Buzz in a fender jazz?

That's a setup issue that can happen in any bass. If you plan on buying it make sure they set it up properly first. It could be a relief or a bridge height issue, or something much worse. Make sure they take care of it.

 

Buy anothe bass that doen,t have any buzzz.................!
A fret job cost $200.00 and a fret level with a set up cost from $70.00 to $100.00 to get it fixed.

 

If the bass was not stored properly (say in a humid warehouse) before or even after it got the store, that can happen. The necks tend to swell a bit near the end, and you get that buzzing problem. In a store near me in Florida, many of their basses have that problem. It seems to be mainly with the bolt-on necks. I had that problem with a MIM Jazz I got. The bass was too nice not to buy, so I got it and went to work on it. After some adjustments on the neck and some careful file work on the last three frets, this bass plays like a dream.

 

The most renouned luthier in Tampa Bay, John O'boyle, once told me that a small amount of buzzing acoustically - not amplified - is not a bad thing on an electric bass. Now when I do a setup on my bass I usually have some buzzing, especially since I like my action low.

 

Its not just the jazz bass, I played a $1200 musicman the other day at GC that buzzed like crazy. Most basses will need to be sorta fine tuned once brought home.

 

I didnt buy that bass or anything...just used as an example. Fret buzz can be from several different factors. It may just be your playing technique...usually people with an aggresive right hand are more prone to experiance fret buzz than someone who plays with a lighter touch, and would therefore prefer to have thier action set higher.

But usually if you get alot of buzz its because the action is set too low. You could either adjust the neck relief which would be my prefered method...or you could raise the action a bit via the string saddles at the bridge. But if you are inexperianced with truss rod(neck) adjustments, I would leave it to someone with experiance to adjust it. Try to get the guys at the music store to setup the bass to your preference if/when you buy the bass from them.

I bought a standard jazz bass but I had the opposite problem, the action was a bit too high for my tastes so I had to adjust the neck once I brought it home.

 

I,ve had to adjust every bass I ever owned.I tend to pluck hard which causes buzzing.Just raise the action a little at a time untill you find the sweet spot.Then you will need to adjust for the intonation.