diagnosis

Hi, I'm new to electronics and repairs; so please pardon me if at any point I don't know how to do something deemed trivial to most. I play a Sterling Stingray 35HH and I've never had any complaints on the sound; which was even more disappointing when, recently, my bass' volume one day suddenly...

I have a ampeg SVT 3 With i believe 5 tubes. This last week have noticed a ugly growl on E string from 3rd fret to 7th. Point is its using a lot power to reproduce sound there than g string 12 ft. I had a single preamp tube on last amp . which exhibited same type of problem so I replaced tube...

The included video is a short demonstration of the noise in question. It’s much more intense than typical pickup hum. When this video was recorded, I had just replaced the battery with a fresh one. The noise persists at the same level regardless of what I do with the volume knob. The bass knob...

I don’t know anything about the electronics and inner workings behind the controls of bass guitars, but I’m looking to sell mine and upgrade to something else, and I want to resolve this issue before I begin posting listings. The included video is a short demonstration of the noise in question...

Hi, new bass player here. I recently purchased a Ibanez SR400QM for 200 bucks, was super proud of the good deal I got. Unfortunately, I never bought any strap locks, and yesterday I dropped her good on the hard floor of my basement. Now, whenever shes plugged into the amp, horrible hissing...

Hello, I noticed distortion coming from my Eden 115XLT (8ohm) yesterday evening on a gig. Interestingly, there were two issues including that my Genz Benz (ShuttleMAX 12.2) had a dirty effects loop connection issue. I fixed this and was pleased to notice that the sound had improved...