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Hello! I am trying to identify what is causing the hum / buzz with this bass so I can get it gig ready. I do not see any disconnected wires on the pots or the output jack. I know nothing of soldering, but the white wire connection here looks off. Is this my problem? I'm sorry if this is a...

Does anyone know what the part number is for the IC chip U100 on the small board inside the guitar. I'm sure it's probably a quad op-amp of some type. The reason I'm asking is the bass suddenly started making popping, frying, crackling sounds. The noise will actually fade in and out, totally go...

Hey everyone! This might be a stupid post so sorry in advance, but it's really noisy when I use a pick in standard tuning, I think that my E string is hitting my pickups. To add onto it, a band that I just joined is playing a song in drop C, and it's even more noisy. I also think that my picking...