bigevilman Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Hey guys I don't know if this is in the right section or not..... I've had a problem with my jazz bass for a while now, and was wondering if you could help me out. Basically it sounds as if its not earthed properly when i have the tone pot turned up. Even when I have both volumes turned all the way down, if the tones turned up, theres an almighty hum :/ I've attached a recording from my iphone. Apologies for the quality, but it shows the problem. Its an extreme hum, which is doing my head in, its not healthly!!!! I'm not sure whether its a dodgy pot, or whether its a earth problem.... cheers guys Joe [attachment=44643:Bass_humming.mp3] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 [quote name='bigevilman' post='772068' date='Mar 11 2010, 08:25 PM']Hey guys I don't know if this is in the right section or not..... I've had a problem with my jazz bass for a while now, and was wondering if you could help me out. Basically it sounds as if its not earthed properly when i have the tone pot turned up. Even when I have both volumes turned all the way down, if the tones turned up, theres an almighty hum :/ I've attached a recording from my iphone. Apologies for the quality, but it shows the problem. Its an extreme hum, which is doing my head in, its not healthly!!!! I'm not sure whether its a dodgy pot, or whether its a earth problem.... cheers guys Joe [attachment=44643:Bass_humming.mp3][/quote]Joe i take it it semi stops when you touch the strings...Grounding/earthing issue me thinks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigevilman Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 [quote name='bubinga5' post='772101' date='Mar 11 2010, 09:01 PM']Joe i take it it semi stops when you touch the strings...Grounding/earthing issue me thinks...[/quote] You're spot on bubinga....i think the ol' soldering iron will be out tomorrow morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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