The Baja buzz issue!!!

Honest answers please. How many Baja owners suffer from this condition or do you adjust your action so high that you could use the guitar for chipping potatoes .I'd also like to hear from low action people who are happy with the degree of buzz and can live with it.

Baja:

My E, A, and D strings buzz from the nut to the 12th fret in every position. It came with 10's on it, which is fine, I just know I'm a better player with the 9's being more comfortable on my mim standard. I recently came up with the idea to put 9.5's on both the Baja and the mim standard. I thought this would free up the Baja a little with out changing the tone much and give a little more tone to the mim. WRONG! BIG MISTAKE! Absolutely un playable Baja once I put the 9.5's on it. They stayed on for 15 minutes and I put the 10's back on it. With-out a complete pro set-up my Baja will never be able to use the 9.5's. The 10's are bad enough about buzzing and the 9.5's turned my guitar into complete JUNK! I've sang the praises of the Baja right from the start, but you are right in thinking this buzzing has got to go. How can we get rid of all this string buzz with-out getting away from the comfortable action we play at? I mean, this action on mine was set at the factory and is great. I don't want to go any higher.


Jeffro

I have regular Slinky's (.010) on mine, action at the 12th fret is about 3 1/2 64th's on the treble side, 4 1/2 64ths on the bass side. No problemos.

Not sure if you need a set up or a fret level. I have my neck adjusted to be fairly straight, with just the smallest amount of relief at the 7th fret. The frets on my Baja play ok, but are suffering a little sprout this winter.

Sounds like you may need a set up. Most guitars have only a rudimentary set up from the factory.

I'm sure the buzz will go away with a proper setup. Relief, action, nut etc....... All new guitars need tweaking.

I've had 9's up to 11's on mine. Any string gauge will work but you can't just slap strings on it and pray that it works. Do a bit of reading and learn how to adjust your guitar. Being baffled by a poor set up on a new guitar (assuming that you didn't have it set up at the store for you) is like returning a new car because the seat is adjusted wrong.

Guitars with level frets nuts cut correctly and neck relief set right dont buzz even with low action.

Most Fenders dont come with perfect level frets or the nut cut right.

Guitars with level frets nuts cut correctly and neck relief set right dont buzz even with low action.

Most Fenders dont come with perfect level frets or the nut cut right.

A guitar with an improperly adjusted truss rod will buzz with or without good frets and nut.

A guitar with an improperly adjusted truss rod will buzz with or without good frets and nut.

Yes I mentioned neck relief set right thats the truss rod.

Yes I mentioned neck relief set right thats the truss rod.

Just saying you don't assume your motor is blown when all you might have is a dead battery.

I changed the originally 10-46 with the 9-42 and I had to set the neck with the truss road (and then action and octaves). Now it's perfect!

I don't know what all this fuss is about.

I've got quite a few guitars, and I felt that every one of my Bajas was amongst the best set up guitars I have encountered. The neck is thicker, and consequently it resists movement more than the skinny ones.

I do have a Baja with a strange nut where the strings are not 1 + 3/8ths but 1 + 1/4 inches apart, but the slots are well above average. I have the luxury on the guitars I buy of evaluating how the neck is BEFORE I make the intended guage choice - some of the Bajas are 12-54 or have 10.5 strings because I anticipated they'd get along better with that guage. Most are 11-49.

If I had a quibble, it is the finish on the fretwork. Or than that, there IS a reason this model is so coveted and earns such high marks from committed and earnest players. I have come to realize, some guys want it easy, easier than guitar is ever going to be and they want the guitar to play itself for them. THAT, I suggest, is never going to happen. Not even with a Baja.

Low action, 10s (Roto Pure Nickel PN10), no buzz!

BUT when I got the Baja the frets were covered with lacquer and I had to use my crowning stone to remove it - so I essentially did a full level and re-crown to it. Plus I have replaced the nut (bone blank) and done a full setup.

I did raise the action a little from the factory set up. It was a bit low for my taste and it did have a lot of buzz and the high e would fret out with big bends around the 15th fret.

Now the buzz is gone except for on the low E sometimes, and I'll likely raise it another half turn.

Mine is fine, the guy who set it up for me wanted to take the action lower,and I had to tell him to take it up a tad!. What gauge strings you got? Mine are 10-52s.

Mine was perfect when I got it and has pretty much remained so, certainly never had any buzz, unlike my Strat.

