dominininic Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) Hi all, Have just picked up an Aria CSB-380 bass and have spotted a few problems, especially one regarding fret buzz. The bass came with what appear to be tapewounds and immediately there was fret buzz that occurred on all frets, as well as buzz created by just playing any of the strings. One of the saddle screws had worn on the e string so I could not adjust it that way, however I was able to raise the action on the e string using an elastic band between the bridge saddle and the string, and did the same on the top nut. This seemed to raise the action but was unsuccessful in eliminating the buzz. I even played around with washers where the neck is attached, however this made the problem worse. I don't know if it's the bridge action, nut (it did look as though the strings had worn it down), strings or something else and am really stuck on diagnosing and fixing the problem. I have taken the strings off as I have removed the neck a few times. Is there anything I can do or should I take it to the local luthier? Many thanks and sorry if this has been articulated poorly; am new to bass repair and troubleshooting. Edited March 23, 2020 by dominininic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Put it in the 'Bass Guitars' section and you may have a better response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 14 hours ago, visog said: Put it in the 'Bass Guitars' section and you may have a better response. That would be the wrong section, it's in the right place here as it's a technical question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Could possibly be neck relief. In your shoes I'd take it for a proper set-up as it doesn't sound like you are very confident in tackling 'stuff'. Shouldn't be too expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 https://youtu.be/aY9mSZCKnSs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominininic Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 Adjusted the truss rod a bit and put some new strings on; problem gone and no buzz. Still gonna take it for a proper setup though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 24 minutes ago, hooky_lowdown said: That would be the wrong section, it's in the right place here as it's a technical question! It was in General Discussion, so I moved it to here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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