I have an NXT upright that will pick up on vibrations and the strings will vibrate and resonate.
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why does my bass resonate when not being used.
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on 24/7????????
components have a life span...the power supply probably having the shortest. why on earth would you leave any electronic plugged in 24/7?????
Just lucky I guess. It must be a very acoustically lively wood combination. Some instruments are more acoustically resonant than others. I have an acoustic guitar hanging on my bedroom wall about two metres from the bed. My wife coughed and the guitar strings resonated noticeably. The one on the wall in my lounge room does the same.
Of course acoustic guitars are meant to resonate but a solid body instrument will too if the wood is lively enough.
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If I wasn't concerned about wearing out the connector on my amp's power-brick, I'd unplug it after every use.
When I had a tube-amp, I'd leave the power switch on & switch it off at the power-strip.
When I had a tube-amp, I'd leave the power switch on & switch it off at the power-strip.
Wait what?
You keep your bass plugged in and the amp on even when you're done playing?
You keep your bass plugged in and the amp on even when you're done playing?
I never cease to be amazed at the bizarre things people believe about their equipment.
It's just picking up vibrations from the environment and the amp is doing what it's supposed to do, which is amplifying those vibrations. That's what creates a feedback loop. It doesn't have to be facing the amp for this to happen, the amp just needs to be close enough to the instrument and/or loud enough that the instrument will be vibrated by what's coming out of the amp. The bass that is doing this is the one that has a good level of resonant capability, which isn't a bad thing.
I've always turned my amps off when I'm not using them and also turned my volume down on the bass itself in order to prevent this. There's no reason to keep your amps on when they aren't in use.
I've always turned my amps off when I'm not using them and also turned my volume down on the bass itself in order to prevent this. There's no reason to keep your amps on when they aren't in use.
Sustain...........you can go and have a bite....... ask Nigel Tufnel
That bass likely has hotter pickups than your others, which allows for feedback to happen more easily. Feedback is very common on guitars with increased gain, or microphones.
Get in the habit of turning your amp off and unplugging your bass. Coming home to the whole house rumbling to a loud bass feedback is better than coming home to an overheated amp (or worse).
Get in the habit of turning your amp off and unplugging your bass. Coming home to the whole house rumbling to a loud bass feedback is better than coming home to an overheated amp (or worse).
WHAT??? I CAN’T HEAR YOU. CAN YOU TURN DOWN YOUR AMP? AND WOULD SOMEONE ANSWER THAT DAMN PHONE?!
I must admit that this has been one of the better troll threads, lately.
In my working days past, part of my job was customer support in the field. I made several customer-paid out of state trips to fix control system problems that earned the acronym PICNIC. “Problem in chair, not in computer.” That came into my mind as I lay there this morning.
In my working days past, part of my job was customer support in the field. I made several customer-paid out of state trips to fix control system problems that earned the acronym PICNIC. “Problem in chair, not in computer.” That came into my mind as I lay there this morning.
...not looking for any sort of longterm commitment, it'd be more of an experiment on resonating bodies..................I wouldn't wish that on any TB member.
