Buzzing d string

[BobNeville12]

I've got a vintera precision,about six months old.my problem is the d string buzzes on the lower frets.to stop it I have to add really high relief,but the  frets choke out on the highest frets.its also digustingly crap to play.if I set relief to .30mm at the eighth fret and action at 5/64ths on E at the 17th fret,it plays beautifully everywhere except for the D at the low frets.ive since levelled the frets and it's still doing it.ive tried three different sets of strings,la bella ,ghs precision and fender flats.im at a loss.any ideas?

[Silky999]

Have you checked if the nut slot for the D is too low or a twisted neck?

[Lozz196]

Another possible buzz issue is the spring on the bridge if not fully stretched. It seems like fret buzz but actually from the other end of the bass so took me a fair while to identify when it happened on one of my basses.

[BobNeville12]

The neck doesn't look twisted,but could a low nut slot cause buzz on fretted notes?if so I'll check.what would be an ideal clearance for the D string at the first fret?

[Silky999]

On 15/08/2025 at 18:24, BobNeville12 said:

The neck doesn't look twisted,but could a low nut slot cause buzz on fretted notes?if so I'll check.what would be an ideal clearance for the D string at the first fret?

I would literally check everything again as if you were doing a fresh set up. Level the neck(no relief) then run a fret rocker up the frets again. Check the frets in 3 places across each fret. Level any cheeky rockers! Set the neck relief again Check the nut slot heights. Set the string heights and make sure they follow the fretboard radius.
 

I bet you still have a high fret at the bottom of the neck.