you know what Ef the action

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It's a good idea to tune your bass after every adjustment when you're setting it up.

ive learned that lol ive made many a mistake not doing that lol

 

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Must be sympathetic resonance somewhere.

what is that?

 

[Bassosaurus]

- New bass set-up at shop to factory specs, E-string buzzes around 5th/6th fret

- I loosened the truss a bit w/ no change in buzz

- With capo on 1st and finger on 15th fret the action at the 6th fret was less than the width of my driver's licence (credit card)

- 12th fret action was set to 3/32" (factory set-up) - I believe the repair person at the store raised it a bit - it is higher than the other strings (not just 'cause it's fatter).

So how much space should there be here? Is it ok (would it help) to loosen the truss a bit more?

 

[dlloyd]

what is that?

Play the G on the third fret, E string without touching any other string. Immediately damp it and check out what the G string is doing. Do the same thing with the D on the E string... damp all the other strings and check out what the G string is doing.

In both cases the open G resonates sympathetically because you've played a note that's in its overtone series. It's not limited to open strings, sometimes you'll find that loose screws, strings behind the nut, picture frames, etc will resonate when you play a certain note.