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Old 09-11-2011, 12:19 PM
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Jazz bass high pitched noise

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I bought a RW Jazz a couple of weeks ago. I've gigged with it at three different locations so far. Two times through amps and once through a DI straight to FOH. This weekend I played going straight through a Sansamp BDDI to the house where I stand near a self powered array with a sub and two satellite speakers. There are lots of LED strip lights and overhead lighting arrays, with lots of electrical noise. I play there frequently with different basses, both passive and active, and I often have difficulty with low frequency noise in that room but today there was a high pitched noise that was really piercing and the sound guy couldn't successfully notch it out. It was definitely my bass and not some other piece of gear. I had to roll off the tone completely to eliminate it. I was running both pups full volume. Rolling off volume on one of the PUPs made the problem worse. If I turned facing the self powered array the noise would go away so that was where my bass was picking it up. I can't face that direction when I play and I can't move much to get away.

The other two places I played I only experienced low frequency hum when I rolled off the neck PUP which was expected. All three locations were commercial buildings with lots of electrical sources around me.

I shielded this bass right after I purchased it and that mostly eliminated the typical hum and RF the noise that I was getting in it's stock form.

I've never had to deal with a high frequency noise source from a bass before.

Does anyone have any suggestions given that it is already shielded and I was running the volumes even. I don't like playing with my tone rolled off completely. I love the way this bass sounds and it feels wonderful so I don't want to change anything about it. If there is a relatively inexpensive pedal that can do a narrow frequency notch I could add it to my board for this venue.

The frequency of the noise about matched the ringing in my ears but louder
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Old 09-13-2011, 10:11 AM
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How were you powering the Bass Driver pedal?
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Old 09-21-2011, 08:58 PM
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How were you powering the Bass Driver pedal?
With a One Spot. I don't think it's the pedal i've used it numerous time there with no trouble. Engaging the tuner which is the first thing in the chain, silenced all noise so I'm fairly certain it's coming from the bass itself.
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Old 09-22-2011, 08:04 AM
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The next time you have the issue try removing the One Spot and powering the pedal with a battery. We have had numerous reports from customers having issues with digital switching power supplies. The thing is with those power supplies is that you can often use them without any problems but in certain environments they can cause noise.
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