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Originally Posted by Maurice Hason
Hello, it's been a while since I was on board and I would like to ask a professional opinion before making any changes to my bass.
I purchased my BT6 five months ago, new, and it played excellent, very low action and not fret buzz at all.
Unfortunately, due to a family tragedy I didn't play at all for 2 months.
Now that I picked up the bass again, I have a buzz between frets 10 to 15. It sounds like the notes are chocking.
This is mainly on the C and G strings, but also appears on the lower strings but less severe. On the C and G strings this is really annoying and unplayable.
I assume this has to do with climate change, temperature and humidity, and it can probably be solved by tuning the neck. I am comfortable with tuning the neck, I always setup my basses on my own, but I wanted to be sure before making any changes.
Observing the neck relief from the tunes down to the body, it has a vary small bow on the B-string side, and even a smaller (almost flat) on the C-string side.
Thanks in advance,
Maurice
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You can only really check a neck with a machinist's straight edge. Any other side view picks up the fret bevel as well distorting the view. No way you can tell for sure with string reflection and fret crown what the neck is really doing or to the degree.