Buzz doesn't come though the amp at stage volume - so what's the problem ?

Does everyone here only play in their bedroom at no volume ?

I don't know what all this fuss is about.

I've got quite a few guitars, and I felt that every one of my Bajas was amongst the best set up guitars I have encountered. The neck is thicker, and consequently it resists movement more than the skinny ones.

I do have a Baja with a strange nut where the strings are not 1 + 3/8ths but 1 + 1/4 inches apart, but the slots are well above average. I have the luxury on the guitars I buy of evaluating how the neck is BEFORE I make the intended guage choice - some of the Bajas are 12-54 or have 10.5 strings because I anticipated they'd get along better with that guage. Most are 11-49.

If I had a quibble, it is the finish on the fretwork. Or than that, there IS a reason this model is so coveted and earns such high marks from committed and earnest players. I have come to realize, some guys want it easy, easier than guitar is ever going to be and they want the guitar to play itself for them. THAT, I suggest, is never going to happen. Not even with a Baja.

There is no fuss Mr Bubbanov. Just a simple....straightforward question about buzz on Bajas. As a player of some 40years by now I really do not expect any guitar to "play itself". I have owned quite a mottley collection of instruments in my time all having their own playing characteristics. My recently acquired Baja has some issues which I wanted to explore on this learned forum, presumably the reason for its existence... and not to create a fuss. Hopefully by discussing and exchanging views there may be opportunities to actually help each other on this wonderful journey of exploration and learning...... aka...life.

Cymro14,

I think it's in the way you asked for opinion in your initial post.

Just my .02 cents of course, but I kinda took it to be a significant jab at Bajas.

Didn't realise that there was anything wrong in the way I asked the question. Not many other ways to ask if your Baja suffers from buzz......is there???

Some sensitive people hanging around here!!:eek::eek:

When I got my Baja in 2007 the action was too high with the installed 10-46 strings. I lowered the action a few months after the professional setup by my Fender dealer. I got a lot of buzzing when I adjusted it as low as my Strat Ultra or any of my Gibsons. So I brought the action up a bit until the buzzing stopped. This was still better than the factory setting.

I thought I could not set the action low like other modern Fender products because of the vintage hardware it has. The Baja sets up like a '52 reissue, with no tilt control and truss rod adjustment @ the heel. As it is now the guitar sings better with the higher action and I won't be changing it soon. I think the nut would have to be perfected to get it any lower. The bridge adjustment screws really were high and were just bothersome when playing with the ultra-low action.

I would not be able to slice or chip potatoes where it is setup now...

Cymro14,

I think it's in the way you asked for opinion in your initial post.

Just my .02 cents of course, but I kinda took it to be a significant jab at Bajas.

seemed like a straight forward question to me?

Higher action should yield a better tone, IMO, anyway. I got accustomed to action on the high side. I have a PLEK'ed Les Paul if I feel like I need low action.

I thought it was a good fair question. Mostly because I had the same buzz on my Baja. I love my Baja too, and a lot of folks seem to have an emotional attachment to them.

"Guitars with level frets nuts cut correctly and neck relief set right dont buzz even with low action." Even more importantly LEVEL frets!

I just changed from 10's to 9's after I got a Twin. I love the way this gauge pairs with the twin and baja.

I haven't noticed any difference in buzz between my Kirn and my Baja. If I hit the strings too hard on either I get some buzz.

The only thing I don't like with the Baja is just the "noise" from all the wiring, etc. I am going to fix that eventually, as well.

Didn't realise that there was anything wrong in the way I asked the question. Not many other ways to ask if your Baja suffers from buzz......is there???

Some sensitive people hanging around here!!:eek::eek:

I've seen this question asked many times and a lot here lately.

It's hard to believe that one model of a Fender Tele has the same problem :shock:

Didn't realise that there was anything wrong in the way I asked the question. Not many other ways to ask if your Baja suffers from buzz......is there???

Some sensitive people hanging around here!!:eek::eek:
FWIW, I too thought that it was a perfectly reasonable question.

Just as there are those folks who are huge fans of the CVs, and take exception to others making negative comments against them, there are also some folks who carry a torch for the Bajas, and therefore are quick to dismiss any hint of criticism against that model.

Don't take it personally - just do a private ":roll:" and ignore the negative posts. We're not all like that here!....:wink:

FWIW, I too thought that it was a perfectly reasonable question.

Don't take it personally - just do a private ":roll:" and ignore the negative posts. We're not all like that here!....:wink:

Yes, some of us are far superior.

