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#7,101
So the problem was happening with the original strings and also with the new strings?

Is one of the controls a Blend knob? If so, use it to solo one pickup and then the other to figure out if it's just a problem with one pickup or the other.

If the problem is the same, no matter which pickup you use, then I'd be skeptical that it's a problem with a pickup. It seems unlikely they would both go bad and in the exact same way that you're describing, which is kind of weird by itself.

You could also take the pickups out, flip them over, and just have a look at them. It's possible that the treble side could have come loose from the pickup cover itself. So, when you thought you were raising the pickups, you might have only been raising the pickup cover.

I had a pickup on a Yamaha TRB that did that. My tech fixed it by simply hot gluing the pickup back onto the underside of the pickup cover. I don't know if that was the best way to do it, but he did it before he told me any of this... and it worked fine after that....
 
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StuartV said:
So the problem was happening with the original strings and also with the new strings?

Is one of the controls a Blend knob? If so, use it to solo one pickup and then the other to figure out if it's just a problem with one pickup or the other.

If the problem is the same, no matter which pickup you use, then I'd be skeptical that it's a problem with a pickup. It seems unlikely they would both go bad and in the exact same way that you're describing, which is kind of weird by itself.

You could also take the pickups out, flip them over, and just have a look at them. It's possible that the treble side could have come loose from the pickup cover itself. So, when you thought you were raising the pickups, you might have only been raising the pickup cover.

I had a pickup on a Yamaha TRB that did that. My tech fixed it by simply hot gluing the pickup back onto the underside of the pickup cover. I don't know if that was the best way to do it, but he did it before he told me any of this... and it worked fine after that....
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The bass has a passive VVT setup and the G String problem is there when the neck, tone or both pickups are on. I guess taking it to a tech would probably be the best thing to do Since they have the equipment to troubleshoot the problem.

It's definitely strange that only the G string is affected no matter what the settings are on the bass. I don't know much about pickups or wiring but do you think something electrical been knocked loose?

Almost forgot, the 2 volume pots have a bit of play (side to side) in them...
 
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JEDI BASS said:
Check the G saddle and nut area. If string vibration is being lost to a saddle that's somehow loose or has poor contact, or the nut is somehow not solid, then you'll lose volume.
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Never woulda thought of that, thanks for the reply.
Come it think of it, the nut on the G string is almost bottoming out but it's low in volume on all the frets up and down the G string.
I'll check the saddle and adjustment screws to make sure they are contacting the bridge plate.
 
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Aren't the VFL type pickups of the blade variety? That would make it impossible for only one string to be over a section that is demagnetized, no? Also, I can't imagine both pickups going bad only under one string. The odds have to be astronomical.
 
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JEDI BASS said:
I've had it happen to me.
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I just have to check it out, hopefully that's all it is and it's not the pickups. It's a nice sounding bass and will be getting some play time along with my Jaguar short scales. After playing the foundation 5er for awhile when I get back on the short scales it seems like I can just fly around I them.

It's kinda like a baseball player warming up with two or three bats. When comes time to swing, watch out! Lol
This my 1st Peavey bass and I gotta say it feels really solid like it'll be around for the long haul.
 
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Short-scale said:
I just have to check it out, hopefully that's all it is and it's not the pickups. It's a nice sounding bass and will be getting some play time along with my Jaguar short scales. After playing the foundation 5er for awhile when I get back on the short scales it seems like I can just fly around I them.

It's kinda like a baseball player warming up with two or three bats. When comes time to swing, watch out! Lol
This my 1st Peavey bass and I gotta say it feels really solid like it'll be around for the long haul.
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I raised the pups on the G string side and one of the adjustment screws wasn't in contact with the bridge plate. Also lowered the G string a little and it's helped a bit it's still a little off but not near as bad as it was.
Thank you JEDI BASS, StuartV and NicJimBass for the help!:)
 
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Short-scale said:
I recently picked up this Peavey Foundation 5er ......The local music store suggested the G string poles on the pups might have become de-magnetized.
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This can't happen. The pole piece is a blade type that extends across the pickup. If everything else seems fine, I'd try just lowering the B string side of the pickups.
 
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I raised the G string side of the pickups and lowered the G string and it helped a lot. Good to know that the pickups are of the blade variety so there is even string response across the board. I'll probably change out the bridge since the original one is a little rusty. I like the look of the Hipshot bridge and wonder if it would be a drop in replacement with no drilling required.

Would Hipshot Fender style tuners work on my Foundation? The A and D string tuners are rattling but aren't heard coming through the amp. Also, I worry about the string winds working their way up and off the post since it has straight sides.
I'm thinking black hardware would look killer with the cream colored body and maple neck...
 
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Short-scale said:
Also, I worry about the string winds working their way up and off the post since it has straight sides.
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Non-issue if strings installed correctly. Straight post tuners work fine. The rattling is strange should be gone when you get tension on the strings possibly a couple tuners are shot.

Look for the earlier Peavey tapered post tuners if you are concerned.
 
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