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Greetings! I may be coming at this from a completely backwards direction, but I am new to the world of passive electronics. I've played bass for awhile, gigged for some years, and have been a pro A/V tech my entire career until recently. I've always been able to keep up with my own setups...

Hello TB! Long time listener first time caller here.. So i have a bass big muff. Bought second hand. The effect sounds great. The issue is I get a pretty loud POP coming through the speakers when engaging and disengaging the pedal. Loud enough to be noticed and I worry it could damage a...

I’m getting a clicking/crackling on the E string, which I’m having a hard time tracking down the solution. The pots or jack don’t seem to be an issue, and it’s not the cable as I hear it if plugged into a combo amp, or in a headphone amp. I tried adjusting the volume/tone, but still hearing it...

Bass - Lakland Skyline DJ4. Behavior - When I slap on the E string (on the string, not at the bottom of the neck) I get a very loud popping sound. It does not happen on other strings. It happens fretted or open. I tested with both pickups and noticed the issue only happens when the neck...

I have an output jack that may need to be replaced, but I first wanted to get some input from those who do repairs on electronics. A few months ago, I heard a loud pop produced when my leg made contact with the connector in the side-mounted jack. It seemed as if the contact pressure against the...

Hello fellow bassists. I am an aspiring slap bassist but made the unfortunate mistake of being stupid and buying a five string after using an old 4 string for a while. I was wondering if there was a proper technique for slapping a five string efficiently. I have the basic technique of hitting...

Hello, first time posting here but have always read good advice on these forums. I have an Ampeg SVT 350H bass head I've been working on. Whenever I play low notes on my bass, usually between E and G on the E string, the amp crackles and pops and the limiter lights up. It seems to get better...

I have my fender rumble 40 and Mackie 402VLZ-4 mixer both plugged into the same wall socket. When I plug my bass and headphones into the Rumble, I get no popping/static whatsoever. But when I do the same (bass and phones) on my mixer, I get popping if I touch the strings and my other fingers are...

Hey guys! (Not sure if this is the right forum to post this in, but anyway) I am experiencing some crackling... u know the type, when you’re messing around with your loose cables and stuff. Not feedback, just little pops and crackles. Here and there, it keeps coming up, ever since I...

I have a brand new ES-8 loop switcher that I bought in April and finally took out of the box and built up this week. I am getting a very loud click/pop sound when turning some pedals on and off. Wondering if anyone here has seen this before. The specifics: I have four power supplies, and...

I know this is a bass forum but I'm hoping someone here can help me out. I just bought a new 15w guitar amp and after it's turned on it's silent for about 20 seconds, then starts making loud popping noises. This is with the volume all the way down and the cable unplugged. After about a minute of...

Hello all, I'm new to the forum. Pleased to be part of this awesome community. I've got a problem with my Ampeg SVT-CL and couldn't find any answer through the search function. Everytime I go from standby to playing I get two short pops from my cabinet. After that everything plays clean and...

I just did a setup on my Squier VM PJ and everything sounded great, but then I noticed I get a popping sound on the attack of notes on the E string when only the bridge pickup is on. I've tried adjusting the pickup height but that didn't seem to do anything. This is only happening on the E...

So I have a Gibson sg bass and I've been having some issues. It's very fussy about which patch cords it likes, and I noticed it makes a loud popping sound when I pull it away from my jacket. The sound is quite loud and comes through the amp. The bass makes no other odd sounds though and sounds...

I recently got into the bass about a month ago, I picked up an Ibanez GSR200b, a Fender Rumble 25, and some new strings and everything sounds good except for when I slap on the e string or the a string. When the string is open it sounds perfectly fine but otherwise there is a sound pop that...

So i bought a cheap as chips mini loop selector. It does what it should however there is a big Pop whenever i turn the pedal on or off. After doing a little bit of research i read that if i unplugged the power it might stop (as this loop selector is passive ie. it only uses the power to turn the...

First, I'm new to pedals, so I apologise for any ignorance. I used my pedal board on Wednesday for the first time. Sounded great! Now, I reorganized the board and I have popping on my chorus and sometimes the octave. I'm using a one spot for the 9v pedals, and the necessary radial power...

