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Bass fret buzz? (questions answered)
Posted by admin on 6 February, 2009
Just an answer for a member of my forums. I couldn’t answer in text, so did him a vid instead. It may help others as well 
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February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
enjoy watching your …
enjoy watching your videos. Thanks !
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
thanks for the tips
thanks for the tips
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
thank you for the …
thank you for the videos. they are helping me a lot.
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
I didn’t watch the …
I didn’t watch the video, so I’m not sure if this was addressed, but here I go:
1. Don’t be afraid of fretbuzz. It won’t be heard over a band.
2. To remove 95% of fretbuzz, turn your tweeter/horn completely off and turn your treble knob about 15 degrees below flat. This will get rid of all but the WORST fretbuzz (which won’t be audible over a band as I said).
I found this out on my journey to get the strings as low as possible.
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Dude, you rock! You …
Dude, you rock! You were right, it was just my technique. I still have some buzz but as you pointed out it does not come through my amp. I would send you a new chair but I’m afraid shipping from Upstate NY to England would be outrageous! Def. count on a donation soon tho! Thanks again bro! Switching from bass to guitar is proving to be harder than I thought, but bass is so much more exciting!
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
No problem man! …
No problem man! Glad it helped
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
i had the same …
i had the same problem ages ago but i just needed to hire the bridge
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
The neck of any …
The neck of any guitar or bass *should* have a little bit of a concave bend/curve to it when the instrument is set up properly. When strings vibrate, they form an arc, and neck needs to somewhat match that arc so the string can clear the frets properly while vibrating. That said, you shouldn’t have *much* bend.
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
The best way to …
The best way to check neck bend (”relief”) is to press one of the middle-most strings down against the frets at both ends of the neck (so that the string will form a perfectly straight line), and then see how much of a gap there is between the top of the frets and the underside of the string. There shouldn’t be more than about 1/8 of an inch. If there is more, it doesn’t necessarily mean your bass is “ruined” or anything, it usually just means you need to tighten the truss rod.
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
The whole point of …
The whole point of the truss rud is to provide counter-tension to pull the neck “back” to a mostly-straight position, to counteract the forward-pulling force that the strings place on the neck.
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
My basses e strings …
My basses e strings gets “floppy” when i tune it down. My bass teacher told me that some basses have the e string further up on the head to give more tension thus less “floppyness”.
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
hahaaaa i is gettin …
hahaaaa i is gettin lessons off him tonight at miiiiine hahaaaaa lol good dude!
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
The main raison …
The main raison about the fret buzz is because you usually play in your room right next to the amp. Its only a matter about the bottom bridge that move by the vibrations. I got that problem occasionnally on my fretless when i pump up the volume. Just refix your bridge and it gonna be all right.
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
I think maybe its …
I think maybe its because you arent placing your finger on the fret properly. If u place it closer to the little metal thingy to the right of ur note ( a bit confusing) it should sound good. Thats how i get rid of my buzz.
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
good man keep up …
funny intro!
good man keep up the good work
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Regarding the buzz: …
Regarding the buzz:
1 – True, we don’t want our neck being too concave or too convex. But in fact, we should have a slight curve on our bass neck. It depends on each player, but in my case (I have 4 basses) they sound better with a tiny curve on their neck.
2 To see the neck curve: from the body of the bass works, but is more difficult to get it right. Its a lot easier if you place the body end on your foot while sited, and then put your nose on the head of the base.
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
your the christ of …
your the christ of bass man, you explain everything perfectly
i swear if i had money then id give most of it to you
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
this rocked.
I just …
this rocked.
I just did the intonaition on my Gibson grabber.
the neck has a tiny upright curve.. I hope that isn’t so bad
Cool bass as well mate. I’ve got a sunburst 2001 3 eq musicman as well.
Take care !
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
You’re awesome man! …
You’re awesome man! Everything you said is totally helpful and I just wanted to say thank you.
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Dude you play …
Dude you play Acoustic Guitar to?
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
I love that bass
…
I love that bass
I only have a bc rich virgo bass
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Yup, the trust rod …
Yup, the trust rod is a scary thing!
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
3 Dont mess with …
3 Dont mess with the trust-road. Depending on if the neck is concave or convex, you have to turn the trust-road one way or another (this changes for each bass). Now you need to turn the trust-road by quarter increments, and for each increment you need to wait a long time for the wood to get used to it. I wait a day or so for each turn, meaning that a good tuning for your base could take a week!
February 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Really informative …
Really informative Video, my fret buzz usually comes from my weak Pinky.
Got a quick question. What does getting your jazz set up entail?
I bought a Fender Jazz, and other than tuning it up never really done anything else with it. What am I missing out on?