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Rickenbacker 4003 fret buzz
- Thread starter supremo
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Sounds like the truss. Give a little more relief and it should be fine.
But if that's not the case, the nut grooves are probably too low. Nothing you can't fix with some super glue and baking soda.
But if that's not the case, the nut grooves are probably too low. Nothing you can't fix with some super glue and baking soda.
Try the bridge, you want the neck as straight as possible. My brand new Rics nut was actually cut WAY too high. So I doubt the nuts too low.
My new rick nut was cut too high also and Ricky said oh all go out set up proper. Truss rod sounds like, neck should be straight.
OP,
Once you can get it to buzz equally from the 1st fret to the 20th fret, it will be set up perfectly!
Best regards,
Chris Squire
Nut slots too deep will result in string buzz on open strings, not frets 1-8.
I vote truss rods. There are two. If you're not sure what you're doing, get thee to a qualified tech with Rickenbacker experience.
I vote truss rods. There are two. If you're not sure what you're doing, get thee to a qualified tech with Rickenbacker experience.
The adjustment of the trussrods must be the cause. Backbow makes the strings rattle and buzz at the first half of the board. Release them a little and see what happens.
Get yourself a set of feeler gauges and a capo, put the capo on the first fret and your finger on the last fret at the neck joint, take the 12 thou feeler gauge and slide it in at the 7th or eighth fret, all you should feel is a very slight drag on the gauge if it is set up properly, depending on what you find will tell you which way the neck has to go, when you have done that check your bridge, it should cure your fret buzz.
Go easy on the truss rods though, no more than a quarter turn and loosen all the strings.
Turnaround
Commercial User
It won't be a problem at the nut unless it buzzes only on open strings. I would add some relief and see if that helps.
Turnaround
Commercial User
It takes a long time for some people to get the message.Hopefully, by now, the OP got the bass set up. (2014 thread)
Has anyone on here adjusted a 4003 with the new bridge? I just got mine yesterday from Wildwood they set it up wonderfully but I had to to take off the bridge cover and put on a retrovibe slimjim. Put everything back in place and now slight fret buzz on open and first few frets of A and E strings. The nut grooves seem fairly deep so I don't think that'sthe problem, and when I press slightly on the strings above the nut the buzz goes away. The bridge saddles seem a bit more involved than a Fender Any suggestions?
Turnaround
Commercial User
The nut is not the issue if it also buzzes when you fret notes. Once you fret a note it makes no difference how high or low the nut is.
They couldn't have set it up that good if your having these problems with it!
