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Stingray Special HH Fret buzz (no fix yet)

I really tried everything within a normal setup can possibly do.
-Tried the next things so if you have another idea please be kind and share.
-Neck Relief
-Checked frets level with a fret rocker
-Higher action
-Lowered the pickups since magnets are supposed to be super strong and cause the string vibrate alot
-Tried different string gauges and brands
Still this bass has a really bad fret buzz from fret 1 to 10....
Another weird thing to know the bass fret buzz does the weird sound like a milisecond after playing the note, not at the moment i play like a normal fret buzz.
Baked flame maple neck, stainless steel frets.
2 Alnico humbuckers.
Ernie ball Music Man made in USA.
Hipshot lite tuners.
Compensated Nut.
All is stock... Ernie ball just recommended me to lower the pickups, not much else...
Should i take it to a luthier so he can analyze it better?
 
A good tech should help. But it sounds like inadequate relief. How much relief is there now, and how are you measuring it?
with a ruler on the 5th fret... I tried everything from straight to slight relief to extreme relief and nothing fixes the buzz problem, took it to a luthier the last week, he noticed there were some frets with a gap between wood and fretwire he already hammered and attached those correctly, fret buzz diminished but didnt go away... Now he did fret leveling with sandpaper and a radius profilemeter and today is the day we´re gonna test the results