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Post subject: Question: The "open A string buzz blues" :(
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:05 pm
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I don't get it. It was the open D string blues and then started being more picky about the radius, now it's switched.

So a specific example is every bass will rattle when striking the open A with juice, but the other 3 strings don't at all. It's higher than the other strings already.

The radius is 9.5 and the G/E string are spec. Putting more relief helps, but doesn't solve the problem.

Now, this is a P-bass, a J-bass AND a MM. So it has to be something I'm doing wrong.

Thoughts? (other than take it to a pro :lol: )


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Post subject: Re: Question: The "open A string buzz blues" :(
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:09 pm
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Forgot to mention the gauge, EB 45-100. Now a thought was going 45-105 but I hate spending 20 bucks to experiment with that.


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Post subject: Re: Question: The "open A string buzz blues" :(
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 8:48 pm
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A partial clue: It appears I had my A string wrapped high. Wound it down re-crimped so that I could get more windings and it helped a tad.


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Post subject: Re: Question: The "open A string buzz blues" :(
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:23 pm
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Which reminds me:

Fender, y u no put A string trees on all basses????!!!!


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Post subject: Re: Question: The "open A string buzz blues" :(
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:44 am
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superstratlover wrote:
Which reminds me:

Fender, y u no put A string trees on all basses????!!!!

They don't have to now that Fender has gone to fluted tuners on their American Professional and American Elite series.

For all other basses take it to a competent luthier or technician. Someone that has expertise in custom slotting nuts. Get your action set at the nut; frets checked for level (and leveled if needed), and total pro set up to include truss rod adjustment for proper neck relief and then finally bridge adjustment for a good clean action and intonation. Adjust pickup(s) for sweet spot and string-to-string evenness of volume.
If you haven't done all of this, do it.

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