Disconnecting Tweeter? Advice needed

[Schpector]

I am interested in disconnecting the tweeter in my Musicman Audiophile HD-210 cab.

The cabinet sounds great, the best 210 I have ever played, but I am not fond of the unadjustable tweeter. I experience a high-frequency hiss when my fingers are not on my strings. We record our rehearsals with open mics, so I want to preserve the quality of the recordings and eliminate unnecessary white noise (yes, the hissing is audible enough to be heard on some recordings).

I have done everything I know to prevent the hissing. I have tried multiple different basses, amps, cables, outlets, and even eliminated my pedal board entirely from the chain. The hissing persists, although it is worse with some basses than others. It is not as bad with my P Bass or G&L L2000, but it is very loud with my jazz bass and PJ.

I connected a Hartke HA5000 to the cabinet and pull the highest frequency slider on the 10 band EQ all the way down. This greatly helped to eliminate the hissing, which has led me to believe the tweeter is the culprit. I do not require or even particularly care for the high frequencies associated with the tweeter and would actually prefer using only the two 10 inch drivers in the cabinet.

Therefore, my question:

Would cutting the wires to the tweeter and wrapping them with electric tape adversely affect my equipment? Would this accomplish my goal?

Please explain your answer, thanks in advance.

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

You have a hiss that goes away if you touch the strings on your bass?

Well you can easily remove your tweeter. I would just pull off the spades if they have them, only cut if you need to. If you cut them, best to use some electrical tape. It will not affect the impedance or anything as it should be zero ohms.

That being said, your issue lies within your bass.

If you give the bass a proper shielding job the hiss will go away through every amp.

Your call. I will gladly assist with whatever you would like.

 

[DukeLeJeune]

Depending on the topology of the highpass (crossover) filter on your tweeter, it is possible that an unsafe drop in impedance (a virtual short circuit at some frequency) would result from disconnecting it. This can happen with anything steeper than a first-order filter.

So unless you know or can find out the circuit topology, a much safer route would be to cut a piece of foam to fit and securely tape it over your tweeter (right up against it, like underneath the grille). That should shut it up without any possibility of causing impedance issues, and it's easily reversible. You may find that just a complete covering of tape, with no foam, works fine.