Nut issue?

munckee

I have a simon and patrick SP6 cedar and I have one duff note which is the first fret of the high e string.  Do I need a new nut, the truss rod is I think adjusted correctly.

Could it be anything else?

BigLicks67

What do you mean by duff note, fret buzz?

munckee

Doesn't ring out unless I press harder and closer to the nut. 

Lewy

Doesn’t sound like the nut if it’s a fretted note that’s dead and it’s only at the one fret. Does it happen at the same fret regardless of the pitch the string is tuned to?

munckee

I haven't tried it when not tuned to e. Will give it a try when I get home. 

skunkwerx

Doubt it could be a nut issue because when fretted the nut isnt doing anything really. 

Does the 2nd fret ring out fine? 

If so I’d wager there is something going on between frets 1 and 2. 

Either first fret is flat or not shaped properly causing it to sound dead, or the second fret is slightly high causing the string to choke. 

Thats presuming the second fret and so on down the board rings out fine. 

If so its unlikely its yer truss rod or relief. 
But to check, fret the 1st fret and last fret of the Low e, then see how much gap there is between bottom of string and top of 12th fret. 

Do the same for high e. 

Or, many people will say, fret the 1st fret, and a fret on the same string about where the neck meets the body, and see the gap around the 7th-8th fret. 

skunkwerx

Its unlikely but have you changed strings yet to see if the problem persists? Could be a kinked string... you never know.. 

munckee

Hi just checked its the first fret which is more noticeable, just tried all the frets there is a faint unpleasant noise on the 2nd fret of the high e, no other frets or strings.

skunkwerx

munckee said:

Hi just checked its the first fret which is more noticeable, just tried all the frets there is a faint unpleasant noise on the 2nd fret of the high e, no other frets or strings.

Hmm. 

Right wheres the adults at? I’m out of my depth now! Haha. 

munckee

skunkwerx said:

munckee said:

Hi just checked its the first fret which is more noticeable, just tried all the frets there is a faint unpleasant noise on the 2nd fret of the high e, no other frets or strings.

Hmm. 

Right wheres the adults at? I’m out of my depth now! Haha. 

An honest man! If it was more than one string I would think truss rod, I thought as it was the first is the string going too far down in the nut but I can't see anything.

skunkwerx

Damn, I need to apologise too, I thought I was in the Electric category this whole time!! 

Though to be honest I reckon the basics here are the same, but I must let you know I havent a clue about particulars of acoustics. 

Its been a long day!

 munckee said:

skunkwerx said:

munckee said:

Hi just checked its the first fret which is more noticeable, just tried all the frets there is a faint unpleasant noise on the 2nd fret of the high e, no other frets or strings.

Hmm. 

Right wheres the adults at? I’m out of my depth now! Haha. 

An honest man! If it was more than one string I would think truss rod, I thought as it was the first is the string going too far down in the nut but I can't see anything.

ICBM

It's nothing to do with the nut or the problem would be on the open string and not any of the fretted notes. Once you fret a note the nut is irrelevant.

Either the first fret has a flat spot on it, or the second fret is too high, or the truss rod is too tight, in about that order of probability.