FWIW, I too thought that it was a perfectly reasonable question.

Just as there are those folks who are huge fans of the CVs, and take exception to others making negative comments against them, there are also some folks who carry a torch for the Bajas, and therefore are quick to dismiss any hint of criticism against that model.

Don't take it personally - just do a private ":roll:" and ignore the negative posts. We're not all like that here!....:wink:

Ok.....Point taken. Thanks:wink:

Didn't realise that there was anything wrong in the way I asked the question. Not many other ways to ask if your Baja suffers from buzz......is there???

Some sensitive people hanging around here!!:eek::eek:

Oh really? This is how you put it (referring to buzz):
How many Baja owners suffer from this condition or do you adjust your action so high that you could use the guitar for chipping potatoes
Sounds like a shot at Bajas, making an assumption that either you put up with buzz or you have to raise the action uncomfortably high. The answer is neither, which BB answered in his way. I can say that my Baja did not buzz and did not have high action either, with either the original 10s or the 9s I put on it. If I'm not mistaken, your first post on your Baja had a rather insulting comment regarding the output jack, too. Why don't you simply ask your questions without injecting so much editorial commentary?

Oh really? This is how you put it (referring to buzz):

Sounds like a shot at Bajas, making an assumption that either you put up with buzz or you have to raise the action uncomfortably high. The answer is neither, which BB answered in his way. I can say that my Baja did not buzz and did not have high action either, with either the original 10s or the 9s I put on it. If I'm not mistaken, your first post on your Baja had a rather insulting comment regarding the output jack, too. Why don't you simply ask your questions without injecting so much editorial commentary?

Normally, no buzz is associated with higher action....Conversely, buzz is associated with lower action. I think that most readers would agree on that...whether that is an assumption on your part does not bother me one iota. The point about the jack socket...oh yes , let me see now...the one that falls out at any given point when playing. If you read my earlier post correctly you would have noticed that I was not attributing this fault to all Bajas, just mine. I simply felt that for the price it should have been a better quality piece of kit. Oh and by the way check your understanding of "editorial commentary"

Normally, no buzz is associated with higher action....Conversely, buzz is associated with lower action. I think that most readers would agree on that... Oh and by the way check your understanding of "editorial commentary"

No, your second statement does not logically follow your first statement. It is a logical fallacy to say " no buzz is associated with higher action (therefore) buzz is associated with lower action." It ignores the possibility of no buzz with lower action, like boris and I, to name at least two Baja owners, have experienced. As far as "editorial commentary" is concerned, I am well aware what the term means. I refer to your predisposition to come on here like the final authority on Baja Telecasters and bad mouth them, being apparently oblivious to the fact that that this forum is replete with many happy and satisfied Baja owners. I have no axe to grind any longer because I have sold my Baja, but while I owned it I had ZERO issues with it.

No, your second statement does not logically follow your first statement. It is a logical fallacy to say " no buzz is associated with higher action (therefore) buzz is associated with lower action." It ignores the possibility of no buzz with lower action, like boris and I, to name at least two Baja owners, have experienced. As far as "editorial commentary" is concerned, I am well aware what the term means. I refer to your predisposition to come on here like the final authority on Baja Telecasters and bad mouth them, being apparently oblivious to the fact that that this forum is replete with many happy and satisfied Baja owners. I have no axe to grind any longer because I have sold my Baja, but while I owned it I had ZERO issues with it.

Never in all my posts have ever purported to be an authority on Baja guitars. Let me, for the sake of being understood properly then. High action is normally associated with less buzzing., Would you agree to that? I am just a simple Baja owner who has experienced some problems and airing those problems on a forum such as this who has a readership of well informed owners/musicians is a way of sharing those problems. If it is beyond your ability to grasp that simple statement, then I suggest you stay away from fora such as these.

Look, I don't want to make an enemy out of you. Just step back for a second and take a closer look at your OP in this thread:

Honest answers please. How many Baja owners suffer from this condition or do you adjust your action so high that you could use the guitar for chipping potatoes .I'd also like to hear from low action people who are happy with the degree of buzz and can live with it.

The clear implication is that Bajas all buzz, so how many of you adjust your action uncomfortably high? You imply that there is an inherent degree of buzz associated with the model and that if a Baja owner has low action, there has to be an acceptance of a certain degree of buzz. This is a false assumption. I can take any guitar you give me and raise the action to cheese cutter height, and make it buzz by cutting the nut slots too deep. All I'm saying is that you should just ask for the information you want instead of making the little jabs. That is my honest answer.

