[quote name='mercuryl' timestamp='1325005977' post='1479060']
Usually means you are maxing out the input gain. Are you using an effects pedal in front of it? Or are you using an active bass or some other bass with a very high output? Other than that, Deepbass5's comments above about a small amp's general capabilities are relevant.
No pedals
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[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1325016871' post='1479194']
Make sure you aren't clipping the input. Turn the bass down and the amp up. If the amp has a master volume run that high and the input gain low for maximum headroom.
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[quote name='mercuryl' timestamp='1325018180' post='1479207']
If there is no input gain level knob on the amp, then use the bass volume knob.
Do this. Turn the amp volume knob up all the way, then plug in the bass with the volume knob(s) turned all the way down. Then, gradually turn the volume knobs on the amp up until it gets to the "farting thing", then turn the volume knob(s) down just down below that level.
Yes that seems to work cheers
skez
There you go.
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