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weird bass tone...solutions?

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:33 am
by vance_Archive
i thought of something yesterday. Could that cap on the tone control have gone bad? check it out.

weird bass tone...solutions?

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 4:42 pm
by h8 m0dems_Archive
update plz user (com?)

weird bass tone...solutions?

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 5:42 pm
by rayj_Archive
Obvious, and sorta already covered...but have you checked the neck/body joint? If those bolts get stressed 'till they are loose, that will make your bass sound like shit. If you are as rough on instruments as I am...well, I'm speaking from experience here.

Do you keep it tuned to standard all the time? Is the neck warped? A common issue, I've found.

Have you cleaned the pots? Dirty pots can leak signal to a capacitor you aren't using.

Can you bypass the actives on the thing? A 5-minute soldering job...just run the pickups straight to the jack for a test. It will sound crazy different, but you will know where your problem is...