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Hey dooks, tyvm for the advice, I shimmed the thing and now I get no fretbuzz on the low E. I also got some lock nuts on ebay to keep it all in tune, and blocked off the floating tremolo with a piece of wood.
There's just one small problem forgive me if this is some ridiculously dumb newbie question but depending on how hard I press down on the strings, the pitch changes by abouta note or so. Is this because the frets are quite thick? This only happens on strings E-A-D so maybe I need a thinner gauge? Or is this just the way the guitar is made and therefore not really adaptable? I'm planning on lending it to a mate of mine who wants to learn it, and i'm not sure that's gonna be best for a beginner. It can sound quite out of tune if i'm playing a chord and not all my fingers are pressed down with the same force if you know what I mean.