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Hello, I have some fret buzz on my first and second frets of my E and A strings. I am trying to fix this myself because I want to learn. I think this means I need to adjust the truss rod, right?
However, the bolt thing to my truss rod looks completely stripped:
I can't really turn it.
Does that mean I need to make a new nut now if I want to get rid of this buzz?
I think you're on the right path, the truss rod would indeed be where i'd start. Fret buzz at the first 1-2 frets is often indicative of a neck with a bit of back bow, so you'd want to introduce some relief. 1/4 turn at a time, then re-tune until the problem is gone. So i would look at some of the responses already posted on how to repair that.