Bass Buzz

[tite]

I've been using the double bass my school lent me for awhile now, and I have had no problems with it, but all of a sudden im startin to get buzz when im playing with my fingers. When I play with a bow there is no problem at all. does anyone know what might have happened? I

[Eli_Upright12]

When you play pizz the strings tend to vibrate a little more erratically and have more of a up and down motion. This causes some notes played pizz to buzz more than a bowed note. This at least has been my experience, especially on the A and E strings.

[tite]

I have been playing upright for awhile now, jazz mostly, so I know about how much buzz there usually is. There is just an insane amount right now for some reason. Nothing has changed on the bass.

[kurtsnyder]

My fingerboard sometimes buzzes if it starts getting a little grimy. If your bass has an ebony fingerboard, take a rag and wet it with rubbing alcohol and put a thin layer of the rag between the string and fingerboard. That normally clears things up for me. Just be careful to not let the alcohol touch the finish!

Use a damp rag to clean the fingerboard if it's not real ebony. Just a guess...

[tite]

Thanks ill try that. If it doesnt work I guess ill have to get it repaired :[

[washtub_bass]

Before you take it to the shop, try moving the bridge up towards the neck a half inch, then re-tune

[tite]

the bass i have is very ******. I am afraid if i moved the bridge it would fall apart lol. The reason it was making the noise had something to do with the end-pen being loose. tanks for the help tho