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No sound from Bass

Azagorath

Azagorath

Dec 12, 2016
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Boston
#1
Hello everyone

Yesterday my Schecter stiletto stealth 5 bass just stopped and i mean no sound coming . i did troubleshooting from changing battery to looking at wires to make sure nothing loose . which left me with only 2 things to suspect . either preamp died or the pickups .
when i hook up the bass to my audio interface and move the volume knob on and off i see the green signal in my audio interface but no sound coming . what you guys think the issue could be ? if its preamp , what should i replace it with ? its Master Volume/Blend/Active 2-Band

thanks
 
#2
As one of my bandmates likes to say, "It's always something simple." If you're seeing a green signal in your interface when you move the volume knob, the problem obviously isn't in the bass or pickup. I'd be willing to bet that it's something so simple and stupid that you will kick yourself after you find it: something isn't plugged in, or is disconnected, or isn't turned on, etc.
 
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#3
Lobster11 said:
As one of my bandmates likes to say, "It's always something simple." If you're seeing a green signal in your interface when you move the volume knob, the problem obviously isn't in the bass or pickup. I'd be willing to bet that it's something so simple and stupid that you will kick yourself after you find it: something isn't plugged in, or is disconnected, or isn't turned on, etc.
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I tried my 4 string on the same audio interface and wire , no problem from audio interface or external wire
 
#7
Spidey2112 said:
The green LED on the interface... what exactly does that signify, when it lights?
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technically its telling me there a signal from the guitar to the interface , however when i play the bass the green light does not come on which telling me the signal from the bass get cut or somehow off . that green light briefly comes on when i move the knob . either the preamp is dead or the pickups . wish i can troubleshoot this more . the only way for me to know is if i tried the preamp from my 4 strings and see if that makes a difference . the thing is i don't want to cust wires up in my 4 and end up with 2 basses down . unless somehow i can disconnect the wires from the preamp without cutting it
 
#8
Azagorath said:
technically its telling me there a signal from the guitar to the interface , however when i play the bass the green light does not come on which telling me the signal from the bass get cut or somehow off . that green light briefly comes on when i move the knob . either the preamp is dead or the pickups . wish i can troubleshoot this more . the only way for me to know is if i tried the preamp from my 4 strings and see if that makes a difference . the thing is i don't want to cust wires up in my 4 and end up with 2 basses down . unless somehow i can disconnect the wires from the preamp without cutting it
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Try it with the battery out of circuit...
 

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