Unidentified Buzz...

[Cicero]

Greetings

I have what seems to be buzz that's coming from inside of the neck. I could be wrong.

It's most prominent unplugged and on the lower open notes.

This is on my new P Bass and it hasn't resolved after a week's worth of playing.

I've also noticed that getting the E in tune is a bit of a bugger.

Could this be truss rod related?

Danke

[ikay]

Have you tried giving the trussrod a small tweak (say 1/8 turn clockwise) to make sure it's under tension?

[gary mac]

Check the tuners, sometimes a loose one of them is the culprit.

[NancyJohnson]

It's wasps.  They get everywhere this time of year.

Check the machines are all nice and tight.  Sometimes the source of these rattles isn't necessarily where you hear them from.

[Lozz196]

1 hour ago, gary mac said:

Check the tuners, sometimes a loose one of them is the culprit.

Yep, I had this on one bass, turned out to be one of the fixing screws on the back was slightly loose and was vibrating/rattling.

[Cicero]

Hmm, doesn't seem to be the tuners.

Also, I can't seem to get the allan key in 😑

I'll need a longer one than I have lying around...

[Lozz196]

Next cause could be amount of windings on the peg - with strings with silks on the end I used to cut them at 10cm and this was ok. When I changed to strings without silks, just the metal ends I had to up it to 15cm, as similarly used to get a buzzing that seemed to come from inside the neck on both E & A strings.

[police squad]

bridge saddle screws too

 

[NancyJohnson]

34 minutes ago, police squad said:

bridge saddle screws too

 

Yep...also check for slackness in the springs against the saddles.

[gary mac]

Is this a new P bass or just new to you?

[White Cloud]

Is the nut cut too low on those strings? That could result in a slight rattle on 1st fret. 

[gary mac]

32 minutes ago, White Cloud said:

Is the nut cut too low on those strings? That could result in a slight rattle on 1st fret. 

That was why I was asking if it was a new bass. Like you, I was wondering about the nut.

[Cicero]

Hi All

It's a new bass - as in, brand new.

I'm now going to have it professionally set up this weekend, so hopefully this will be resolved following that!

Thanks