Warwick Rockbass bridge pickup problem

[Sublab]

Hi there,

Has anyone noticed the distorted sound that comes out from the bridge pup when you dial it in? The neck pup sounds ok and clean, but whenever I dial in the bridge pup entirely it seems as if my Ampeg/Eden rigg is tearing apart. Two days ago at rehearsal I tried several songs with more of the bridge pup than the neck pup, the latter being the one I usually use, and my bandmates looked at me as if I had just made us sound like sh*t.
I know these basses are not the best, but they aren't the worst either, especially since I got this one for free. The battery has been replaced just a few months ago, and since the neck pup still sound good it can't be a battery issue. Maybe just a bad pup?

[Bobster]

Can you be more specific about the sound, and how you were set up? Was your treble pot cranked up?

I had to install a split choke for RF noices on my battery harness (at the splice) and one on my treble pickup harness. I was getting a radio station when I cranked my treble. That fixed it.

The basses could definitely benefit from being shielded.

Take a look at the shielding thread in the setup area. The weak area seems to be the preamp, more than the pickups.

Bob