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What is the relief like on both sides of the neck, holding the strings down at the first and last frets? Is is a gradual very slight curve, symmetrical as you move towards the 8th fret in both directions? And what is the relief like if you hold the strings down at the 12th and last frets? Is there a ski jump at the butt of the neck, a warping where the neck bends slightly just before where it gets bolted to the body? If you have a 6" ruler to hand, start looking at how straight 6" sections of the neck are from the first fret to the last. Are there any spots where you see a gap under the middle of the ruler?

When the neck has all the relief dialled out you still get buzzing on the higher frets, but the lower frets are ok, despite the action being uncomfortably high?

If you loosen the strings, that saddle bar probably comes out and you could sand the bottom of it to get the action you want. However... I'd take all the strings off except the A string, since that's what's readily causing the buzz and try to isolate the source of the buzzing first. Hit the string, make it buzz, then put your fingers on what you suspect is vibrating and causing the buzz. Apply pressure to stop the different bits vibrating, e.g. the saddle, the ball ens of the string, the ends of the bridge against the body, check the truss rod isn't slack, strap buttons, tuner keys, even the bracing inside the sound hole.

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"as I cannot put the neck any straighter without buzz (truss rod trials)" Buzz where?

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Sounds like it's coming from the bridge? Find out where it's coming from for sure. Does it happen if you play at the first fret? Does it happen if you play the E string at the 5th fret, is it a resonant vibration? Start with the basic setup. Check the neck relief. Check the strings are wound properly on the tuners so there is good pressure on the nut. Check the string clearance from the nut over the first fret. Add pictures of the bridge.

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It's got a Badass bridge, that's why.

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My earliest memory is listening to my Mum's Mother of Invention LPs, specifically Absolutely Free and We're Only In It For The Money. As a result, when it comes to music, anything goes, particularly the more varied and eclectic stuff. I will also call any vegetable, any vegetable at all.

My favourite shim was made from a Callan Veterinary Hospital business card. They closed a few years ago, sadly, so now I use Aldi AAA battery packaging. I haven't checked to see if the AA card has different tonal properties, but some day I might. As for Lidl, let's not open that can of worms.

How do you set the relief? Any bow in the neck adds string clearance for the lower frets only and tends to mean you have the action lower on the higher frets than you really should have, giving you this kind of buzz. The bow is adding behind the fret you're playing at, meaning you've sod all clearance at the higher frets. Loosening the truss rod will only exacerbate this. First, put the original shim back in at the heel. A Badass bridge maxed out means the strings are a long, long way from the body. Set the relief so that, when you hold the strings down at the first fret and the last fret, you have a gap about the width of a business card between the bottom of the strings and the top of the frets. No more than that. Once that's done, then set the action.

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Shaky Hands are not a million miles away from music I would listen to regularly, but I didn't think much of them, to be honest. The songs don't tend to go anywhere and I was losing interest by the end. They're the kind of band I might enjoy more hearing only one song of as, going from one into the next, it all gets very samey very quickly. I didn't hate it but I can't see myself ever listening to it again. There are much better bands ploughing that particular furrow.