8 ways to stop your guitar's Rattle and Buzz

Buzzes and rattles coming from your guitar are annoying. Here are 8 possible sources of buzzes and rattles that are very easy for you to cure.
Index:
00:00 Introduction
01:05 The Les Paul Challenge
01:35 Step One: The rattling Trapeze tailpiece
02:30 Step Two: Stop bar Tailpiece causing the bridge to buzz
03:50 Step Three: Bridge saddle rattle
04:55 Step Four: Buzzing pickup surround
05:40 Step Five: Pickguard noises
07:40 Step Six: Do you have loose nuts?
12:50 Step Seven: String tree rattle
13:40 Step Eight: Tighten your Tuning Keys
15.00 How to correctly lubricate your Fender Kluson tuners
16:30 Conclusion
I love Gerry's photo of the collapsed ABR-1 bridge (at 3:08) so I asked Gerry at Haze guitars. He was kind enough to give me his permission to use his photo. Thanks Gerry.
Copyright Gerry Hayes. Check out his site: hazeguitars.com.

[@theguitaramptech]

There have been many comments that have been so close to the correct answer to the Les Paul Challenge. Its IS the pickups, but they are not actually mini-humbuckers that have the adjustable polepieces. Mini Humbuckers use a single bar magnet that sits between and below the coils. I have installed FIREBIRD pickups in my Epiphone Les Paul. A Firebird pickup uses two bar magnets (on their sides) with the coils of wire wrapped around each magnet and then wired in series to "buck the hum". This totally different magnetic field pattern is closer to the strings than a regular humbucker, and is brighter and louder for the same turns of wire. @Geoff Conwell was the closest and first and has always had my undying respect, and this challenge brings even more praise and glory to him as both a player and a true guitar nerd.

[@jethreymonroe4119]

Great information. Will help me to clear up some buzzing on an old Memphis LP I just picked up. It is full of buzzes. Thank you very much!

[@theguitaramptech]

I love the look feel and sound of the Les Paul. I just purchased "Eric" (an R8) to keep "Doug" company. You can see Doug in the recent video of the Artist TweedTone 12A. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4KziKd5o9qfprc

[@lestelie4410]

Nice easy solutions. I love it! Thanks Chris

[@creep313]

Oh my god thank you so much I was going crazy bu you helped me identify the problem get a simple quick fix and I can figure out what to do next thanks again

[@theguitaramptech]

Thank you so much for your kind words

[@GRBAquatics]

Very Cool, Informative and Entertaining, Thankyou.

[@theguitaramptech]

Thank you for your kind words GRB!

[@montygore]

Good video. Thank you.

[@theguitaramptech]

Glad you liked it, Monty.

[@elwrongo]

so helpful, thankyou sir!

[@theguitaramptech]

Im glad I could help, Elwrongo

[@gtconwell]

Chris, the unique feature of your gold top Les Paul is the Fralin mini Humbucker pickups?

[@uptownphotography]

Nice video well explained..... Phil NYC Area

[@dennisflock3958]

Hey, Chris! Hello from Chicago.

[@theguitaramptech]

Gday Dennis!!

[@gtconwell]

Chris, the unique feature of your gold top Les Paul is the Fralin mini Humbuckers?

[@theguitaramptech]

Very very close, Geoff, but not quite. I love Fralin pickups, but I took them out and sold them about 6 months ago. You, however, will always win my praise and glory from me!

[@davidsanderson7715]

Is it that it is routed for regular humbuckers and it has a thicker surround to house the minihumbuckers?

[@theguitaramptech]

Well observed, David. But, they're not minihumbuckers which have the screw adjustable pole pieces. SO close.

[@lestelie4410]

Les Paul Challenge: Is your bridge back-to-front?

[@theguitaramptech]

Oooh interesting. Les. The bridge is NOT back-to-front. I hadn't noticed until you mentioned it, but that bridge is different to a stock Gibson Les Paul bridge. But, it's not what the challenge question was about.

[@jjs3863]

Are those P90s in humbucker rings?

[@theguitaramptech]

Hi Joe. They are Seymour Duncan Antiquity Firebird pickups and sound crisp and clean and loud. I can't recall where I got the cream pickup surrounds from. Somewhere in the USA.

[@jjs3863]

@@theguitaramptech Chris, thank bro. Never heard of them. But I’m am gonna check them out. Are they noisy like P90s?

[@jjs3863]

@@theguitaramptech any residual praise and glory left?

[@theguitaramptech]

The Firebird guitars were made by Gibson in the 60s. They looked great. Sounded great. Johnny Winter and Steve Stills were 2 famous players. I had a Firebird, which I loved, but they were so long I would either hit the drummers cymbals or the singer. I know have that beautiful sound in a Epiphone Les Paul.

[@theguitaramptech]

Only for you, Joe.

[@sickofit9247]

Apart from the p/up surrounds etc, the guitar is an Epiphone, which is not really "unique". Great channel thank you.

[@theguitaramptech]

Excellent observation, sickofit! It is indeed an Epiphone Les Paul, and you're quite correct in saying that it is not unique for that reason. So what is it, then?

[@Curtislow2]

Metric bridge Saddle

[@theguitaramptech]

Excellent observation, Curtis! It is indeed an Epiphone Les Paul with the metric screws on the bridge...so what have I done to make it unique?