hooveoperator Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Dear all, The problem is that there is no response from E string when amplified. I've tried cleaning the connections with switch cleaner and looking for loose connections but there's nothing obvious. The pickup itself looks to be buried in the bridge which means I can't get to it. I'm looking to sell it in the near future and was wondering if the consensus would be to sell it as an acoustic only (naturally even the inbuilt tuner doesn't work for the E string) at a discount or to get it fixed professionally and then sell it... Unfortunately, it is no longer under warranty. The fault was intermittent and so I didn't pick it up for quite a while as I was playing it acoustically for the most part. Details of the bass can be found here: [url="http://www.ibanez.com/BassGuitars/model-AEB10EDVS"]http://www.ibanez.com/BassGuitars/model-AEB10EDVS[/url] Any advice gratefully received. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Sounds as though the saddle in the bridge isn't sitting securely on the piezo? I'm no expert on those things - maybe someone else is. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooveoperator Posted August 31, 2009 Author Share Posted August 31, 2009 Thanks for your thoughts Geoff. Would you recommend removing the strings and trying to reseat the bridge saddle? Cheers, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 As I said, I'm no expert - however, I read about something like this on another forum Turns out that the bottom edge of the plastic/bone saddle wasn't totally flat and wasn't conducting the vibes of that string through to the piezo underneath. The fix was to get a different saddle & sand it down (making sure it was parallel) to the right height. I read another problem which was caused by a bit of scurf under the piezo. I'd loosen the strings, lift up the saddle & have a gander. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooveoperator Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 Great stuff. Have also just found the spare saddle that it comes with so I can experiment with impunity! Will let you know if it works. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooveoperator Posted September 5, 2009 Author Share Posted September 5, 2009 Well - no luck so far. Had a gander under the saddle and the strip of plastic under the peizo pickup (which is just like a big copper wire) had a bit of crud under where the E string would be. Thought that might be the problem so replaced it with one of the replacement strips and... it didn't work. Tried the replacment bridge but no dice and then moving the peizo a bit, again no luck. The pickup is transmitting some sound from the E string but it's about a quarter of the volume of the other strings. I'm contemplating removing the plastic sheath from the peizo but am a bit worried I might kill it altogether. Help! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I wouldn't do that. Since I would now be at the end of my knowledge, I'd be taking to a luthier or guitar tech who knows more than me. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooveoperator Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 Wise words Geoff. Thinks it's time to admit defeat and seek out a professional. Fortunately we're not too far from Tom Waghorn here in Bristol and he's pretty good. Thanks for the help though. Cheers, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 No probs. Hope it works out. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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