My Fender Tele has developed some horrible fret buzz on the B string in the lower part of the neck and it's driving me nuts.
I don't want to raise the action, and I've never filed frets before so I won't go there as that's a sure disaster waiting to happen. I guess the only option is truss rod adjustment...and I hate doing that too.
Here's an example of the buzz, makes it sound like a sitar >:(
How low down on the B string? First thing I would do is check and maybe level frets, but you can also fix this by replacing the nut. Either one requires some tools and a little experience... Take it to a pro if you don't want to do it yourself. I can almost guarantee that the truss rod has nothing to do with it, especially if you like the string height for the other strings...
Jon
Plus one on the truss rod having been the problem. But use the strings as a straight edge and press them down on the first fret and the last fret, look at each fret in the problem area and see which one is high. Truss rod adjustments are as simple a thing as can be done, again use the strings as a straight edge and look at what the neck is doing, and get back to us with the results. Filing the frets is also pretty simple although I would recommend a Luthiers straight edge for that (I have one) The you get a sanding block about 8-12" long perfectly straight lengthwise and just run some emery paper up and done the fretboard from end to end. I do that all of the time. Then once you have them level run the emery paper across the fretboard width wise several times each for the length of the sanding block only a few times this way. You can also buy a sanding block with the radius of the frets at Stewart MacDonald's Guitar Shop supply. In any case filing the frets is a pro job unless you have balls of steel (or know how to do it) I always do mine myself.
If you do find a high fret buy a dead blow plastic coated hammer and tap it back in place, if it comes up again tape the fingerboard with masking tape next to the frets and put some slow cure super glue under the fret (And slow cure means less than 5 minutes) and tap it down and put some weight on it until the glue cures. All that shit is pretty easy but you have to be careful that is all.
Some good info there chaps, I will take a more detailed look later and report back.