Distored Bass (Troubles...)

[psubassist]

Hello all:

The past couple of weeks, i have noticed a distored sound when i play my Fender Deluxe Active Jazz Bass.

At first I thought it may have been my amp that i was playing on, that turned out not to be the case. I then went to check my cables, again, that wasn't the problem. I thought since it was an active bass, maybe that it is the battery, i changed the battery twice, and the distorted sound is still there.

I am now suspecting that it might be the actual electronics, maybe a disconnected wire or something.

Today i played a gig and while i was playing, the bass was cutting in and out and while cutting in, had a distorted sound. It goes away for a period of time, but if i play for a long period of time, like i did last night, it gets progressively more distored and quieter.

If anyone has any information on this problem, please let me know!

Thank you!

John

[christle]

Contact your Fender dealer. They can fix it for you.

[simpy1]

Maybe check the connection to the battery? Perhaps the wires have come loose off the PCB board (or whatever is in there) or perhaps it uses a poor quality battery-clip?

[bannedwit]

Im guessing it is a battery issue of some sort. Active basses would cut out sound wise when the battery connects then disconnects and vice versa. Also the weak signal or grainy distortion would be a low battery power issue. I am guessing it is a weak solder joint. Have someone knowledgable with electronics take a look at it. I think this is a 20 minute job