[Dan J K]

@Dimebag I think you might want to try some some adjustment to the position of your fretting hand. Try rolling your hand just a little under the neck when you are fretting your chord(s). This will position your fingers out away from the strings and allow your fingers to make contact using your fingertips more directly on top of the string at your desired fret. This should avoid some of the muting and eventually the buzzing too as you land your chords more cleanly where you want them to be. No need to press too hard. A lighter touch may be all you need. Good luck working this out. Somehow eventually you will get it. 🙂