So my mainland mahogany tenor slothead has developed a terrible buzz after I brought it to the beach this weekend (friday - saturday night). Of course I played the heck out of it so much that my thumb hurt and jammed with some great street performers in ocean city MD. I did not use a humidifier, rarely kept it in its case, and slept with it in my friends room (does that void the warranty? if mainlands come with one).
Heres what it sounds like now:
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0sJgjY3nl3b
iPhones don't really do a great job at picking up buzzing sounds, but its so apparent that you can still hear it.
It buzzes when played open as well as almost all the frets. It is basically unplayable in this state.
The buzz started developing slightly on saturday night, but was still playable and really showed up this morning after leaving it on the couch in my house all night. The weather was great all weekend, but the humidity was probably high. The strings kind of felt slick and watery at night after being outside all day.
I just changed out the strings (which are living waters) and am keeping it in its case with an oasis humidifier for a few days. Do you guys think this will be enough to help it? Should I possibly send it back to mainland or bring it to someone around here who can fix it? (let me know if you guys know of anywhere near columbia/olney maryland that does setups/repairs). I thought it needed a setup anyway before it started buzzing (fret dressing etc).
Thanks guys.
Heres what it sounds like now:
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0sJgjY3nl3b
iPhones don't really do a great job at picking up buzzing sounds, but its so apparent that you can still hear it.
It buzzes when played open as well as almost all the frets. It is basically unplayable in this state.
The buzz started developing slightly on saturday night, but was still playable and really showed up this morning after leaving it on the couch in my house all night. The weather was great all weekend, but the humidity was probably high. The strings kind of felt slick and watery at night after being outside all day.
I just changed out the strings (which are living waters) and am keeping it in its case with an oasis humidifier for a few days. Do you guys think this will be enough to help it? Should I possibly send it back to mainland or bring it to someone around here who can fix it? (let me know if you guys know of anywhere near columbia/olney maryland that does setups/repairs). I thought it needed a setup anyway before it started buzzing (fret dressing etc).
Thanks guys.
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