Look, I don't want to make an enemy out of you. Just step back for a second and take a closer look at your OP in this thread:



The clear implication is that Bajas all buzz, so how many of you adjust your action uncomfortably high? You state that there is an inherent degree of buzz associated with the model and that if a Baja owner has low action, there has to be an acceptance of a certain degree of buzz. This is a false assumption. I can take any guitar you give me and raise the action to cheese cutter height, and make it buzz by cutting the nut slots too deep. All I'm saying is that you should just ask for the information you want instead of making the little jabs. That is my honest answer.

Look at the wording man. "HOW MANY OF YOU...." Not ALL of you!!!!!For goodness sake stop this ridiculous ranting and get on with whatever it is you do!!!!

My Baja has no buzz ... none. And that's with 9-42s. I typically expect some buzz with really light strings.

My Baja has no buzz ... none. And that's with 9-42s. I typically expect some buzz with really light strings.

Glad to hear that Slap. I think that most buzz is acoustic and as long as it doesn't travel through the amp it's ok. Trouble is some guitars' buzz can be heard through the amp....not so good

As a player of some 40years by now I really do not expect any guitar to "play itself". I have owned quite a mottley collection of instruments in my time all having their own playing characteristics. My recently acquired Baja has some issues which I wanted to explore on this learned forum, presumably the reason for its existence... and not to create a fuss. Hopefully by discussing and exchanging views there may be opportunities to actually help each other on this wonderful journey of exploration and learning...... aka...life.

I think it's safe to say, as many already have, get it setup properly. Some guitars get to you perfectly setup out of the box, not many but some do. Some are just lemons, not saying yours is, some just are.

If you know how to setup a guitar, get busy. If not, go to someone who does, I know the buzz and the jack are pretty simple to rectify and fix.

M

Well I like my Baja pretty good. Knew what it was when I bought it. Warts and all. This topic got me thinking so I drove half way to Atlanta today and dropped "Trigger" off at the vet for some work. Hope it comes back by the end of the week all freshened up and none if any buzz at all. Anything's better than the way it was. He's gonna call me with a price for shielding as well. I can't believe people jump on stuff like they do around here. I own and operate a Baja. If I wanna cuss it for all it's worth, I can, and I will........I got a piece of paper from Ken Stanton with $750.00 written on it that gives me the right to bitch all I want. The OP has that same right. His Baja buzzes like crazy. I felt his pain so I chimed in. I'm thinking about buying a CVC just so I can gripe about it 24-7 on here. Make a bunch of folks mad as heck! Just kiddin'. HA!


Jeffro

I think it's safe to say, as many already have, get it setup properly. Some guitars get to you perfectly setup out of the box, not many but some do. Some are just lemons, not saying yours is, some just are.

If you know how to setup a guitar, get busy. If not, go to someone who does, I know the buzz and the jack are pretty simple to rectify and fix.

M

It has been set up (only so much setting up you can do with those saddles) and although it os better there are still some annoying buzzes and rattles upand down the fretboard. If it involves adjusting the neck then an expert needs to be involved.

Well I like my Baja pretty good. Knew what it was when I bought it. Warts and all. This topic got me thinking so I drove half way to Atlanta today and dropped "Trigger" off at the vet for some work. Hope it comes back by the end of the week all freshened up and none if any buzz at all. Anything's better than the way it was. He's gonna call me with a price for shielding as well. I can't believe people jump on stuff like they do around here. I own and operate a Baja. If I wanna cuss it for all it's worth, I can, and I will........I got a piece of paper from Ken Stanton with $750.00 written on it that gives me the right to bitch all I want. The OP has that same right. His Baja buzzes like crazy. I felt his pain so I chimed in. I'm thinking about buying a CVC just so I can gripe about it 24-7 on here. Make a bunch of folks mad as heck! Just kiddin'. HA!


Jeffro

That's just like I felt Lacey. Hope your Baja gets fixed up soon! Sure it will.

It has been set up (only so much setting up you can do with those saddles) and although it os better there are still some annoying buzzes and rattles upand down the fretboard. If it involves adjusting the neck then an expert needs to be involved.

