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Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:03 pm
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Will do.

Edit: I brought my bass into a luthier today. The guy who normally works on basses isn't there, but will be there tomorrow. Hopefully he can fix the problem, if there even is one, and HOPEFULLY it doesn't cost a lot. :o( Cause that's really REALLY f'n stupid if i bought a bass and have to pay lots of extra money to make it the quality that it should be.


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OK, got a call back from the luthier...or rather, a middle man at the guitar shop who spoke on behalf of the luthier.... Supposedly the bass's noise isn't going to get much better. So... I'm thinking this luthier doesn't understand the true gravity of the noise. Which leads me to believe that it is a voltage problem in my house or something. There is no way that the luthier could have heard that huge noise (when not touching the strings) and said "OK." He must not have heard it, and if he didnt hear it, it wasnt there. And if it wasnt there, it means it only happens at my house...which sucks...


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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:01 pm
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sorry to hear that! but my luthier told me the same thing!
Now i remember, that when i bought my new amp, i also bought a wireless sistem (AKG wms 40 pro)for the rack, to use with my bass! maybe that solved/helped my problem with the noise! truth is that i no longer have that problem! Thank god!!!! ;)


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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:46 pm
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im guessing its gotta be the pickups or wiring, i had the same problemb with a squier jazz bass witch i later sold (not because of the buzzing) to get a nice new fender jazz bass and i haven't had the problem with the new fender since.


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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:37 am
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I have not had the problem with my bass... but have you tried to hhear the buzz when the tone is off??? my bass buzzes really bad when the tone is all the way up, but fades away as the tone decreases.


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Both my classic series and my Jaco buzz like bastards. Its a real pain in the arse. My 98 American is totally quiet. When I turn up my Ampeg SVT it unbearable. I was thinking it might be something to do with those vintage pups. Maybe noiseless is the way to go but I hate the idea of buying new pups for guitars that cost a fortune in the first place/


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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:41 am
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Has the bass to amp cable been addressed? :)


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I experienced the same problem with my J Bass. The solution that worked for me involved examining the cabling I used, the line condition of the electricity in my home and the proximity of the Bass to electrical interference.

Cabling. Most cables that transmit sound have a sheath around the wires that reduce the EM interference that exist in electrical environments. This is not to be confused with the plastic covering found on cables. If this sheath is compromised at any point, you will get EM interference. If you plug in a speaker cable and hear radio signals coming from the speakers, even at zero volume, then your cable is shot.

Line Filtering. AC electricity is very "dirty" in the sense that it creates a lot of unwanted line noise on its own. I figured this out when I noticed that devices that ran on batteries had no hum, but soon as I plugged in a AC adapter, hum galore! Quality surge protectors protects your electrical devices by nullifying power spikes and filtering line noise. Make sure you use a surge protector that include these features.

Pickup Interference. From my experience, J Bass pickups are extremely sensitive to EM interference that come from fluorescent lamps, cathode ray tubes, and other similar devices. Place your arm against your TV. If the hair on your arms raises, then that device will make your bass pickups hum. Also, in some cases, if the volume of your front and rear pickups are mismatched, then that can create a hum as well. In my case, setting the volume knobs for both pickups to the same setting eliminated the hum.

Having said all that, my Yamaha RBX374, which has two hum bucking pickups, has never had an issue with humming. I hope this helps you out. I spent 2 weeks trying to get rid of that hum, but everything is cool now.


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