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fizzy
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Hello community and sorry in advance for bumping this thread.
I recently bought a Kramer Pacer Vintage because I always wanted a Kramer and it had really good reviews.
But ever since I got it, I am having trouble setting it up properly, to the point that I think something might be wrong with the guitar itself. I am playing guitar for over 20 years and even though I am by no means a pro guitar tech, I do know when something feels right. On this guitar something feels off.
When I got it, it had a lot of string buzz, so I followed this guide on how to setup a Floyd Rose equipped guitar. The video was clear enough and I followed all the steps accordingly.
However, I could not get rid of the string buzz.
I have it set up know in a somewhat playable state but as can be seen on the photos, the action is way too high. It sits currently at 0.08 inch (2mm) on the low e and 0.07 inch (1.75mm) on the high e. (capo on 1st, measured on the 12th fret)
I have adjusted the truss rod to a recommended 0.006 inch (0.15mm) space above the 6th fret (capo on 1st and 12th ist fretted by hand). So the neck relief shouldn't be the problem I think.
Since I had to raise the Floyd Rose to get rid of the string buzz, it also made the nut height worse. As can be seen, the nut is way too high. There are no shims, in fact I changed the nut and the Floyd Rose that the guitar came with (R2 nut and 1000 Series Floyd) with an R2 nut and an Original Floyd Rose tremolo in the hope of things might be getting better. But even with the nut the guitar came with it was way to high.
So, I am at a loss really. The obvious problem to me seems, that the nut is too high and action are too high. But even with a nut that is lower (I had one lying around and tried it) the action is still too high.
Am I missing something or is that more or less how those Pacers are in terms of action and string buzz?
I can't really imagine that as the low action always gets a lot of praise online on these guitars.
Or do I maybe bought one that is not up too scratch in terms of quality? Is that a known issue on these Made in Indonesian Kramers?
Any input is highly appreciated, thanks in advance!
I recently bought a Kramer Pacer Vintage because I always wanted a Kramer and it had really good reviews.
But ever since I got it, I am having trouble setting it up properly, to the point that I think something might be wrong with the guitar itself. I am playing guitar for over 20 years and even though I am by no means a pro guitar tech, I do know when something feels right. On this guitar something feels off.
When I got it, it had a lot of string buzz, so I followed this guide on how to setup a Floyd Rose equipped guitar. The video was clear enough and I followed all the steps accordingly.
However, I could not get rid of the string buzz.
I have it set up know in a somewhat playable state but as can be seen on the photos, the action is way too high. It sits currently at 0.08 inch (2mm) on the low e and 0.07 inch (1.75mm) on the high e. (capo on 1st, measured on the 12th fret)
I have adjusted the truss rod to a recommended 0.006 inch (0.15mm) space above the 6th fret (capo on 1st and 12th ist fretted by hand). So the neck relief shouldn't be the problem I think.
Since I had to raise the Floyd Rose to get rid of the string buzz, it also made the nut height worse. As can be seen, the nut is way too high. There are no shims, in fact I changed the nut and the Floyd Rose that the guitar came with (R2 nut and 1000 Series Floyd) with an R2 nut and an Original Floyd Rose tremolo in the hope of things might be getting better. But even with the nut the guitar came with it was way to high.
So, I am at a loss really. The obvious problem to me seems, that the nut is too high and action are too high. But even with a nut that is lower (I had one lying around and tried it) the action is still too high.
Am I missing something or is that more or less how those Pacers are in terms of action and string buzz?
I can't really imagine that as the low action always gets a lot of praise online on these guitars.
Or do I maybe bought one that is not up too scratch in terms of quality? Is that a known issue on these Made in Indonesian Kramers?
Any input is highly appreciated, thanks in advance!
