whats wrong with my tone?

[icarus88]

I did not use any amp simulation (there is not much difference when I use the free amp simulation) no effects, recording directly with the interface( normalized only),interface recording volume level %50) what is the problem? bad voice

 

[DirtDog]

Nothing wrong with the tone of your bass. Sounds pretty tasty actually.

You do have a LOT of interference though. Ground loop hum kind of thing.

Something like that could be your computer monitor, lighting (particularly fluorescent) or something in your electrical circuit. Is often worse when using single coil pickups.


You could trying moving away from your computer monitor and/or turning off lights in the room to see if that makes a difference. If not, it’s probably something in the building’s circuit that’s not grounded properly.

 

[icarus88]

Bas tonunuzla ilgili bir sorun yok. Aslında kulağa oldukça lezzetli geliyor.

Ama çok fazla parazit var. Toprak döngüsü uğultusu gibi bir şey.

Buna benzer bir şey bilgisayar monitörünüz, aydınlatma (özellikle floresan) veya elektrik devrenizdeki bir şey olabilir. Tek bobinli manyetikler kullanıldığında genellikle daha kötü olur.


Bunun bir fark yaratıp yaratmadığını görmek için bilgisayar monitörünüzden uzaklaşmayı ve/veya odadaki ışıkları kapatmayı deneyebilirsiniz. Değilse, muhtemelen binanın devresinde düzgün şekilde topraklanmamış bir şey vardır.

Yes, I have a grounding problem in my house, and I have a refrigerator and a laptop running on AC power around me, I need to buy a noise suppressor, but I heard that it disrupts the tone, is that true?

My guitar has single coil pickup

 

[DirtDog]

A DI pedal with a ground lift button will likely resolve most of the problem. Noise gate will just mask the problem.

something like a Radial Pro DI would be my recommendation.

 

[icarus88]

A DI pedal with a ground lift button will likely resolve most of the problem. Noise gate will just mask the problem.

something like a Radial Pro DI would be my recommendation.

If I had known it had such a feature, I would not have bought Focusrite. I learn something new every day.

When I turn on overdrive the noise is terrible, I hope the device you mentioned eliminates this noise too

 

[DirtDog]

If I had known it had such a feature, I would not have bought Focusrite. I learn something new every day.

When I turn on overdrive the noise is terrible, I hope the device you mentioned eliminates this noise too

You’d likely have the same issue with any other audio interface. Maybe there’s a unicorn interface out there with a ground lift but it’s not a common feature.

The Radial DI won’t do what the Focusrite does and vice versa. In your situation, you’d need both.

 

[Thumpin6string]

Other than the hum, it sounds like maybe you have dead strings. Otherwise, it sounds fine.

 

[icarus88]

Other than the hum, it sounds like maybe you have dead strings. Otherwise, it sounds fine.

I read that strings can be renewed by boiling, I don't know how true it is.

 

[icarus88]

You’d likely have the same issue with any other audio interface. Maybe there’s a unicorn interface out there with a ground lift but it’s not a common feature.

The Radial DI won’t do what the Focusrite does and vice versa. In your situation, you’d need both.

Is there no complete solution to this noise issue?

 

[Thumpin6string]

I read that strings can be renewed by boiling, I don't know how true it is.

You might gain a day or 2, but replacing them is best.

 

[DirtDog]

Is there no complete solution to this noise issue?

Not that I’m aware of. Adding a DI with a ground lift is likely your cheapest and most effective solution. No need to dump the Focusrite.

 

[icarus88]

Not that I’m aware of. Adding a DI with a ground lift is likely your cheapest and most effective solution. No need to dump the Focusrite.

I hope there are electrical engineers in the forum.

 

[micahwc]

I had really bad hum in my basement. I removed a lot of it. The two most impactful things I did were to move my computer monitor and to remove the dimmer switches I had in the room. Third thing I did was to buy a Furman power strip. Those three changes helped a lot.

Your tone sounded fine to me. Sounded like you maybe have more volume from your G strings than your other strings; that could have been from how you played the notes, the crappy speakers I'm listening on, or your pickup height.

Edit: If you can't move your computer away from your guitar, try angling the guitar around into different positions and see if any of them hum less. I play a telecaster at a really noisy church and there are times I can reduce hum just by turning my body a few degrees.

 

[SteveCS]

Bass is a P/J, right? Is that recorded with both pickups at full volume? How is it if you turn the bridge (J) pickup down and only play with the front (P) pickup alone? Is the hum still there when you use only the bridge pickup? Just trying to eliminate the obvious before you go spending more money on stuff. although a humbucking bridge pickup might be amongst the "spooky stuff on the horizon".

 

[icarus88]

Your tone sounded fine to me. Sounded like you maybe have more volume from your G strings than your other strings; that could have been from how you played the notes, the crappy speakers I'm listening on, or your pickup height.

Edit: If you can't move your computer away from your guitar, try angling the guitar around into different positions and see if any of them hum less. I play a telecaster at a really noisy church and there are times I can reduce hum just by turning my body a few degrees.

My action is too high, there are laptop and refrigerator near me

 

[icarus88]

Bass is a P/J, right? Is that recorded with both pickups at full volume? How is it if you turn the bridge (J) pickup down and only play with the front (P) pickup alone? Is the hum still there when you use only the bridge pickup? Just trying to eliminate the obvious before you go spending more money on stuff. although a humbucking bridge pickup might be amongst the "spooky stuff on the horizon".

Yes bass is PJ, this is recorded with J pickup only, no humbucker , single coil

 

[SteveCS]

Yes bass is PJ, this is recorded with J pickup only, no humbucker , single coil

Does the buzz/noise go away when you solo the P pickup?

 

[icarus88]

Does the buzz/noise go away when you solo the P pickup?

partly, my recording volume is around 80% (the hum increases as the volume increases), when I touch the guitar string the hum decreases

 

[icarus88]

Bass is a P/J, right? Is that recorded with both pickups at full volume? How is it if you turn the bridge (J) pickup down and only play with the front (P) pickup alone? Is the hum still there when you use only the bridge pickup? Just trying to eliminate the obvious before you go spending more money on stuff. although a humbucking bridge pickup might be amongst the "spooky stuff on the horizon".

I read that humbucker pickups do a great job of canceling noise.