod in a counterclockwise fashion (checking your adjustment and tuning every 1/8 of a turn, don't do this fast or too much, it doesnt' take much to get it right or to screw up your neck). Again, taking it to the shop is ideal since a good set up will adjust anything slightly off, making your baby play like a dream, but if you are poor, cheap, or want to learn how to screw with things, you can give it a stab. Good luck
Ty

[exyearrboy]

Oh yeah, take the stickers off, they're hinky looking.

[noeljob]

kill the stickers. the buzz, probably just need a slight adjustment to the neck. take it to a shop. the way i learned to service all of my guitars was to buy an old cheap guitar and experiment. i learned a wealth of tricks and info by just doing that.

[jeje]

I would advice all guitar players to learn basic setup of their own guitars. Intonation, adjustment of bridge, action, pickupheight, it's nothing magical.. And it will spare you of expenses and time from professional setups, plus you'll get it just the way you want it

I learned it from an old guitar-repair/maintenance book

[sparky10]

Hi guys,

Once again thanks for the response, all of you, esp[glow=red,2,300]exyearrboy[/glow] for writing a manual on it.

Really appreciate the help. ;D

Thanks and warm regards to all.

[noeljob]

would advice all guitar players to learn basic setup of their own guitars. Intonation, adjustment of bridge, action, pickupheight, it's nothing magical.. And it will spare you of expenses and time from professional setups, plus you'll get it just the way you want it

thats all and good, but if i didnt know what i was doing i really wouldnt feel comfy doing that at first. thats why i suggest a cheap axe to fiddle with before you go and f#$@ something up. and yes get some sort of manual.

[jeje]

of course from someone who knows, or a book that you would trust just messing around on your own without the knowhow wont do any good