Let me preface this by saying that, though I'm ne lw to bass, I've been playing guitar for 23 years and have a good handle on doing setups, , neck adjustments, intonation, etc.
But, this one has stumped me!
Just put a new set of LaBella low tension flats on my jazz bass, and got everything adjusted when I discovered an usual buzz. The G-string rings out completely clear on every fret with no sign of fret buzz whatsoever.... Until I'm playing on the 7th fret on the low E and the 7th fret on the G simultaneously. At that point, the G-string buzzes really bad! I haven't found it to happen with any other string/fret combination. I'm sure it's some sort of weird frequency / resonance issue, but I've never seen that before. I know I can keep raising the action on the G-string, but it is already pretty high.
Has anyone else experienced this before? Maybe it's just an odd hump in the neck at that location?
But, this one has stumped me!
Just put a new set of LaBella low tension flats on my jazz bass, and got everything adjusted when I discovered an usual buzz. The G-string rings out completely clear on every fret with no sign of fret buzz whatsoever.... Until I'm playing on the 7th fret on the low E and the 7th fret on the G simultaneously. At that point, the G-string buzzes really bad! I haven't found it to happen with any other string/fret combination. I'm sure it's some sort of weird frequency / resonance issue, but I've never seen that before. I know I can keep raising the action on the G-string, but it is already pretty high.
Has anyone else experienced this before? Maybe it's just an odd hump in the neck at that location?
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