It’s great to remember just how funny they were. Especially Conway. Great fun!
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Thunderbird Club
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I’ll have to try that on our WL next Sunday as I treat every song as if I’m Phil Lesh playing a Dead version!
I was playing my newtome G64 today and noticed static with every note. It was definitely just this bass. Turning the tone pot off or near off got rid of that. I already used DeOxIt 5 on the pot; guessing I need to replace it. Or just take it out of the circuit. But other than that, bliss.
Whenever Tim went off script, someone probably broke character. The Siamese twins elephant joke was perhaps the best example.
We saw Carol just a few years ago here in town. She’s still wonderful and funny. And can do the Tarzan yell!
You certainly know a lot more about this electronics stuff than I do. I know it’s far less likely to be a bad cap, but it’s still possible? If it’s the original pot and has value, I’d want to be certain the pot was the issue before taking the iron to it…
I wondered briefly about the caps but can’t see how they could be the issue.
OTOH, that behavior stopped of its own accord. Instead, I started getting a rapid ticking sound when the G64 was aimed at the amp or away from it. Other basses didn’t have that. I switched from wireless to wired, then straight to the amp, bypassing the pedalboard. It still happened. Tried two other basses, it didn’t happen. Back to the G64, still happened. Got my phone to video what was going on, and it stopped. Put my phone away. So far it hasn’t come back. A very tiny, wimpy vatch, perhaps, unable to do any large mischief (thank goodness).
The ticking only happened when the bass volume pot was not dimed and/or when the tone pot was not all the way to the bass side.
I’m guessing on these old birds (and likely VPs) that the ground wire goes to the claw rather than the bridge.
Something’s up with ground? Check the Jack? I had a similar symptom with an Epi. The Jack was shorting against shielding on the underside of the cavity cover.
I believe it grounds to the treble side insert for the bridge.
Oooh. I’ll check. The Switchcraft jack tip is up against the cover. If there’s a high impedance short there, that might do it. SMH. I should have thought to check. Thanks.
Actually it was George who figured it out for me on the Epi.
Love Rocco's playing. A lot of players, most, sound like others to some extent just doing it different. Rocco sounds like Rocco and I can't think of anyone that sounds like Rocco. If I could play and sound like any of those mentioned, Rocco for me.
Could it be too much DeOxIt? Or it loosened up some carbon or dirt? Wild guess from a clear non-expert. Feel free to say, stay in your lane.
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Goes to the threaded saddle insert. Can't see the wire unless.... you yank the insert out. Maybe not then.
Sure you can see it. With a high grade industrial metallurgy microscope….
Can you clean the smoke residue off ?
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