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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 01:24:46 -0000
From: "troublewithtreble" <>
Subject: Attention all gear-gurus I need help with a buzz...
>SNIP<
Then I played a gig the other night that had their own backline, so
I played through someone else's gear (and even used a different
instrument cable than usual), and got that damn buzz. So now I'm
thinking its the bass. I've opened it up before, and the electronics
cavity is fully shielded.
>SNIP<
if you have any ideas on something I should check for with the
instrument's electronics or anything else I can do, let me know.
I'm not a tech head, just a player :) thanks!"
Anyone...anyone...anyone at all?
Thank you!!
Shari
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First off, I'd get your local electrotechy to check the
continuity (actual connection readings) between the
shielded cavities AND the metal bits you touch, like the
bridge and cover plate with the actual shielded connection
at the cable plug-in connection to the instrument. Any
differential of ohms readings above a couple of ohms,
might be cause for the buzz. Heck, a cold solder joint on a
volume or tone pot could do it. Also, check the actual
ground/shield connection at the plug-in on the guitar,
as a funky connection when you plug in can make for
a 'floating ground' the makes these things happen.
Have you tried twisting on the cable plug-in when
this happens? Does the buzz cut in and out?
Hope this helps.
Bill
Bill,
Thank you so much for your reply. I appreciate your help with
something I know nothing about. I have some more info on the
situation, I think it will help isolate the problem.
He says...
I don't know why I didn't think of this before... I have two pickups
on my bass, a single coil and a humbucker... and of course its the
single coil that is causing all of the buzz. At the gig last night I
turned off the single and just used the humbucker and had absolutely
no noise... but I wasn't thrilled about the sound. Its just so much
richer with some of the single coil added. I'm sure I can adjust the
EQ and such, but... anyone out there have any ideas?
What do you think?
Take care, Shari
--- In , pwrose@j... wrote:
> Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 01:24:46 -0000
> From: "troublewithtreble" <troublewithtreble@y...>
> Subject: Attention all gear-gurus I need help with a buzz...
> >SNIP<
> Then I played a gig the other night that had their own backline,
so
> I played through someone else's gear (and even used a different
> instrument cable than usual), and got that damn buzz. So now I'm
> thinking its the bass. I've opened it up before, and the
electronics
> cavity is fully shielded.
> >SNIP<
> if you have any ideas on something I should check for with the
> instrument's electronics or anything else I can do, let me know.
> I'm not a tech head, just a player :) thanks!"
>
> Anyone...anyone...anyone at all?
> Thank you!!
> Shari
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> First off, I'd get your local electrotechy to check the
> continuity (actual connection readings) between the
> shielded cavities AND the metal bits you touch, like the
> bridge and cover plate with the actual shielded connection
> at the cable plug-in connection to the instrument. Any
> differential of ohms readings above a couple of ohms,
> might be cause for the buzz. Heck, a cold solder joint on a
> volume or tone pot could do it. Also, check the actual
> ground/shield connection at the plug-in on the guitar,
> as a funky connection when you plug in can make for
> a 'floating ground' the makes these things happen.
> Have you tried twisting on the cable plug-in when
> this happens? Does the buzz cut in and out?
> Hope this helps.
> Bill