Did you set it up? What exactly did you do? Just lower and raise the saddles? Yeah, that's not going to cut it. Again, get it looked at by someone who knows how to fix a nut, adjust relief, dress frets, set intonation and action. As for adjusting the neck, here's a good starting point.

http://www.fender.com/support/articles/fender-guitar-setup-guide

Not difficult at all.

M

It has been set up (only so much setting up you can do with those saddles) and although it os better there are still some annoying buzzes and rattles upand down the fretboard. If it involves adjusting the neck then an expert needs to be involved.

setup does not just involve the saddles.

Factory setup should not buzz, with any string guage. The end.

This includes neck relief/truss rod, action (saddle height) and intonation (saddle back and forth), in that order of adjustment.

If it is set up to factory specs, and it still buzzes, then you need a luthier to look at your fret levelling, nut, etc... all the stuff mentioned above. While higher action may compensate for some of these problems, it is not the best solution. Pay a guy $100 to dress and level the frets and make sure the nut is cut correctly.

This being said, I had a 50's classic strat once that had a buzzy g-string. Didn't matter what I did, kept buzzing (below 5th fret). No amount of adjustment could fix it. A luthier, a fret file and 30 minutes later I was good to go. It turned out to be one high fret.

Good luck, I hope you get it fixed without too much frustration.

cheers,
Gene

setup does not just involve the saddles.

Factory setup should not buzz, with any string guage. The end.

This includes neck relief/truss rod, action (saddle height) and intonation (saddle back and forth), in that order of adjustment.

If it is set up to factory specs, and it still buzzes, then you need a luthier to look at your fret levelling, nut, etc... all the stuff mentioned above. While higher action may compensate for some of these problems, it is not the best solution. Pay a guy $100 to dress and level the frets and make sure the nut is cut correctly.

This being said, I had a 50's classic strat once that had a buzzy g-string. Didn't matter what I did, kept buzzing (below 5th fret). No amount of adjustment could fix it. A luthier, a fret file and 30 minutes later I was good to go. It turned out to be one high fret.

Good luck, I hope you get it fixed without too much frustration.

cheers,
Gene

Sure...thanks for that. Will see to it:smile:

setup does not just involve the saddles.

Factory setup should not buzz, with any string guage. The end.

This includes neck relief/truss rod, action (saddle height) and intonation (saddle back and forth), in that order of adjustment.

If it is set up to factory specs, and it still buzzes, then you need a luthier to look at your fret levelling, nut, etc... all the stuff mentioned above. While higher action may compensate for some of these problems, it is not the best solution. Pay a guy $100 to dress and level the frets and make sure the nut is cut correctly.

This being said, I had a 50's classic strat once that had a buzzy g-string. Didn't matter what I did, kept buzzing (below 5th fret). No amount of adjustment could fix it. A luthier, a fret file and 30 minutes later I was good to go. It turned out to be one high fret.

Good luck, I hope you get it fixed without too much frustration.

cheers,
Gene

OK Many thanks. Will make a few phone calls tomorrow.:smile:

Originally Posted by Gene Machine
setup does not just involve the saddles.

Factory setup should not buzz, with any string guage. The end.

This includes neck relief/truss rod, action (saddle height) and intonation (saddle back and forth), in that order of adjustment.

If it is set up to factory specs, and it still buzzes, then you need a luthier to look at your fret levelling, nut, etc... all the stuff mentioned above. While higher action may compensate for some of these problems, it is not the best solution. Pay a guy $100 to dress and level the frets and make sure the nut is cut correctly.

This being said, I had a 50's classic strat once that had a buzzy g-string. Didn't matter what I did, kept buzzing (below 5th fret). No amount of adjustment could fix it. A luthier, a fret file and 30 minutes later I was good to go. It turned out to be one high fret.

Good luck, I hope you get it fixed without too much frustration.

cheers,
Gene


That was very helpful info.

OK Many thanks. Will make a few phone calls tomorrow.:smile:

Isn't this what a dozen folks tried to tell you to do in the first place?

M

My action on my Baja (set up with 9's) is 5/64 which lowers to under 5/64 on the high E side...

I went and checked it out again, and there is no buzz that I can here...

Isn't this what a dozen folks tried to tell you to do in the first place?

M

No . Not unless it'ssomething you can do yourself:rolleyes:

Set ups was not the reason for the posts.....Read!!!

No . Not unless it'ssomething you can do yourself:rolleyes:

Set ups was not the reason for the posts.....Read!!!

Wow. Myself and others were merely trying to be helpful. You, on the other hand, respond with defensive and rude comments. True class.

