Pete B

Thanks for the advice guys, especially for stating the obvious Rabbie, as the obvious bits are the ones I was worried I was getting wrong! Lots of good ideas to chase up here... I put the stereo lead from the pickups direct into my amp and all the popping and crackling completely disappeared (thanks Alistair ). This seemingly cuts out a lot of possibilities - especially the more scary ones. As a result I'm confident that the pickups are working correctly and are fitted well and that there is no issue with my amp. This leaves the possibility of the lead from pre amp to the amp or the preamp itself. The pre amp has internal trim pots for EQ which I can have a twiddle of and the practice room adjoins a studio with a plethora of fine jack leads to try. I'm feeling much better about isolating the problem now and the bottom line is the preamp is new and under warranty if it is faulty. Thanks again for the help fellas...

Hi everyone, Just started on the double bass - bought an instrument i'm happy with and am loving it! But...in preparation for playing live I bough myself a [email="K@K"]K@K[/email] bass master pro (pick up, wing tranducer, preamp - the whole she-bang) and after carefully painstakingly fixing it to my upright, I plugged in and it sounds like an old beat up vinyl recording! Popping and crackling etc. I'm plugging straight into my old Peavy TNT 115 BW electric bass amp and it doesn't have these problems with the electric bass. I hear that it is possible to damage the wing tranducer, but I was exceptionally careful with this (didn't force it in any way) and the crackling is still there when I completely mute this channel through the preamp. Next week i'm going to a practice room with the lads and will try playing straight through a pa and start isolating things to see where the issue is, but i'd really appreciate any advice from anyone in the know or who has had similar problems. I'm feeling very much like a lost novice at the minute... thanks.

Was seriously considering starting a thread about which motors people have successfully fitted a 4/4 double bass into, but this one has shamed me into not bothering! Anyone who considers gigging a DB on a push bike is my hero