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Hey everyone, New here to this forum and relatively new to amp repairs. I have a late 90s Trace Elliot 1001 100w head that works and sounds great except for one issue: there's a rattling sound that I can hear physically from inside the head, and also through the signal a little. This is...

Hi! I thought it's the cheapest Markbass steel string (E) that is the problem (rattle/buzz), but in the second vid I have changed it to old Roto or something - problem diminishes, but persists. Here are two short videos where it can be heard: mp4: VID_20240509_200015.mp4 Any ideas what is the...

Hi, I recently replaced the speaker in a fender rumble 100 with one that has a bit more power. I have double checked the tightening on all the screws, but for any volume past 1/4 of the max the amp will rattle on lower notes and at about half volume the amp will physically move backwards on the...

About a week ago I took my bass with my Genz Benz Shuttle 3.0-10T Combo to a rehearsal by bicycle and trailer (it is a really large bicycle trailer where the body of the bass lays mostly inside) about 6 km away from home. When I arrived I saw that my endpin was missing (silly me, I forgot to...

I just got a used Squier CV Precision fretless (not the current issue Jazz), lines on the fretboard and I hate playing it because of two problems. First, the intonation sucks. From my understanding, the place to press with your finger is right where the fret would be. With mine, it's in tune...

My brand new Yamaha SLB300 has a horrible rattle because the battery compartment doesn't fit properly. Suggestions for repairing vs. replacing the compartment? Don't want to return the bass to Japan. Thank you!

Hi! I have a Epiphone EB-3 with all the original hardware on, plays great. But when I hit a string relatively hard, the neck humbucker starts to rattle, you especially hear it when you record with it. I think the pick up cover hits the big magnets inside the pick up? I tried lowering the poles...

I am getting a vibration/rattile when I turn up the volume on my 1966-1967 B15N to 5 on channel 2. I have a 1967 Jensen guaranteed for life 15" speaker in the amp. It may be shot not sure. Any suggestions what this might be. The sound is sweet below number 5 so I suspect it's not the speaker...

Just reconditioned my Ampeg B15N in anticipation of selling it. It has a Jensen Concert 15" speaker in it. I bought it new around 1967. Final test of the amp worked well and sounded perfect until I pushed the volume over 12 o'clock to 3 o'clock. The speaker really crackles pretty badly. 1. Does...

I just put new Helicore mediums on my 59 Kay. All of them sound great except the A, which sounds like one of those spring wall protectors when you pull it back and let it go. The string isn’t hitting anything and I play a high action, like 3/8”. I thought about moving the post around, moving the...

Ok, so I’m thinking about taking my bass to Guitar Center to get it properly setup (I bought the pro coverage for 1 year). There’s a lot of buzz on the E string towards the middle and up the higher frets. It gets progressively worse the higher the fret. I can get around the buzz if I play VERY...

Hi all, I have a fender rumble 500 head and the metal enclosure for the head seems to vibrate a little when playing loud on certain notes more than others. All the screws are tight. Just curious if others have this issue and what they did to fix it. I'm thinking of just sticking a bunch of...

Hey Guys! I just bought a new 2019 Fender Player Jazz Bass a couple of days ago. I set it up as well as I could (used the official fender measurements for truss rod and action asjustments) but I'm still getting an annoying buzz when playing the open e string. Now the wierd thing is the buzzing...

On my Sire V7 Vintage 2nd generation bass, I am noticing a weird rattling, buzzing sound whenever I play loud on the D and G strings. The rattle is most noticeable when slapping/popping these strings. It doesn't sound like a fret buzz, instead it sounds like a screw is loose or something and...

I changed my strings, The correct way, 1 by one, not removing the old ones all at once, But one at a time.NOT A DEAD STRING! I’ve never messed with my truss rod or action, but it seemed like one string was giving me a sitar effect when strummed to hard open, and on frets higher up the neck, I...

Hey guys, I have an EBMM Bongo 6 that I got new in 2012. Just changed the strings to another set of Daddario Nickles XL which It’s the type I’ve been using for all 8 years. I just noticed two days ago I’m getting a random rattle on the C string when I play the C on the 12th and 24th fret...

