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Nasty buzz with capo at 7

urban_winterurban_winter Frets: 85
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I have a mid-rage tanglewood, which has been great. I've recently be playing a couple of things with a capo on the 7th fret. There's a really nasty buzz coming from somewhere and I just can't track it down. I don't think it's string against fret (but it might be), and I don't think it's a bit of the capo itself resonating. Any ideas on likely causes?

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  • brucegillbrucegill Frets: 643
    Does it do it at the same place without the capo?
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    Probably the strings between the capo and the nut buzzing against the frets. Try tying something round the neck there or put a duster under the strings and see if it stops.

    If so you can sometimes fix it with a tiny truss rod adjustment, not enough to affect the overall relief much. Which direction is anyone’s guess...

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

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  • urban_winterurban_winter Frets: 85
    Thanks.  I appreciate the answers.

    I spent time on it last night. The sound is definitely the G string when it's open to the capo. It goes away when I lightly damp the string between capo and bridge. It doesn't happen if I fret the G string at 7 with my finger instead of the capo. 

    I think I may try an adjustable capo. 
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