Thread: Les Paul

Originally Posted by AwDeOh

Some say that a maple top brightens up the top end of a Mahogany body a little.

Les Paul said that Gibson got it wrong and the body should have been maple with a mahogany cap.

http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass...al/relief.html

This is by far the best explaination of Truss rod adjustment you'll find anywhere on the net. Is it then any surprise it was written by a bass player

All jokes aside, the principles for truss rod adjustment apply equally for guitar and bass so go through the tutorial on this site before you do anything else.

Originally Posted by lliw

I got the Les Paul that I orderd of ebay.

Looks good, sounds good, Its real heavy but there is fret buzz...

I dont want to lift the action up to much, is there any other way to get rid of it? can it be done via truss rod? thanks.

A truss rod isn't designed to adjust action....DONT start playing with the truss rod unless theres an issue with neck relief. If the relief is ok and theres still a buzz then look at action. If action is high then look at other causes of buzzes (high frets, notched saddle etc).

Something else to look at is the way you play. Sounds silly but its the first thing I look at when someone brings in a guitar with a buzz.

Check this out http://www.geocities.com/ccbryan/BuildLesPaul.html