Humming amp...

Gamer123e4 · #1 09-06-2010, 11:48 AM

Hello, I just rented my first bass about a week ago. The amp it came with (Fender Frontman 158 Bass Amp) started making strange humming noises whenever a metal part of the instrument was not being touched. I read about "bad grounding", but since it is a rental (and I have no idea on how to fix these kinds of things(I don't even know what a "soldering iron" is >_>)) I have no idea what to do? Any suggestions? Thanks!

Gamer123e4 · #2 09-06-2010, 12:15 PM

Bump? It's really annoying.

johnk_10 · #3 09-06-2010, 12:17 PM

that symptom sounds normal to me, especially if the bass has single coil pickups.

Gamer123e4 · #4 09-06-2010, 01:11 PM

It's a precision bass with split coil pickups.