Dead Spot?

[pervy_the_clown]

Ok this is a weird problem, but here goes. After I changed my strings from lights to mediums, (same brand), i had alot of buzz. So I took it to get an adjustment and stuff. Comes back, and all the buzz is gone except on the 3rd fret of the A, which has alot of buzz, so much so that its hard to hear the note. Is there any way to fix this? Theres no buzz on any other place on the bass, just there.

[o b s]

I get buzz for a few days every time I change strings, it just goes away after I break them in. That doesn't answer your question though.

[edgebass5]

That's not a dead spot. A dead spot is a place on your fretboard that has a sympathetic resonance frequency with the note being played at that fret resulting in a dampening of the string's vibration (the converse of this can also be true resulting in what some call a "wolf" tone).

Sounds to me like you just need to get your frets dressed.

[livefastdieyoung]

I get buzz for a few days every time I change strings, it just goes away after I break them in. That doesn't answer your question though.

Yeah, me too.

After a few days it goes away though.

[pervy_the_clown]

well i've had these strings on for 2 weeks already

[Tryxx]

Try laying a straight edge across the neck, it should touch all the frets. If for some reason it looks like there are dips or graps between the straight edge and the frets, you've got a problem. That means Edge is right and you need to take it in to get the frets redressed.

[pervy_the_clown]

so it seems there is a -slight- gap, and I stress slight. Now, how would i go about get the frets redressed? how much would it cost about?

[Thunder Fingers]

now, have you worked with the truss rod? thicker strings have lower pull on the neck, so it might have it bending slightly foward.

Im not sure if i agree about fret dressing, as every neck have to have a bit of relief(sp?), so there will be some clearance in the middle of the neck, it shouldnt be much though.

[edgebass5]

thicker strings have lower pull on the neck

Thicker strings will have MORE tension than thinner ones.

[Thunder Fingers]

this thing is ever confusing me, and people always says different stuff, and that elsive b string is used as an example of stringswith a lower pull.. though i have always felt that it was wrong though...

[Killer Fridge]

this thing is ever confusing me, and people always says different stuff, and that elsive b string is used as an example of stringswith a lower pull.. though i have always felt that it was wrong though...

Well, if you think about tuning the B string up to E, and then think how high the tension would be, and really, the only difference between the B string and the E string, is their gauges

[edgebass5]

this thing is ever confusing me, and people always says different stuff, and that elsive b string is used as an example of stringswith a lower pull.. though i have always felt that it was wrong though...

The reason the B string has lower tension is because its tuned so much lower. Just realize that given a specific tuning and scale length your string's gauge and core material will determine the overall tension.

[livefastdieyoung]

The last time i bought new strings, i had some more fret buzz as usual.

But i went to my guitar shop, and they recalibrated my bridge (sorry, i'm belgian, english is not my native language), and it was fixed.