You shouldn't have to replace the battery. Sound is all in the fingers anyway, and if you have develop proper technique, it shouldn't matter if your battery works or not.
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I have a HUGE problem and need help asap!!!
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Damn it!!! I just spent ten hours trying to install a hand generator in MY Stingray and someone already beat me to it.
Looks like another bass goes into the junk pile.
Scott in Dallas
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that is hilarious
What's hilarious is watching me try to play it at a gig; the charge only lasts about five minutes.
That's me.....Capt. Subtle at your service!notice the subtle hint towards a battery
Just getting the Artillery Battery ready.......
I suppose i shouldve mentioned in my original post that i had actually tried that.... Im really in the dark on how to figure out whats wrong....
This is too funny. I told you it was the pickguard screw! Okay, seriously.
One other thing it could be is your input gain. If it's too high you will be overdriving the preamp section of your amplifier. It will make a distorted sound.
Usually, the active electronics alone is not enough to overdrive your amp. Some amps have a gain setting, usually right next to the input. If you do, it needs to be set so it is not clipping and overdrive your amp. Sometime there is a lamp/light indicating when clipping is occurring. If so all you have to do is turn down your gain so you get a good signal, but not overdriving the amp.
The other thing you mentioned is you use a Maximizer. Depending on where this is in your signal chain it also can add to you input/gain. That may have to be adjusted as well.
Also, the settings on the Maximizer can also be a bit too much for some speakers. I used one at one time, but no longer use it. I found the setting for bass need to be very subtle. If you put up the lo-contour too much it will send too much low frequency to the speaker and distort your sound. Same with the hi-contour. To much and the high frequencies will kind of thin out your sound and your attack will sound clanky. If your cab has a tweeter you also will probably get a lot hissing.
Hope this helps.
If not, try a new 9v battery.
...im sorry i have to be the one to tell you this....the reason your bass distorts is because....you have aids....and cancer....
but i heard that scientist are coming dangerously close to a cure to both of the diseases...coincidentally they both involve new 9-volt batteries
....whoda thunk it ( just thought id get one more batter gag in there before they go down for good)
another reason might be if that your output jack on your bass could be a bit screwed up or somthing along those lines or possibly the cable(forgive me if he said he switched it already i have been reading this thread for so long i forgot what exactly he said) hell idk
and hey i was in the exact same predicament as you i picked up my active 6er a few days ago, on a show day actually, and it was distorting. i could have pulled my hair out...but i dont have hair...sooooo yeeea.....anyway just put all that anger into driving to the nearest gas station at about 130 miles an hour for a 9 volt.
but i heard that scientist are coming dangerously close to a cure to both of the diseases...coincidentally they both involve new 9-volt batteries
....whoda thunk it ( just thought id get one more batter gag in there before they go down for good)another reason might be if that your output jack on your bass could be a bit screwed up or somthing along those lines or possibly the cable(forgive me if he said he switched it already i have been reading this thread for so long i forgot what exactly he said) hell idk
and hey i was in the exact same predicament as you i picked up my active 6er a few days ago, on a show day actually, and it was distorting. i could have pulled my hair out...but i dont have hair...sooooo yeeea.....anyway just put all that anger into driving to the nearest gas station at about 130 miles an hour for a 9 volt.
I'll give some advice I heard given by a computer salesman once. If you have the box for the bass, put it in it and take it back to the shop and get your money back. You're to thick to play bass.
He got sacked. Well, it's been nice contributing to TB. I'll see any of the rest of you if you get chucked into the bass bin.
He got sacked. Well, it's been nice contributing to TB. I'll see any of the rest of you if you get chucked into the bass bin.
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