M

whoa whoa whoa whoa!!

alright cowboys, everyone put their guns back in the holsters...

perhaps it's just a matter of all the answers not being together concisely in one post. Regardless, the OP seems to have an answer he is happy with, so everyone just smile and nod and move on. No point for this to get out of hand.

One last point, if you bought your tele new and it has a return policy, consider trying out other models in the store and seeing if you experience the same prob.

If it is used and a guitar you really like, it is worth it to get it just the way you like. We all have different tastes on what we like.

best of luck again.

Gene

Lots of guitars need some extra work to get rid of buzzing, if your guitars frets aren't pretty level, it doesn't matter what you do, the guitar is going to buzz. Besides, there is a physical limit to how low the strings can be placed and not contact the frets when they oscillate. If you can figure out how to lower the strings below their oscillation point, and not get any buzz from them please post a diagram, I'll pop some corn and enjoy the show.

Honest answers please. How many Baja owners suffer from this condition or do you adjust your action so high that you could use the guitar for chipping potatoes .I'd also like to hear from low action people who are happy with the degree of buzz and can live with it.

My action is neither high nor buzzy. Its intonated well enough also.

For me, heavier strings like 11's have always been where I was the most satisfied.

Wow. Myself and others were merely trying to be helpful. You, on the other hand, respond with defensive and rude comments. True class.

M

You are getting yourself in a terrible dither aren't you:rolleyes:

Learn how to set up your guitar and you will NEVER have buzz,I guarantee this.

Baja fans need to not get all butt-hurt about a negative comment about one.

I've played long enough and run my hands over enough guitars that I know my Baja is something special, and I couldn't be happier that I have it. I also know that Cymro14 has played twice as long as I have and his Baja clearly has problems.

Were I in his place I'd probably be speaking negatively about the Baja too -- sample sizes of one are always at risk of this. That's why my advice is to try and return it and get another one. I think any player who really appreciates a great instrument would mess their pants if they played a guitar as nice as the one I got for under $700.

That said...

Setup from a great luthier with a bone nut is on the long-term/eventual list for every guitar I own, including the Baja. It might be the magic bullet here too.

Yes, some of us are far superior.

Really? I guess you're "in the know", so I'll just have to accept your word for that! :smile:

Were I in his place I'd probably be speaking negatively about the Baja too -- sample sizes of one are always at risk of this.

correct ... if the subject was "my baja buzz issue" rather than "the baja buzz issue" might not have riled the same response.

correct ... if the subject was "my baja buzz issue" rather than "the baja buzz issue" might not have riled the same response.

Point taken Steel. Wish I could change the thread title. Look y'all, If I've upset or hurt anyone with these responses it surely was not my intention. You know how frustrating things can get at times. So apologies to one and all and hope to speak to you soon on a thread/threads we can get along on!!! The Baja is a fine instrument and I am sure that with some professional help mine can be as good as any. Happy and Helthy New Year all.:smile:

When I got mine new the truss was too tight, just needed an adjustment to straighten neck. It's now an awesome playing and sounding guitar.

Point taken Steel. Wish I could change the thread title. Look y'all, If I've upset or hurt anyone with these responses it surely was not my intention. You know how frustrating things can get at times. So apologies to one and all and hope to speak to you soon on a thread/threads we can get along on!!! The Baja is a fine instrument and I am sure that with some professional help mine can be as good as any. Happy and Helthy New Year all.:smile:

good on you mate ... at least you know people rate these bajas! :mrgreen:

My Baja has no buzz ... none. And that's with 9-42s. I typically expect some buzz with really light strings.

Nor mine-and neither did the previous two I owned, also strung as yours with 9-42s.

Buzz doesn't come though the amp at stage volume - so what's the problem ?

That could certainly depend on how much buzz we're talking about, and the type of music one is playing on stage.

I occasionally buy a guitar just to mess with and re-sell.
The last Baja I had required a pretty extensive set-up (but no fret dressing).
When I set up a guitar to sell, I always set the action very low (too low for most) so the buyer knows that everything is straight and true, then I raise it if the buyer wants.
The Baja was able to be set very low with no buzzing.
Any guitar with a straight neck set at the proper angle, and properly-seated frets can have low buzz-free action.

As a player of some 40years by now I really do not expect any guitar to "play itself". I have owned quite a mottley collection of instruments in my time

I would love to see some pics of your collection, maybe even the said baja.

M