terrible fretbuzz on one spot

rx jr. · #1 08-13-2004, 08:55 AM

I love my new Samick bass that I got for $85.80. it sounds great and plays great. slaps like a mother! one problem however... I get terrible fret buzz on the 7th fret of the A string. and that's about all the fretbuzz I get on the bass. why?

kobass · #2 08-13-2004, 11:34 AM

My best guess is that you would need to have that fret leveled or replaced. If all of the strings were buzzing at the seventh fret, I would suspect a bowed neck. Since, it's only on the A string, I'd say it's not level. Take it to a competent repair shop. It's shouldn't cost much.

Good luck!

jommit52 · #3 08-13-2004, 01:55 PM

I have a samick bass and it does the same thing. I personally dont like the bass therefore i dont care enough about it to fix it. i only play it every once in a while.

jenderfazz · #4 08-13-2004, 01:57 PM

The fret will likely have to be filed down a bit to even it out.

rx jr. · #5 08-13-2004, 11:39 PM

thanks for the input. I don't know if spending money to fix a cheap bass is worth it. might as well sell it for more money and earn some profit and get myself a midrange Spector.

**HeavyDuty** · #6 08-14-2004, 10:20 AM

Moved to Setup.