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Personally I think truss rod buzz is a fault to be corrected, not something you should have to live with. If it hinders your bass in any circumstance it's a problem. But I don't know what you mean by it doesn't transfer to your rig. If it affects your playing unplugged it will also affect your play...

Thanks for your replies. If I could ask one more question; one that I could not get an answer to "elsewhere:" Is the truss rod buzz merely an aesthetic issue, or a sign that the set-up is bad and something could get worse? The buzz does not transfer through my rig, but it does mess with my...

Excellent stuff Ted, I've been enjoying reading your postings. One small note on the use of tape on the truss rods, I've just spotted by sheer coincidence that JH mentions the tape in a thread on the Ric site (link below) and that they no longer use tape but rather heatshrink tubing: "If you h...