What exactly is the Buzz Feiten tuning system?
In short… moving the nut about a millimeter closer to the first fret. You were expecting a long technical answer weren’t you? Now you know why they try to keep everything about it a secret… but wait, there is more! Once this modification is done, you must use a special electronic tuner that has built in Buzz Feiten offsets to tune your guitar. You’ll also have to learn a new method of string to string tuning for when you don’t have your “special” tuner handy. Now i bet your wondering if it really works, right? Yes, it does offer improved intonation, but is it worth all this trouble? Only you can answer that… I personally think its a horrible idea. Q: What is action and how does it affect my playing? A: The term “action” refers to string height, or to be even more precise, the distance between the top of the frets and the bottom of your strings. If action is too high, the guitar will be hard to play and nearly impossible for a student to learn on… in extreme cases, it can actual
