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[quote name='Feelgood' post='944490' date='Sep 3 2010, 01:14 PM']Thanks for the renewed interest folks - and for the bump lanark (your commission is in the post!)

Sold today - thanks Dan, hope you enjoy![/quote]

Cheers Adam! I certainly will

It's in the post!!! Not long now

PM'd!!!!

New development!! Have just discovered my next door neighbour has bought some chickens for her back garden which is side on to my room. After hearing some clucking noises I ventured out to see them and discover that there is a CLICKING NOISE coming from the chicken coup.

Turns out that my neighbour has put an ELECTRIC FENCE round them to stop foxes etc.

This is the cause of the pulsing/clicking noise as my neighbour has not put the earth spike far enough away from our house so is causing interference with the whole property!! It also is leaning up against some rather large trees which according to the nice people at electric fences online can amplify the interference!!

So there you go, if you ever have clicking noises coming from your bass/speaker, check for chickens!!!!!

Cheers to everyone who helped with possible causes, especially John East and Alan Cringean! I owe you some beers!!!!!!!

Right, I have tried it round my girlfriends house and no clicking noise there! So it must be something environmental? Very strange

[quote name='John-E-Retro' post='936960' date='Aug 26 2010, 11:24 AM']I've come across a few instances like this, and the problem has never been the bass electronics itself, so far. It's always been electrical interference. It often seems that it must be the bass when one bass exhibits a problem and another doesn't.

Had one recently where all had been fine for a number of years and suddenly a similar problem began. The player tried it with a battery headphone amplifier and found that it was down to the environment, and only occurred at home. I'll see if I can dig out what the cause actually was, had a quick search but unable to find detail.

So my advice would be to try the bass in different environments to confirm whether it is the bass, or not, for sure, first.

If it is the electronics, happy to look at it, and nail the cause.

If not, need a way to track down where it's coming from.

John[/quote]

Thanks John, your a star! I will take it round my girlfriends house and see if the problem is still there. Last time I was there and I had my bass with me there wasn't a problem??!!

Any other info on what the cause was on the above case would be cool

Cheers

[quote name='skelf' post='936888' date='Aug 26 2010, 10:30 AM']I will have a chat with John East and see if he can suggest anything. I frankly have no idea what it could be having never heard of this before in relation to any of the basses.[/quote]

Thanks Alan, your help is much appreciated

Any more ideas? This is starting to really bug me now, to the point where I don't want to play the bass! (not good)

This is my Cort through the computer. Everything set up the same

[url="http://www.supload.com/sound_confirm.php?get=523440765.wav"]Cort Fretless[/url]

[quote name='skelf' post='936325' date='Aug 25 2010, 07:45 PM']The only time I ever had clicking coming through speakers was caused by a knackered starter in a fluorescent tube that was being picked up buy the gear plugged into it.[/quote]

Yeah I can see that being a problem, but I haven't any fluorescent tubes in the house. Tried turning the lights off as well but no luck unfortunately

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='936300' date='Aug 25 2010, 07:29 PM'][/quote]

I think I may have been mistaken with it being on my Valenti, I had a bit of radio interference with that but no clicking. Sorry for the confusion!!

Like I said with my Cort fretless, there is no noise whatsoever

New development, if I turn the bass upside down (strings facing me) it stops!!

Also I remembered that I have since changed the batteries since my last rehearsal (when the noise wasn't there)

Sound clip added now in OP

I have also just tried my fretless (active) and the noise is not there???? I'm assuming this is an earthing problem with my ACG then?

Wow that is an exclusive club!

Yeah did a trade with him for my Valenti! The ACG is such an awesome bass with so many different sounds available (as i'm sure you know having one yourself) lol

Who else is in the club, just you and me?

Yep, still waiting! No reply to emails from the last few days

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='935723' date='Aug 25 2010, 10:38 AM']That said, a regular click sounds [b]really[/b] annoying. You could just use it as a metronome. [/quote]




I might record the clicking on Ableton and post it on here so people can hear it! Might try a different plug socket in a different room

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='935679' date='Aug 25 2010, 10:00 AM']Usual suspects tend to be mobile phones, fridges or occasionally WiFi networks (especially if there's something transmitting or receiving anywhere near the bass or amp). Sounds like you've eliminated those, though.

Baffled. [/quote]

I do use an Airport Extreme base station for my Wi-Fi, but this is in a different room. I have noticed there are quite a few different networks nearby when I do a search on my mac. Could this be the cause I wonder?

Any ideas anyone?

click.......click........click..........ARRRGHHHHHHH

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='934700' date='Aug 24 2010, 01:06 PM']Got a wristwatch with hands? Get a click every time it moves, if your wrist is near the pickup.[/quote]

Nope don't wear a watch! I have tried turning off everything electrical in the room (apart from the combo) and still does it

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='934161' date='Aug 23 2010, 08:49 PM']Do you live near an airport or radar equipment?

I used to live in sight of a large radar and it would make my telly and guitar amp click every couple of second.[/quote]

Nearest airport is probably 10 miles away (only a small grass runway type) and no radars nearby as far as I'm aware

Sorted!!!!

Sound clip now added (ACG)

[url="http://www.supload.com/sound_confirm.php?get=1401485718.wav"]Click Sound[/url]

and my Cort fretless (no clicking noise)

[url="http://www.supload.com/sound_confirm.php?get=523440765.wav"]Cort Fretless[/url]

Did a trade with Adam for his ACG, nice bloke and easy to deal with! Cheers mate

Better than the price I was quoted to fit a Nordstrand pickup in a Stingray...............£50!!!