10th fret problem...

Metal_Cub · #1 03-09-2006, 03:15 PM

The 10th fret of my bass seems to have a dead spot or something.... it has a lot of buzz in the E, A, and D strings and it only goes away if I raise the action a lot.... I need some help on this please

SBassman · #2 03-09-2006, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Metal_Cub

The 10th fret of my bass seems to have a dead spot or something.... it has a lot of buzz in the E, A, and D strings and it only goes away if I raise the action a lot.... I need some help on this please

You might need to tweak the truss rod.

It's probably fixable.

SBassman · #3 03-09-2006, 04:43 PM

http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass.../relief.html#3

Metal_Cub · #4 03-09-2006, 06:44 PM

yeah... the thing is that it buzzes on the 10th fret not 1-5 or 12+ so I dont know what to do... and like I said I need to raise the action A LOT to make the buzz stop

thumpbass1 · #5 03-18-2006, 07:11 AM

Go to a good repair person and have it checked out for the possibility that your tenth fret may be a hair higher and needs some leveling.