Bass accidentally unplugged

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[Virgil]

Install one of these on you bass: Invalid Link Removed

Pete Skjold, of Skjold Guitars, installs this plug on all of his basses. They have saved my butt on many occasions.

 

[Jason P Bass]

I accidentally unplugged my bass while playing with my band (other end of the cord still plugged in amp). In addition to potential speaker damage, could it have damaged my bass's input hole?

In case you were attempting to troll, so sorry, it doesn't really work at Talkbass. For better results, try mentioning Victor Wooten, or suggest that you like a $120 bass even though you also own a $1000 bass.

 

[mccartneyman]

I have to share the following:

In 1971 my band was opening at Kent State U in Ohio for the James Gang and Glass Harp (Phil Keaggy) in a frat hall. Our guitarist decided he would blow both these guys off stage before they got on by having us do "Heartbreaker" by Led Zep. Midway through the extended guitar cadenza in the middle, he did the "step-on-my-cord" trick while being theatrical. We had no roadies. He had to stop, bend down and plug the guitar back in himself. At the back of the hall, I saw Joe Walsh and Phil laughing. Unfortunately, this didn't stop our guitarist's ego trip.

 

[NKBassman]

dont ya think wrapping it arounf the head itself was kinda stupid??

Well...... yeah, I do...... now...

 

[StyleOverShow]

Wrap around the strap: SOP.

I have noticed that Monster Cables seem to make the insert head loose over time bending the metal flange. I am going back to planet waves cables.

-richard

 

[MIJ-VI]

Install one of these on you bass: Invalid Link Removed

Good tip.

Also, using a cable equipped with these will help--and likely earn the gratitude of FOH engineers.

 

[FunkMetalBass]

You've probably damaged your bass, your amp, your cable, your strap, and the amount of emotional scarring is insurmountable.

Your bass-playing days are over. Might as well send me all your gear. =P

It's really too small of a thing to worry about. Your bass is surprisingly resiliant - these tiny things are expected to happen and wont hurt anything. just don't make it a habit.

 

[Jeff K]

You need to wrap your cord through the strap.

It's amazing how many people I see to this day that don't wrap their cord through their strap to prevent this problem.

That's one reason why I no longer use Schaller straplocks. I used them for years, but they create a gap between the body and the strap. That prevents the strap from "holding" the cable snug against the body. Now I just use the cheapo .50 cent rubber washers from the hardware store.

 

[vinxbass]

I've unplugged my bass a million times by accident or on purpose and have never blown a speaker or damaged the output jack. I'm sure it's happened, but not to me.

 

[ProfGumby]

plus.. run the strap throu the handle on the amp before the input.. never ripped one out of a bass (j's) but have pulled amps alot!

I pulled a head off a cabinet once, it wiped out, I wiped out and it was funny as hell! And no gear or bass players were injured in the filming of this stunt...(too bad no one had a video rolling at the time)

 

[mccartneyman]

It's fun to unplug your bass, then touch someone -- preferably a non-musician -- with the live end of the cord and watch them jump when they hear the BZZZZZ sound.

 

[Vakmere]

If I ever step hard on my cord, I prefer having it come out of my amp than dragging the head and making it fall from the cab...

This almost happened to me one time and I stopped doing it since then.

Go wireless and never worry about it again....

 

[countrybassist]

You need to wrap your cord through the strap.

It's amazing how many people I see to this day that don't wrap their cord through their strap to prevent this problem.

I was just going to say this.

 

[dvh]

That's what one of our guitar players always says. His cord came out yesterday in the middle of a solo, and damn near deafened the neighborhood.

Played with a guitar player once and this happened not once, but TWICE during the same solo...

On the first song of the night...

I felt like an idiot... made us all look bad.

 

[countrybassist]

Played with a guitar player once and this happened not once, but TWICE during the same solo...

On the first song of the night...

I felt like an idiot... made us all look bad.

Freakin amatures!

 

[dvh]

Freakin amatures!

Even more stupid because he was a decent, experienced guitar player.

 

[T-MOST]

It's fine. Wrap your cable around the strap in the future.

 

[ggunn]

I have to share the following:

In 1971 my band was opening at Kent State U in Ohio for the James Gang and Glass Harp (Phil Keaggy) in a frat hall. Our guitarist decided he would blow both these guys off stage before they got on by having us do "Heartbreaker" by Led Zep. Midway through the extended guitar cadenza in the middle, he did the "step-on-my-cord" trick while being theatrical. We had no roadies. He had to stop, bend down and plug the guitar back in himself. At the back of the hall, I saw Joe Walsh and Phil laughing. Unfortunately, this didn't stop our guitarist's ego trip.

He thought that he would put Joe Walsh in the shade by parroting Jimmy Page licks? That's just delusional.