Fairly recently I picked up a very nice Martin 00015 with a really nice low action and I strung it with my usual E.B Earthwood R&B's 52-10 and it was great, no issues.
The I started thinking about lower tension strings and bought a couple of sets of Newtone's Heritage to try and put on a set of 43 - 10 and now it fret buzzes on both the A and D on the 1st and 2nd fret, I guess it's the difference between the EB's being 42/30 and the Newtones being 32/23, plus the lower tension.
So now I'll have to remove the strings and either get heavier Newtone's as they sound really good and I like to lower tension or stick with the EB's which are ok.
Am I right in thinking that once the Newtone's are unwound they will lose the tension on the inner core? Once removed they are just bin worthy?
Also if I was to get similar string gauges will there still be a chance of the buzzing due to the lower tension?
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I would start by slackening the truss rod completely - literally until you feel the nut come loose, then tighten up just enough to stop any rattling - leave it for a few days, and then see where you are...
"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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For now I think I'm going to swap the 10's for 11's and see if there is any difference then swap out for the 12's depending on fret buzz once they arrive, at some point I'll work out the right gauge!!
Edit: The 11's have eliminated 95% of the buzz so it's obviously a very fine line, it's now passed the "Love Me Two Times" test!
I do think that going up to Newtone 12's will be the answer and save adjusting the truss rod.