first 5 string problem

[ESPplayer]

okay instead of ordering the b55 from americanmusical.com i bought one here from a place with no returns.It sounds and plays well and i love how it looks.The only problem is after i slightly raised the action on the B string it is making a wierd metallic noise if i pick hard.It doesnt do it if i play the 6th fret while i hold the 4 th both on the B string.Any ideas and is this fixable?

[Christov]

The B string by nature has a larger vibration pattern than the other strings. This being said, you may need a neck adjustment to compensate somewhat. Think of the B string as looking at a woofer on a speaker cabinet. When the speaker is reproducing a higher frequency note there is very little movement of the basket on the speaker. With lower frequency notes the paper basket moves about 1/4" or so. The B string like the speaker has a larger pattern and that is the nature of reproducing that frequency.

[ESPplayer]

the noise also seems to be on the 6th fret of the B string the most not anywhere else.Also this is a ESP LTD B55

[ESPplayer]

my old jazz bass had a similar noise and my setup guy said the fret was "sparking out" and he sanded it down or something and it stopped.Could that be this basses problem?

[ESPplayer]

BUMP I NEED HELP!

[pkr2]

Originally Posted by ESPplayer

BUMP I NEED HELP!

As much as I would like to try to help you, I can't because no one can diagnose a particular noise without actually hearing the noise.

I can offer some generalities, but they are nothing more than throwing darts.

First off, since it only is happening on one sting and one fret, it could be a fret problem, although I wouldn't call fret interference "metalic" sounding. Of course descriptions of a sound are purely subjective.

Does it come through the amp?

It could also be the B string hitting the PUP pole peice.

Does it make the noise when you play it normally, rather than hard?

[ESPplayer]

it does not come thru the amp and it happens every once and awhile when i play either way.Ive already eliminated the pickupd getting hit and have narrowed it down to the frets needing filed or neck needs adjusting.