A is still buzzing.

[Asa Samuel]

ok, its at correct intonation and the action on it is till reasonably high compaired to the other strings.

all the others are fine and this one is high compaired to them.

tge action is high compaired to the other strings wich makes it a little annoying to play.


any suggestiions?

[Asa Samuel]

should i sacrifice intonation for tension so i can get it to stop buzzing?

[Foamy]

Why not just lower the action? IF....you are happy with the action of the rest of the strings, then just lower the bridge on the A string to match the action. It sounds to me as if you may be raising/lowering the strings to set intonation. You should not be!
Intonation is set by adjusting the front-to-back position of the bridge, not up and down.
Changing the height, however, WILL affect intonation, so it could be that as you adjust the height, the intonation changes. This is just simple geometry. Once you get the height where you want it, you need to reset the intonation.
Give me an idea of what you're doing to set the intonation so we're sure we're on the same page.

Also, PLEASE fill out your profile so we know what equipment you are talking about. A buzzing A is (can be) a real problem on basses such as Fenders and other which are similar as the string takes a rather flat path through the nut, and therefore does not get the downward pressure that the E and the D and G get, thus making it susceptible to a buzz. Try just holding your finger on the A right at the nut and see if that makes it go away. If it does, you can restring the A making sure that all the windings go DOWN the peg. That usually fixes it. Some folks even install a string tree - but let's not do anything like that until we make sure we understand each other.

[Asa Samuel]

the string is going down the post, and of course i'm setting the intonation by forward and back :P

i will fill out my profile now.

[Foamy]

Originally Posted by Bass_Junkie

the string is going down the post, and of course i'm setting the intonation by forward and back :P

i will fill out my profile now.

OK, try what I mentioned about just putting your finger on the string at the nut. It could be rattling inside of a loose slot, or it still could not have enough downward pressure even though the string is wound properly. Often, we will cut the A a bit longer so it gets another wrap or so around the post.

So to answer part of your oroginal question, you should be able to set the "action" wherever you want it by adjusting the saddle.

Hmmmmm....is the buzz because it is hitting a fret?? Yikes. If it is buzzing on a fret, and none of the other strings are, that's odd. Broken string? Crappy fret? Possibly not enough relief? Those are some things to think about.

[Asa Samuel]

to test if it was the fret i put a peice of paper inbetween the string and the first fret and it buzzed against the paper instead of the fret.

[Asa Samuel]

oooh wait, i put my finger on the nut over the string and it stopped rattling.

crappy nut?

mabey need to fill it in a bit with something?

[Foamy]

Originally Posted by Bass_Junkie

oooh wait, i put my finger on the nut over the string and it stopped rattling.

crappy nut?

mabey need to fill it in a bit with something?

Yeah, this is what I was guessing was the problem. Common.
What you need to do is make sure there is more of a break-over angle - more downward pressure - on that A. You may need to get another string, cut it longer so that it gets another wind or two more around the post - that'll bring it down.
There may be something temporary you can do, but I don't know what to suggest.
Some folks actually install another string tree for the A and E.
At least you now know what the problem is, and how to fix it.
Good luck!

[Asa Samuel]

the strings are still the ones from the factory so i may well change them soon.

[SGT. Pepper]

Originally Posted by Bass_Junkie

the strings are still the ones from the factory so i may well change them soon.

Many factory strings do suck and they often don't put enough wraps around all the posts, especially Fenders! Fender puts the standard two wraps. You need at least three, four on the A string.
See if a new set of strings make a difference first. If not follow the Enchanter Mans advice. He knows his stuff.

[TheButler]

I had this problem on my TBC. I changed the strings as there wasn't enough down pressure on the nut,the string change rectified the problem