Buzzing on my bass guitar.

[crowdpleeser]

When I play low notes on my bass guitar I hear a buzzing? Could it be fret buzz, or could it be due to the fact that I'm using a guitar amp to amplify my bass? By the way am I damaging my guitar amp by using it to amplify bass frequencies?

[sft42]

Well you have the two most likely suspects pegged straight away....play the bass unplugged and if the buzz is still there then it's not the amp! Fret buzz is likely as is using really light string gauges or altered tunings....your not damaging you guitar amp but your not getting the best sound possible that's all (despite Fender Bassman amps from the 50s being much in demand by guitarists it usually doesn't work the other way round).....A vary simple stopgap solution is to raise the saddle height on any strings that are buzzing this will make those string slightly harder to play but should get rid of any noise.....if you need any other help re-post.

[jorton]

Actually the answer is much simpler than this. Bluebottles are know to be attracted to very low frequencies. They use them to communicate over long distances, particularly in their mating rituals. Its a little known fact that they can communicate over as much as fifty miles (longer if its over water).It is clear that a bluebottle has fallen in love with your guitar. This could be a nuisance - I'd suggest you attach a vapona strip to the back of the guitar, but make such it doesn't come in contact with your clothes.