Problems with trem, I think.

[Bengal]

Your nut might need a shim. That might help with your buzzing.

But buzzing is a side effect of low action. If you want super low action, you have to be prepaired for a little buzzing. If the buzz isn't coming through the amp, it's no biggie. But if it bothers you, raise the bridge or shim the nut until it stops.

[FM Piotr]

Hello again. Well, I did not remove the trem, 'cause I've never done it and rather not do it without some guidance the first time. So I cannot say for sure about the posts, but I paid more attention to the sound and it appears to come from the "middle" of the body, around the place where the mid pickup is. It is more audible in the front than the back

[FM Piotr]

Oh damn. I think that the problem may have to do with the neck, or maybe I just need to learn a lot more about guitars besides playing, and I'm kind of hoping it's the latter or...hell, not sure.

Here goes. As I was going back to "work" on the axe, I noticed the "sound" when I picked it up. Now, if I "pull" the neck upwards while havind the guitar horizontally on my lap, there's the sound; and if I push it down, there's the sound. Man! It does not seem good.

Maybe it's wood crackoing..:?

[rjohnstone]

Sounds like the neck screws need to be tightened up.

[Bengal]

Try to tighten the neck screws. Sometimes they shift and don't hold the neck tight. So try that, that just might take care of it.

I wondered if it might be the neck too but didn't want to overload you.

EDIT: Rick beat me to it.

[FM Piotr]

Thanks. Well, the screws are really tight. Guess I'll have to take it to the shop after all. I'd remove the trem but I rather not...well, at least I have not found any guides that are clear enough or anything, and besides I don't feel very confortable with it.

Damn, that sound drives me crazy. I notice, finally, that it comes from a different spot if I dive or if I rise the bridge...hmmm

[Bengal]

I bet it's coming from your neck. Are you putting a lot of torque on the screwdriver? They sometimes can seem tight but then when you really torque it, it moves a bit.

Either that or it took a shot and the screws won't hold the neck stable anymore. Then you need to pull the neck and re-dowell the holes then re-drill and attach.

If this is a new guitar, can you return it?

[FM Piotr]

Thank you all, very much. Well, the screws indeed seem tight so I will take it to where I bought it. I got it on tuesday. Maybe they can fix the prob. or just give me another one...

[Vass]

Great advice on this thread- but I think your final course of action is the right one. If the neck or posts are unstable & you can lay your hands on a new guitar, that's the way to go.

If you start doweling & taping they might claim you did the damage.

But I agree with those above- sounds like the neck.

Vass

[FM Piotr]

Hello. Indeed, it is the neck. It needs a slight adjustment. I took it to the store today and they confirmed it. However they did not have the proper equipment there so I'll take it in a few days when they get it. They claim that even leaving the neck as it is and as it is would cause no problems later but I really don't buy it, heh. Someone suggested it could be about the truss rod but while I only once messed with one, it does not seem to be it, eh?
(As said, I'm much better at playing than maintaining or repairing, haha)

I'll see if it's really that simple (it seems now) and fixed when I go back or else I better request a change for another guitar. I'm kind of hoping I don't have to (and I even doubt I have to) 'cause it would take quite a while to get another one here, unless they have one in their store at the capital but I'm sure they said they only got this one Dinky in the last shipment.

[fett]

One of the things I have noticed when I remove a neck is the holes have burrs on them. Like they didn't take the time to sand them off. Those burrs will get in the way of the neck seating flush in the pocket. I had one where there was so much wood around the holes that there was no way there was a tight fit.

[JACKS0NESP]

The ONLY other thing I could think of is your leg or something hitting the cavity control cover or something (for electronics or floyd springs)..but I seriously doubt this

[FM Piotr]

The ONLY other thing I could think of is your leg or something hitting the cavity control cover or something (for electronics or floyd springs)..but I seriously doubt this

Well, the first time I heard the sound I HOPED more than THOUGHT it was something like that haha

[Jack The Riffer]

I had a guitar that made a strange ticking sound when I muted the strings....The pickups were picking up the ticking of my watch.

[dg]

One thing that hasn't been brought up yet in this thread: It's possible that the mounting screws for the locknut are loose. I had this happen on a brand new guitar once and it gave me the same symptoms. It went slightly flat after a dive, slightly sharp after a pullup, and made a strange creaking sound. All of this was caused by the nut shifting slightly because the mounting screws weren't tight. I ended up having to use a toothpick to get one of them to grab enough to stop the problem. That experience made me a believer that through-bolted floyd locknuts have a big advantage over top-mounted, even though they can weaken the neck at the headstock.