Fret buzz in a positive way

[Koki]

Just look at this guy, strings very low, buzzing and clanking but when pluged sounds great.

Not plugged direct, you can hear buzz
plugged direct, sounds great

and it's all squier

[Tommy el Gato]

Dang, I wish I could get reasonable buzzing on a low action. Usually I wind up with frail sustain or notes are just cut off entirely.

[machine gewehr]

Fret buzz in a positive way....Ever heard of Steve Harris? lol

[Asa Samuel]

i quite like a few clanks in my sound, i own a squire aswell and i really like it.

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Originally Posted by machine gewehr

Fret buzz in a positive way....Ever heard of Steve Harris? lol

Hmm... IMO, Steve Harris' distinctive noises aren't produced by fret buzz. That's more of a clank produced by the string hitting the frets after plucking it with a downward motion "from nowhere" (I mean, not having your fingertip touching the string before plucking it - hard to explain with just words for me). It can be achieved on a "cleanly" setup bass (with no fret buzz). A player with plenty of examples of "fret buzz in a positive way" is the great Geddy Lee, and one of the most noticeable ones that I recall right now is his solo on "Closer To The Heart" as captured on the "Different Stages" live set. You can feel the strings grinding the frets there.

[Alaska Bass]

Originally Posted by Koki

Just look at this guy, strings very low, buzzing and clanking but when pluged sounds great.

Not plugged direct, you can hear buzz
plugged direct, sounds great

and it's all squier

After looking at more of his YouTube posts, I believe much of the difference you hear has to do with a better setup on the bass. The strings are probably not much higher, but he rolls off the highs more and now has better processing to make the bass sound more produced.

I will say that for a Squier it does sound nice. Can you imagine what he would do with a Fender, or better yet a Smith or Fodera?

[The BurgerMeister]

that guy's got some great technique!

[bassist 4 life]

Originally Posted by machine gewehr

Fret buzz in a positive way....Ever heard of Steve Harris? lol

steve harris's sound is from his clank, not from his buzz.

[Micolao]

Originally Posted by Alaska Bass

After looking at more of his YouTube posts, I believe much of the difference you hear has to do with a better setup on the bass. The strings are probably not much higher, but he rolls off the highs more and now has better processing to make the bass sound more produced.

I will say that for a Squier it does sound nice. Can you imagine what he would do with a Fender, or better yet a Smith or Fodera?

you're right, but when you say the Squier sounds nice do you talk about the P or the Jazz?
I personally know this guy (he's great, there's an enourmous 3d about his videos) the P is a cheap affinity, but the squier jazz it's a JV series from 80's, waaaaay better sounding than many other Fenders...
I think that with a smith or any other high end bass this guy would sound as better as now,(it would be only a matter of different sounds) the sound is really 90% in his hands.

[machine gewehr]

Clank/buzz.....allright you got me confused.

Buzz,fret noise coused by low action.
Clank,sound produced by not plucking the strings but hitting them towards the pick ups/fretboard.

Is that correct?

[Baryonyx]

Geddy is a good example of good sounding fret buzz. Especially with his Wal...my word, the most beautiful sound I've ever heard!

Coincidentally, Jonas Hellborg has also had some very nice buzzing going on. Listen to Elegant Punk, when he plucks hard that controlled, growling buzz comes out, and it sounds amazing!