jimbobothy Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) Please delete post thanks. Edited January 19, 2012 by jimbobothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftyhook Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 regarding the buzz spots, you're not using roundwound strings are you?? anyway, why not ask the Bass Doc on this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 As you suggest, it might be a resonance issue due to stronger coupling of neck and body making the strings oscillate with more energy than before in some positions. To test this try adding some mass to the headstock using a Fat Finger or a clamp of some sort. If the buzz moves to a different position then it's most likely a new resonant hot spot. This can sometimes be tuned out or minimised by adjusting the setup or using a different string type/gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceH Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 [quote name='jimbobothy' timestamp='1326139798' post='1492904'] The trus-rod is pretty much the same as it was before the install so I can only think that the inserts change how the body and neck vibrate in relation to each other somehow. It played really nicely before the inserts were installed, now it's not as nice [/quote] I have noticed that the necks on my Fenders will shift when I take them off for any length of time, and when I put them back on it takes them a while to get back to where they were. Giving them a good firm flex back and forth a few times seems to help. Before anything drastic might be worth letting it settle, and then re-checking the relief, action etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I wonder if the playing frequencies are setting off rattles in your new metal to metal neck bolts. Try a blob of something down the inserts... thread lock, nail varnish etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_B Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Is the buzzing all that noticable when playing the bass through an amp at any sort of volume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Can you be sure the inserts are absolutely flush (or even slightly 'inover')? Any minute ridge that cannot even be measured will have an effect on the setup in the same way as a shim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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