Some buzzing coming from the bridge (I think)

[Andy N.]

Hey all, I bought an Ibanez GB10em hollow body guitar about a month ago. Today, when I was playing, I noticed some buzzing coming from the bridge (I think) when I pluck the A string on frett 5 to 8 and D string. This is my first guitar that featured a wood floating bridge as well as my first hollow body guitar, so I honestly don't know how to fix this. Any suggestions?

Video of the buzzing:

[sgosnell]

It's not likely coming from the bridge, but the bridge might solve it. IME the most common cause of such a buzz is what is commonly called 'fret buzz'. Ideally the frets should all be level, with the same height. Sometimes some frets will be slightly higher or lower, and cause a buzzing sound when fretted below them. A fret that is lower can also cause buzzing. The easiest and quickest solution is to raise the bridge saddle slightly, turning the adjustment wheels just slightly until the buzzing is resolved. This does raise the overall action, and can possibly cause it to be unacceptably high, but that is a personal judgement. What one person considers high may well be another's perfect height. For buzzing on the A and D strings, I would raise the bass side of the saddle first and see if that adjustment does the job. It can take some time and trials before finding the ideal adjustment for you, but it's all easily reversible by just turning the wheels in the other direction. A professional fret level might be needed, but I would try adjusting the bridge before doing anything else, since it's free and easy to reverse. If that isn't enough, then the bridge saddle radius might be too flat, and deepening the slots just a tiny bit on the other strings might help.

[Cunamara]

Also, take the foam strip out from under the bridge. It's just there for shipping to protect the top from being scuffed. You'll have to raise the bridge, which you should experiment with anyway.

[J.C.]

Another option to check...Make sure it's not the pickup covers buzzing. Play the strings while holding or lightly pressing down on one of the pickups, and then the other.

[darkwaters]

So many things can cause buzzing. Here are the ones that I’ve experienced:

Truss rod rattle.

Action too low.

Nut slot cut too low.

Relief too low.

TOM saddle rattling.

Wire rattling inside the body; in one case, tapping against the underside of a pickup.

Oh what fun. Good luck.

[skiboyny]

I can't see where your playing those notes. That would be important in deciding what to do. Raising the bridge "might" be a solution but not the best one.

[GNAPPI]

Put a capo on or try a Barre chord at say the 5th fret. If the buzz stops it's likely the nut. Also a Barre chord up high on the neck may tell you if it's a lower fret. Also this may help find a loose fret, or neck .
Put a piece of fuzzy velcro behind the bridge woven through the strings.
Move strings out of the bridge notches to see if the buzz goes away.
Also don't discount buzz from a pickup. Is that tape on the pup? Remove it?