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fourstringbliss

03-06-2013 11:47 AM

Muddy sounding Jazz - pickups or preamp?

I have an active Jazz that is giving me a bit of a muddy sound. It's not as clear sounding as other J-basses I've had with the same strings and amp setup. Is this likely to be the pickups or the preamp?

miles'tone

03-06-2013 11:48 AM

Changed the battery?

bongomania

03-06-2013 11:49 AM

Depends on the pickups and the preamp. Could be either... or both.

fourstringbliss

03-06-2013 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miles'tone (Post 13986608)

Changed the battery?

Yup. New batteries.

fourstringbliss

03-06-2013 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bongomania (Post 13986617)

Depends on the pickups and the preamp. Could be either... or both.

Stacked J's and active 18v preamp.

bongomania

03-06-2013 12:04 PM

OK, so no brand or model for either of them... hmm... *gazes into crystal ball* A-ha!

funkingroovin

03-06-2013 12:20 PM

I had this issue with an 18v Cirrus recently..it just seemed 'muffled',in both volume and tone,making it no more aggressive than any of my passives. Turns out one of the power leads from the p'ups had a bad solder and was hanging on by a single strand...You've probably already done it,but it's worth double checking all solders/connections first..

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