OliverBlackman Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Hi, iv recently bought a Warwick fretless NT bass and theres loads of buzz. Iv tried raising the action which helped a bit but didnt cure it. Will i need to adjust the nut and action? or is it something to do with it being fretless? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Sounds like your neck has a little bit of back-bow & needs the truss-rod loosened just a tad. Providing the nut is cut evenly it can be almost down to the fingerboard on a fretless. Hold down a string where the 1st fret would be, and also where the 17th fret would be & look at the side of the neck & the clearance between the fingerboard & the string round about the 9th-12th fret. There should be some clearance there - hardly any is OK, but some nevertheless. Once you have that. by adjusting the truss rod, adjust the height of the bridge saddles to taste & you ought to get a better action. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Where is the buzz coming from. It is more noticeable at the nut end or the bridge end of the fingerboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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