Hey All, I have an Eden Road Runner brain (tube) from the 90's. Love it. Except that, once turned on for about 10-20 minutes (bass plugged in), it makes a single and unpleasant pop every now and then. Sounds similar to when you unplug before the sound guy kills the mains, or if you have a...

So anyway, I've been using an Ampeg B115 for about 12 years now, and until this year, I never had any issues with it. However, there are two things that surfaced just this year that I've noticed while practicing one major, one minor. Major - Big-time speaker popping and thudding, apparently...

Lately I've been wanting to have a stringed instrument capable of both bass and guitar ranges. I thought about getting a 9-string electric and downtuning two of the bass strings, then later thought about getting a 9-string and tuning it to open C (C-G-C-E-G-C-G-C-E) then about getting a...

I have a P bass that is creating a popping/crackling sound through the speakers. This doesn't sound like a typical static or grounding issue, it's more like a speaker or coil issue. But I know it's the bass. This bass is the only one of my 5 basses that has the issue. And I've tried it with 2...

Over the last few weeks, I have accidentally stepped on my bass chord multiple times dislodging it from the input on the amplifier. When I plugged the bass into the amplifier input jack it makes a loud popping noise. Any idea what damage I caused, and what I need to do to fix the issue? Thanks!

For the last hour or so I've been having serious cpu issues on Tb. I posted a thread in OT and the cursor was so lagged I could barely type. Music pops up at random every so often as well. I've enabled ad-block and my system is running just fine now. (I don't want to leave ad-block on, btw.)...

Hi have a pair of SOL V10 headphones that sound great when listening to music - very thick and rich bass response. However, when I plug them into an amp and play my bass guitar, they pop and distort, even at low volumes. Why is this? What should I look for in a pair of bass-rich headphones that...

I just bought a used Minimark 2x6 and unfortunately didnt know it didnt work (I'm pissed, but $50 on craigslist, what should I have expected). My question is for the tech savvy out there. What are the most common reasons, and therefore the narrowed down list of things I should check, that the...

Hi, I am relatively new to the world of pedal boards. I put one together that works really well for me. This is the order I had them in. EBS Multi comp.Mooer Tender Octaver.Boss CEB-3 bass chorus,TC Flashback and HOF There was a problem with the Mooer Octaver. The on off switch made a super loud...

I have been playing bass for 35 years. I have played most styles; trained at the old Dick Grove School of Music in L.A. I have never attempted to work slapping technique into my playing style despite the fact that I have played in many cover bands that play funk and pop styles that work well...

Hi all, Dumb question maybe but I just need to get it sorted out. I tried to do a search but this didn't come up (some other solutions were mentioned). So I have a stock MIM P bass, and for some of my more aggressive bass lines, there is a loud popping noise from the string hitting the metal...

I've been noticing this kind of popping sound when I'm using my pedal board for a while now. It's relatively subtle but lately its been driving me mad. I was really busy gigging over the summer when I started my pedal board obsession and threw my pedal board together. I'm trying to think if...

I wonder if you guys have any ideas what might be causing this. I have a couple of EMG equipped basses and when I unplug them there is a super loud popping sound. When I plug them in it is not as severe. I have cables with neutrik silent pugs but they are just as noisy as the regular ones. I...

I purchased a Tone Hammer 500 about six months ago brand new. Since I bought it, after turning it on, the amp will make a single popping sound that's quite audible when the internal fan starts up. The popping noise is heard through the cabs (also Aguilar SL 112's) and even on recordings. Anyone...

Hello folks, I'm playing the double bass for a year now and did some things to my setup to make it all sound great but I still have some problems when slapping. When slapping it makes a popping sound. It's definitely from the bridge element, I already tested that. When I use a bigger speaker...

Disclaimer: Yes, I know this is old, dinosaur gear, and yes, I'll join the 21st century at some point. Most of my gigs are PA provided but for some I have an old Yamaha two-channel powered mixer and passive mains and monitors. In a moderate volume setting, it's fine, actually sounds really...

Hey all, I've been playing the same Fender Squire Jazz for about 20 years and it's nice to play but i just can't get the tone I want for slapping and poppin' funk styles.. it just doesn't cut thru - and no, it's not a case of just adding treble. I checked out a whole bunch of basses in GC the...