Recent content by Reflective

It's great to finally find someone who experienced the same problem. I had been scouring the problem with no luck. Do you have any suggestions for applying your fix (ground connection)? Any tutorials or videos you can point me to? Or should I just try to get the store i bought it from to work on...

I also just found out that the problem is strongly affected by wiring outlets/ surge protectors (and possibly electronics). I walk up to the light switch on my wall pointing the pickups towards it, and the sound gets like 500% louder as i get right up to it. Would this support idea of a...

This bass comes with 3 knob active EQ. I'm finding that the 'highs' knob makes a really high pitched buzz, even at 12 o'clock, that gets louder as the highs are turned up. Similar phenomenon with the mids, but its not as intense and its of a mid range pitch. If i turn the bass knob to either...

I hope this is the right place for this question. I've been able to open both the Groove Agent one and beat designer in Cubase 5 but no sound comes out for either one. I have already directed the program to the correct drivers (input and output). I get sound when recording my bass and playing it...

Thanks all for the excellent responses. I will take a break. As for playing with other people, I have given it a shot before but my social anxiety makes it more unpleasant than its worth - and I'm not really sure how to get past that

As the title says, playing is always frustrating. I'm not sure how long this has been going on but definitely for a while. I've been playing on my own for 11 years or so and have developed a lot in that time, but no matter what when i practice, i end up at the end of it feeling burned out...

I was really hoping someone could help me answer this but my post seems to be glossed over.

Thank you for your thorough responses

Yes, unfortunately. I've always been intimidated about hardware/electronics and was just happy paying X amount for it to work (or so i thought). That aside, from all the responses it sounds like this is a shielding issue and I'll take steps from here with that knowledge. Thanks all for the...

I didnt ask unfortunately

Thanks for the responses. I have tried it at a friends house with the same problem. I'll check out your link

I took my bass to skip's music to get a set up and to address a buzzing issue. There is a rather noticeable buzz that softens if I touch the strings (especially if I touch them around the 5th fret). I have tried different cables, 2 different amps, and an audio interface that goes into USB, and...

This wasn't something I found to be covered in the MM pickups sticky, but it is about a MM. I tested out a model of stingray with a single set of pickups and it sounds great, but there is a version offered with 2 sets of pickups. My question is - what difference in tone and functionality will I...

I read through the appropriate info in the FAQ but didn't feel satisfied with the information. What I'd like to know is what kind of differences I will notice, particularly in sound, if I go lighter in gauge. The information I saw basically said you sacrifice tone for playability.... but what...

Thank you for the responses! I currently have a lenovo laptop I'm using. Getting a new computer is not likely in the near future, and its more unlikely that i will get a mac.