I keep gettin his and static when i plug in and its quite embarrassing because it always happens when i stop playing and its quite noticable, anyone else have this problem and know any solutions
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That darn hum...
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What kind of bass is it, with what kind of pickups, and what kind of amp arde you playing it through? Are you using a bunch of pedals?
i have a brand new fender standard precision, i have a monster cable, playing through a Gallien-Krueger 1001RB-II 700/50W Biamp Bass Head, and through gallien krueger 4x10 goldline bass cabinet, i dont usually have effects when i hear the hum i was lookin intobuying some new noise cancelling pickups cuz the stock ones on myfender aint cuttin it for me tonally anyways have never been a fan of fender but there p bass just get me
Get your wiring checked out first thing. If it's a ground problem that can be fix with a soldering iron for a few bucks. If that isn't the case, you could try a noise gate or a noise suppression pedal before you go buying new pickups. Then again, if you want new pups anyway, you might as well go that route.
New pickups may or may not solve your problem. I have had basses with humbuckers that didn't buck squat... the buzzed like a hive of bees.
The only sure cure I've ever found is an Electro-Harmonix Hum Debugger. It's not a gate... it actually removes the hum, although I admit I don't understand the magic that makes it work. I've yet to find a hum situation that it doesn't resolve. One of our guitar players got one for his Tele, which is the most buzzy guitar I've ever heard... and problem solved.
Some folks say it changes your tone, but I'm not buying it. Maybe the slightest drop in high end... easily resolved with your amp EQ.
So, if you like the sound of your pickups and a tech can't find anything wrong with your wiring, this little box will do the trick. The nice thing about it is it's just a stompbox, so no matter what bass is humming you can use this to fix it.
The only sure cure I've ever found is an Electro-Harmonix Hum Debugger. It's not a gate... it actually removes the hum, although I admit I don't understand the magic that makes it work. I've yet to find a hum situation that it doesn't resolve. One of our guitar players got one for his Tele, which is the most buzzy guitar I've ever heard... and problem solved.
Some folks say it changes your tone, but I'm not buying it. Maybe the slightest drop in high end... easily resolved with your amp EQ.
So, if you like the sound of your pickups and a tech can't find anything wrong with your wiring, this little box will do the trick. The nice thing about it is it's just a stompbox, so no matter what bass is humming you can use this to fix it.
yea i think something is wrong with the wiring, ****** fender, i ordered it directly form the factory and i only had it for about 7 months and right off the bat when i got it i would get scratching and static when ever i turned the volume knob
You may want to try sheilding. It eliminated the annoying hum I had been getting from both my MIM J and my MIM P. I think I either have a lot of EMF or really noisy house power. Regardless, shielding did the trick.
The very first thing I would check is that the bridge ground wire is making good contact. The last 3 basses I have bought under 1K have all had that problem. Easy fix, but a tiny bit annoying.
