kendall Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) Hi there - just wondering if someone can give me some ideas on how to resolve an issue I have with my bass. I have set up the bass, the neck is straight (slight bow) and all the strings are buzz free when I play individual notes on them up and down the neck. However, when I hold down the 10th fret on the G string and the 12th fret on the D string and play each note individualy, I am getting a buzz from somewhere. I have tried playing each note on its own and there is no issue. I've checked my technique etc. and yet it still has this rogue metallic buzz. I've checked the frets for uneveness and they are fine......I've tried raising the strings to higher than I prefer and yet it's still there.... I'm at a bit of a loss now.... Any thoughts gratefully received as I'm out of ideas. Edited March 6, 2014 by kendall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Is the truss rod loose? Sometimes after you've backed them off a little they can rattle inside the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 What happens if you sound the same notes on the D (15th fret) and the A (17th fret). Still the same buzz? If so then something is vibrating in resonance with the beat frequency note created by the two notes sounding together. I think (please correct me if I'm wrong anybody) that the frequencies of these two notes (F3 @174.6Hz and D3 @146.8Hz) are 27.8Hz apart which is the same as a low A (A0). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 is it one of the strings vibrating on the frets BEHIND the point of fretting? You may be damping the unplayed string less if you are fretting 2 strings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendall Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1394110456' post='2388002'] is it one of the strings vibrating on the frets BEHIND the point of fretting? You may be damping the unplayed string less if you are fretting 2 strings [/quote] We have a winner! A minor tweak on truss rod and all is good. Three days later and it's playing great. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Glad to be of help! *runs around room with shirt over head, arms aloft, footballer stylee* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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