Fretting out from 8 to 17?

[pattyløve]

So i've spent ages trying to setup my mim jazz and get the right string height - i like to get a little fret buzz consistently on all frets. Ive just put in a shim because my bridge saddles were as low as they can go and werent low enough. But now my A and D strings fret out roughly between frets 8 and 17, i will hardly get a note, just a muffled metallic thump. Also any frets above or below this section dont get any fret buzz.

Is is just me or is this weird?

[ehque]

Your relief. Your neck is bending backwards, i believe. Needs truss rod adjustment. Or maybe your neck is not built to such tolerances to take such a low action.

[BillyRay]

Remove the shim and adjust for proper relief with the right tolerances (check Fender's website for a rough ballpark, I usually eye it but I like my action medium). If the action is still too high without insane buzz, you probably need a good fretjob.

If the neck cannot be adjusted to proper relief, add the shim back. How thick is it anyway ? and how did you shim the neck ? If you introduced an incorrect neck angle while shimming, this can cause fretting out.

[GlennW]

Try turning your TR nut 1/4 turn ccw and see what happens.

[pattyløve]

I had just loosened the truss rod prior to give it more relief as as getting fret buzz from 1 to 5. So there is now more clearance between the fretboard and string when you depress it on both sides. But its still fretting out, mostly just on the a string.