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12-23-2003, 04:25 PM
|  | Markbass fanboy | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Delawhere | |  My K5 is picking up German radio!
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I was just sitting at my pc with my MTD K5 in my lap with the strings muted when I heard the unmistakable sound of German being spoken from my cab. I cranked up the gain, and sure enough, there it is. A woman and a man speaking German. What the F?   Damn passive pups!
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12-23-2003, 04:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherla | | hehe.. had the same problem with my old samick.. we were in this studio-building and my bass-amp was playing guitar. turned out that the guitarist next door had a wireless-kit that made my bass go boo-boo.  |
12-23-2003, 05:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: carlsbad, ca | | | GENTLE GIANT!
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12-23-2003, 06:24 PM
|  | so far, so good | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: US-NY-NYC | | Quote: Originally posted by fhodshon
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12-23-2003, 07:05 PM
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GENTLE GIANT!
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12-23-2003, 08:12 PM
| | so far, so good | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: US-NY-NYC | | Quote: Originally posted by Marley's Ghost
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12-23-2003, 09:39 PM
| | Markbass fanboy | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Delawhere | | oh..yeah.... 
but what about the german radio station?
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12-23-2003, 09:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Wamego KS | | | I've picked up phone calls before. |
12-23-2003, 09:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: moncton new brunswick | | | i get the CBC radio on my cheri amp. its weird to be playing and get boring talk radio coming though your amp, or old time music like lawerence welk |
12-24-2003, 07:39 AM
| | so far, so good | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: US-NY-NYC | | | If it's a single-pickup Kingston, it really shouldn't pick up any noise since the pup is a humbucker. Could it be a shield problem with your cable?
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12-24-2003, 08:10 AM
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If it's a single-pickup Kingston, it really shouldn't pick up any noise since the pup is a humbucker. Could it be a shield problem with your cable? | I'd start here too: It is unlikely to be the pickup itself, more likely to be a wiring fault of some kind, and the most likely failure is usually the cable. Basic trouble shooting will be to eliminate everything external to the bass, then look inside. Start with the cable, then check your amp, then check the internal wiring. The pickup on that bass is very unlikely to be the culprit.
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12-24-2003, 09:08 AM
|  | Supporting Curmudgeon Moderator | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Suburban Chicago, IL | | | I'm going to shunt this off to Setup for some sheilding advice...
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12-24-2003, 09:19 AM
| | Markbass fanboy | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Delawhere | | Quote: Originally posted by Gard
I'd start here too: It is unlikely to be the pickup itself, more likely to be a wiring fault of some kind, and the most likely failure is usually the cable. Basic trouble shooting will be to eliminate everything external to the bass, then look inside. Start with the cable, then check your amp, then check the internal wiring. The pickup on that bass is very unlikely to be the culprit.
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Merry Christmas Gard!
I am going to troubleshoot it more today. I agree, it is probably not the bass. I am really starting to dislike my rig.  Maybe time for an Eden makeover 
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