Double Bass Yamaha SLB-200 Hiss

[Wadge]

Hi, looking for some advice.

I play the Yamaha SLB-200. It sounds fine on my small 1x10 combo but it is very rare that I use an amp these days and for the most part I'm going directly to the PA. I use a Fishman Platinum Pro pedal with its DI out.

The problem is that whether I use the Fishman Pedal, any Radial DI, or the DI coming out of my GK MB-500, there is a pretty noticeable amount of hiss in the PA and in the IEMs. The only time when I can't hear it is when plugging it into the combo.

It is bothering me so much that I have stopped using it and I'm seriously considering removing the preamp from the EUB. Does anyone have any advice? Is this common?

 

[Up and Away]

I don't use a preamp or DI at all with my SLB 200, I go direct to my combo amp or the Bose PA my jazz quartet uses. I have also gone direct to other PA's and never had a problem. For my purposes the SLB 200 onboard preamp is all I need and I can get the sound I want using it and the EQ on whatever I am going into and have never had a problem with a hiss or other unwanted sounds. Do you actually need the Fishman?
You could also check out the SLB 200 mega thread on this site, you might find some answers/ideas/opinions.
Good luck.