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Old 12-16-2007, 12:42 PM
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What's causing this crackling?

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1st I only noticed this every few minutes with a tiny crackle when I hit open A, but it progressed last night to unplayable. It's a P-bass. I thought it was the pick up for the E and A string at first, but then I noticed the crackling even when I hit G or D. I also noticed that the crackling fluctuates when I press down on the pick guard near the knobs. So now my guess is that something is loose, and when I hit the string the vibrations are causing this loose connection to go crazy. What do you guys think, and do you think I can fix it with a soldering iron and some solder? Or maybe my amp is fried...
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Old 12-16-2007, 12:44 PM
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check the connections, that is the easiest (and cheapest). If it is not the connections, then you have a problem.
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Old 12-16-2007, 01:12 PM
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How would I go about opening up my bass to check the connections? 2006 squier P-bass.
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Old 12-17-2007, 08:23 AM
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Hehe. I was playing it acoustically in my bed this morning and heard the rattling, so I was like "***, it's not even plugged in." The bridge was loose. Yay easy (and most importantly free) fix. But thanks for your help guys. <3
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