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Post subject: Noisless Pickups - Cycle Hum
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 7:54 am
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I've had an Active Jazz since november last year and up until now i've had no excess noise but last night while my band was rehearsing i started getting 50 cycle hum, and i'm pretty sure it's coming from my bridge pickup
i dont use any pedals besides a boss tu-2 running on 9v batteries
I've tried replacing the battery in my bass, didn't help
and it seems to be intensified when i have my hand on the actual pickup
when i switch to the neck pickup i get no hum at all, but the more i pull the blend knob back to the bridge the more i get this hum
i've heard the wiring in the 'noiseless' style pickups is delicate, and i'm wondering if that might be the source of the problem
my bass spends the majority of its life inside a case as i have a cheaper bass i jam with at home, the only time i ever pull this out and plug it in is when i am playing a show or rehearsing
the hum is bareable but i'm just worried my bass mightve been damaged while on tour (the band takes a trailer, and anyone from australia will vouch for the fact that most of the bigger highways are riddled with potholes)
should i get this checked out?


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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 5:26 pm
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If you bought your bass from a Fender dealer then they should be able to fix it at no cost to you. If not, it may not be a costly repair. Many things can happen on the road and I wouldn't doubt it took some hits, so it couldn't hurt to have your local tech take a look at it.

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