aceuggy Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Just taken delivery of my new Jazz and very pleased with it I am too. It looks the mutts and plays great. Only problem is it's a bit buzzy as if the strings are a bit too close to the fret board. What do you reckon that is and how can I fix it? It sounds worse when played acoustically not too bad when amplified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonshelley01 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 (edited) Is the fret buzzing just certain frets or over most of the board? If it most of it, just raise the saddles slightly. I still get some fretbuzz from my MIM Jazz, but as I doesn't come through the amp, I can live with it. By the way, nice looking bass! Edited August 13, 2008 by leonshelley01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 probably needs a tweak of the trussrod. With the bass in the normal playing position tuned as normal. Press the E string at the first & last frets. the distance between the 8th fret and the string should be about the thickness of a couple of business cards. Any less than that and the truss rod needs to be loosened to allow the strings to pull some relief into the neck and any more means it needs to be tightened to counteract the pull of the strings. A little goes a long way. I think setups are fully documented on the wiki (I haven't checked though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 That's really nice! I think that's two of the new classic vibes we have here on BassChat now. Just waiting for someone to buy the lovely 50's Precision in Lake Placid Blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceuggy Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='261848' date='Aug 13 2008, 07:36 PM']probably needs a tweak of the trussrod. With the bass in the normal playing position tuned as normal. Press the E string at the first & last frets. the distance between the 8th fret and the string should be about the thickness of a couple of business cards. Any less than that and the truss rod needs to be loosened to allow the strings to pull some relief into the neck and any more means it needs to be tightened to counteract the pull of the strings. A little goes a long way. I think setups are fully documented on the wiki (I haven't checked though).[/quote] Woah! If I press the E string at the first and last frets it touches all the frets all the way along the neck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonshelley01 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 [quote name='aceuggy' post='261886' date='Aug 13 2008, 08:22 PM']Woah! If I press the E string at the first and last frets it touches all the frets all the way along the neck!! [/quote] You definitely need to put some relief in that neck then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 (edited) Jazzes seem to work best with just a touch of a curve at the nut end of the neck. Between an 8th & a quarter of a turn anticlockwise, I do believe Also, check that the saddles on the bridge aren't bottoming out on the base of the bridge! Edited August 13, 2008 by OutToPlayJazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceuggy Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='261920' date='Aug 13 2008, 08:52 PM']Jazzes seem to work best with just a touch of a curve at the nut end of the neck. Between an 8th & a quarter of a turn anticlockwise, I do believe Also, check that the saddles on the bridge aren't bottoming out on the base of the bridge![/quote] Do I need a special tool? I've had a look at all the allen keys in my possession, but none seem to fit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Cooke Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='261854' date='Aug 13 2008, 07:47 PM']Just waiting for someone to buy the lovely 50's Precision in Lake Placid Blue.[/quote] planning to get mine for my birthday... but that's next year in April... got to sell off some first as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Cooke Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 [quote name='aceuggy' post='262006' date='Aug 13 2008, 10:39 PM']Do I need a special tool? I've had a look at all the allen keys in my possession, but none seem to fit![/quote] you should have received the two allen keys with the Bass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastair Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I didn't get jack with my squier VM It's a standard, metric allen key. Roughly equivalent to that of a 3/16s size key that you use for most american made instruments. I'd check the size but I don't have any keys to hand...something tells me its about 4mm though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc B Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 (edited) Nice bass - I didn't get any tools with my VM jazz Edited August 13, 2008 by Doc B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceuggy Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 Ok, well I think I've sorted it. The truss rod was as tight as a tight thing, so relieved it a bit and that seems to have cured the problem. Thanks everyone for your advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Count yourself lucky, I can't adjust the truss in mine . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 You can usually tell quite easily if you've got the trussrod right. The action will feel about right, but if it's been slackened too much you'll have a massive clearance gap between the fingerboard and the E string at the 12th fret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 I've been eyeballing one of these Jazzes in Guitar Guitar in Glasgow, but I never have enough time to try it out. How's the bridge on it? I've been thinking about picking one up as a replacement for my Badass, but there don't seem to be any on ebay just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastair Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 (edited) Just use a Gotoh 201, they're practically the same bridge and at 25 quid they're a steal. I have one on my jazz bass. Looks great too. Oh and thanks for the heads up, I will not be heading into Guitar Guitar any time soon then. My wallet will kill me other wise! Edited August 17, 2008 by Alastair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) My Jazz had a Gotoh 201 on it for a while but I really didn't like it. Don't know if it was a duffer or not but there was no improvement in tone or sustain over the original 'bent tin' bridge that it came with. Went to what was formerly Sound Control today, the new Squier bridges look a lot studier than those on the new Fender American Standards. Oh and in guitar guitar they have the Classic Vibe 60s Precision with a bridge cover on it, which I reckon really tops it off, it looks effing lovely! Edited August 18, 2008 by jono b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastair Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Oh christ Ive been gassing for a P for a while and the colour they offer it in is perfect. I really must avoid now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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