Fretbuzz G string (3rd - 6th fret)

In general the nut does not contribute to buzzing on fretted notes. I would use a credit card as a fret rocker and see if you have a high fret or two. It is also possible that a fret end has lifted a bit.

 

It is possible. Loosen the truss rod a but and see how it plays. But check the fets first. A loose fret is a pretty easy fix.

 

Run your finger underneath the string and see if it has any divots, if the string got knocked that could cause it. Or it's possible you got a faulty string, happens a lot more with flats than rounds IME... actually I've never had a bad roundwound, but plenty of bad flatwounds.

 

Suggest you loose all the string and leave it for 48 hours. Restring it from E ,A ,G , and D string the last. Don't do anything on neck relief and action. Play it for couple day then check/adjust your favorite neck relief and action . Once done, check on those buzzing fret on G string.


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0.5mm is plenty of relief, but it depends on how you are measuring it. If you are using the string as a straightedge, are you fretting at the first and last fret to measure the relief?

 

Good - you are measuring the right way. And that should be plenty of relief and string height, so there must be another problem. The possibilities are that there are some uneven frets or a bad string.

Take the Dunlop G string off and put the Fender G string in its place - just the G string. See if the problem goes away. If it still buzzes the problem has to be the fret geometry - then look for uneven frets. If the problem goes away, check the relief with the Fender G string on - is it the same as with the Dunlop G string? That would tell us if there's a significant difference in string tension that is part of the equation

 

Raise the action of the G string a tad. The middle gauges of the Fender 9050L's are 60 and 80 for the D and A strings; the Dunlops are 65 and 85. By any measure, that means more tension and possibly more relief. It seems to me that when you changed strings, the G string saddle dropped.

 

I don't think this is a good idea. The string height is now 3mm across all strings according to the OP. That's plenty high and it's not causing a problem on the other strings.

 

Turnaround is a real expert on this stuff. I would follow his advice.