microphonic

  1. C

    Ampeg PF-50t microphonic transformer/power tubes

    Hi all! Just recently picked up a PF-50t from Zzounds that was labeled 'scratch and dent'. It was roughly 30% off, and they didn't provide any information about the actual condition, no photos or comments on the supposed scratches and dents. I decided to take the 'risk' anyway, but they have a...
  2. L. L. Elwood

    Can this be fixed - Noisy touch sensitive MFD G&L humbuckers ?? Is it microphonic?

    I recently installed a couple of new MFD G&L Humbuckers in a project bass. While they sound really good, they are HIGHLY sensitive to touch when in parallel or series modes. Meaning if you touch the pickups while playing, you can hear it. If you use the pickup as a thumb rest you can hear your...
  3. Riff Ranger

    Hot Pickup+Tube Combo=Nasty Squealing. Please help!

    EDIT: TL;DR: At least one preamp tube had gone microphonic. Replacing the preamp tubes solved the problem. The pickup hadn't been adjusted perfectly when installed but it's fine now. I really hope this bass and this amplifier can play nicely together...
  4. morgan138

    Rick 4003 pickup bezel is VERY microphonic

    I have a Rickenbacker 4003 (1997 I believe) that I love but that's very microphonic on both pickups. I can't tell if it's gotten worse since I bought the bass a year or so ago, or it's just that I'm past the honeymoon phase, or what. I've done a little troubleshooting and so far... Both pickups...
  5. Sound&Fury

    Strange noise coming from Ampeg PF-50T

    Hi TB, Just got an Ampeg PF-50T. Great amp, love the tone! (Ampeg fanboy) However, after about 15 to 20 minutes of playing, the amp starts to make a sort of rattling sound. I recorded a short clip this weekend: (kids were in the room, that's NOT the sound I'm talking about ;)) I have tested...
  6. Count Bassie

    Possible to Fix Microphonic P'up?

    I have a newer Epi EB-3, pickup howls when I crank the gain on my amp to where I want it (generally accepted level by most), and it sends through the amp when I touch the metal cover. Can this pickup be re-wound or potted to fix this? Thanks for your time.
  7. MultiScaleMale

    Microphonic tube?

    I have a GK Fusion 800 and it just started making a sound similar to an airplane flying at altitude in the cabin or maybe more like the space in between stations on an FM radio dial, but lower pitched. Is that a microphonic tube? Dropping the amp a half an inch stopped it. I've been playing a...
  8. PA 100 microphonic tube

    PA 100 microphonic tube

    Microphonic tube in the PA 100
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  9. domplaysbass

    G&L Tribute L-2000 microphonic pickup problem?

    hey guys, so I'm having an issue with my tribute l-2000. the pickups seem to be microphonic, whenever i tap the pickup or the body, flip a switch or mute a string while playing it makes a slight pinging noise. pretty aggravating. iv tried different strings lowering and raising pickups locking...
  10. Vanceman

    Both pickups went microphonic

    I think both pickups on my Carvin LB70 are microphonic. They capture every touch and all finger noise, and if I touch a screwdriver to the adjustment screws, it sounds just like I'm hitting a mic with the screwdriver. Very treblely sound overall. Anybody know how this happens? Is it fixable, and...
  11. L

    Microphonic Pickup. Myth or real?

    I have always heard about pickups going "Microphonic." On my Precision if I tap the bass pickup there's no noise but, if I tap the treble side you can clearly hear the tap. Is this a bad thing?
  12. Precision101

    Dimarzio possible microphonic j pickup/click noise

    hey guys. I have a modded out j with two different types of dimarzio pickups in it. The bridge is an ultra jazz and the neck is a model j. I really dig the balance I get out of them. I don't know if this is normal with dimarzio pickups, but when I tap on the pickup cover a noticeable click can...
  13. mpm32

    Microphonic Pickups

    Running my Ibanez RB690 through a Micro Pog. Dry out into bass amp, octave up into Boss Blues driver into a guitar amp. I am picking up drums through my pickups heard through the guitar amp. Doesn't happen when I solo the bass amp or when I route the effect through the bass amp. I did notice...
  14. LiverLungWullie

    Hartke Bass amp squealing violently

    I own a Hartke 3500 transient attack 210 combo and as of late any time I switch it on, after about ten or so seconds of playing at a reasonably low level, a loud, sustained squeal kicks in that just about bursts your eardrums. I don't know much about this amp I believe it was made sometime in...
  15. Will_White

    Microphonic pickup cover?

    I have a bass with a chrome pickup cover like an old P bass or Jazz bass. I know the pickup isn't microphonic.If I tap on the cover I get a ping in the amp and If I turn the gain up on my amp until it starts to feedback touching the cover stops it. Thoughts on how to stop it from being microphonic
  16. tuba_samurai

    Are my pickups "microphonic"?

    I have heard this terminology but never come across it, but I have an SX Jag copy and now it seems to be picking up every bump, even to the point that I can hear my wedding band tap the neck in my in-ear monitors. Are the pickups becoming microphonic, and if so is there a fix?
  17. Krivo Magnetic Pickup
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    For sale Krivo Magnetic Pickup

    Hey TB, Looking to sell my Krivo pickup. I purchased it directly from Krivo a little over a year ago. The only reason I am selling it is because I have moved to a 5 string and unfortunately this pickup won't work with it since it uses poles. Included is the 3M stuff that goes at the bottom of...
    $135.00
  18. LouieV2

    SOLD Krivo Magnetic Pickup

    Hey TB, Looking to sell my Krivo pickup. I purchased it directly from Krivo a little over a year ago. The only reason I am selling it is because I have moved to a 5 string and unfortunately this pickup won't work with it since it uses poles. Included is the 3M stuff that goes at the bottom of...
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