thanks for the help. i got the guitar and it's in pretty good shape. it's a brand new washburn. the neck was 's' shaped, curved in at the top, curved back at the 5-6th frets. i released all the tension in the truss bar and put on light strings and now it has a nice graceful bow. i had to lower the saddle a little, but it's great. the majority of the board plays well.
i have one small problem: on the high 'e' i don't have distinction on the 11, 12, & 13 frets. it's good before and after that. buzzin on the b string at the 13th only, and no distinction on the low 'e' at the 12th, 13, & 14th frets, on the 'g' string the 14, 15, & 16th, on the 'd' string 13, 14, & 15th frets is the problem.
does this sound like warped fingerboard or a filing issue? how do i troubleshoot?
thanks a ton!