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Bass tone not sounding right
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It could be a worthwhile test to help rule out your playing as a culprit. Remove yourself from the equation except for listening.
I know cables have already been asked, but are you using the correct cables? I.e. a speaker cable hasn't been swapped for an instrument cable somewhere in the path?
Also, and this is far less likely, some cables are "directional", with the shielding only hooked up at one end. Check to see that there aren't arrows on your cable telling you which way to plug them in.
Also, and this is far less likely, some cables are "directional", with the shielding only hooked up at one end. Check to see that there aren't arrows on your cable telling you which way to plug them in.
Does that mean you're using an instrument cable for a speaker cable as well, or one from your bass to your pedal, and one from your pedal to your amp?
One from the bass to the first pedal in the chain and one from the output of the last pedal to the amp. The problem is still there even if the pedals aren't being used and these cables are instrument cables.
Identify what changed after the last time it sounded good. undo those changes.
eliminate all amps: go directly into a recording devices, or headphone amps.
switch cables
bring your rig to a new building: eliminate your home wiring
In recording lingo it's called "signal chasing"
you eliminate as many elements in the signal chain a possible
and add elements back in one at a time until you find the culprit
eliminate all amps: go directly into a recording devices, or headphone amps.
switch cables
bring your rig to a new building: eliminate your home wiring
In recording lingo it's called "signal chasing"
you eliminate as many elements in the signal chain a possible
and add elements back in one at a time until you find the culprit
"Not being used" as in turned off or not plugged in (bass->cable->amp)?
This suggests your problem is GAS. Essentially you are bored with your old stuff and want something new.
Literally nothing changed. I played one day, sounded great. Didn't touch anything when I came in to play the next day, turned to poopie. Nobody had gone in there overnight, no animals got in there, nothing