I recently picked up a used Hartke Hydrive cab locally for a great price. It was in good shape but had a strange rattle/buzz at certain frequencies that initially made me think the speaker was blown (guess that's why the price was too good to be true eh). However, I ultimately discovered that...

Hello fellow TBers. I am hoping that someone can shed some light on what may be going on what causing this rattling noise. I've read some threads about rattling on these cabs, but this seems to be different, or the information further confuses the issue for me. It sounds like a rattle/buzzing...

I have been playing bass guitar for only a year and I recently bought a Spector Legend 5 Bass. I was using D'addario Nickel Wound Strings. Gauges are G-.45 D-.65 A-.80 E-.100 B-.130. I wanted to try playing a song that was down stepped to ADGCF. At first, the G and D strings made an ugly...

I've been having some trouble with my Hofner 500/1 in that it has a very large rattle around the Tailpiece when the e string is played? I've taken it to get it setup but they said they couldn't locate the source of the rattle. You can't hear it through an amp but it is very loud when you play it...

Hi! I bought a Spector USA Bolt-on with Sadowsky Blue Edition strings on it. It's a 5 string bass and the strings were really light: 120, 100, 80, 60, 40. Now the Elixir Nickels I strung on the bass have these widths: 045 - 065 - 085 - 105 - 130. The problem now is that the E string produces a...

I thought I'd share what worked for me to silence the grille vibration noise I was getting on my Ampeg SVT-410HE. I see a common fix for any Velcro-attached grille is to screw the grille on with a screw and finishing washer in each corner, which certainly is effective, but I did three things...

I've been learning myself bass for a little while now and I've noticed that when I tune my A string down to G it sounds really rattley when I hold that string down on the first fret. I have an Ibanez mikro so would it just be the kind of bass I have or is there a way I could fix that?

So I put on a new set of strings on my Fender Pbass (went from Rotosound 45-105 to Ernie Ball 50-105) because I'm going into the studio in a few days to continue a session that had been recorded with Ernie Ball strings. I knew since I'm changing strings that a setup was to be expected. The A, D...

So I put on a new set of strings on my Fender Pbass (went from Rotosound 45-105 to Ernie Ball 50-105) because I'm going into the studio in a few days to continue a session that had been recorded with Ernie Ball strings. I knew since I'm changing strings that a setup was to be expected. The A, D...

Just bought a 70s-ish 2x15 cab. Sounds great with my Bassman 100 but I'm having a pretty bad speaker rattle that only occurs when I play "A" notes particularly in the higher register. Speakers seem to be in perfect shape and I torqued the screws a bit but they all seemed tight. What can I do...

This amp is about 10 years old, but very little actual use. It has a rattle suddenly, after sitting for several years. Any advice? Thanks in advance

I've been setting up the 15 year old beat up Squier Affinity P-Bass I was given recently and all going really well except I have an annoying rattling when I fret the G string. It's only between frets 3 and 7. Sounds different to the kind of buzzing I'm used to when action is too low, but hitting...

I have an older GK neo 210 cabinet, maybe an earlier generation cabinet. I've only ever powered it with an MB200 or an MB500 head. I play an active (or occasionally a passive) five string bass. Lower strings or notes like the E or B cause a rattling, farting noise. Blown speaker? Something...

I have a Yamaha TRBX 204 that I just received a few days ago, and everything is great. However, there is a problem when I fret the 8th fret of the E string. When I play this 8th fret, the string rattles on the 7th fret. Its not a standard string buzz. Instead, it goes crazy and rattles against...

The G string on my Horner Icon has somehow developed a strange rattle/vibration that I can’t get rid of! Any like experiences and advice you can share?

I have a Fender CV P Bass 50's. Ever since I got it there has been an annoying rattle while playing it (makes sense). At first I thought it was something in the room but that wasn't the problem. I changed strings and it still did it. So today while tuning it I noticed the D tuner key was...

I just got this cab. Had it for a day. Running it with a pf-350 and it was awesome until today I am now getting what sounds like a blown horn/tweeter. If I turn the horn off no rattle. Set it to 0 or -6 and it doesn't sound good. I haven't over driven it. Haven't gone over board with the...

Has anyone got the sheet or Tabs for the original bass lines please, or advise which key it is in.

I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but the search results are difficult to get through as they don't really address the specific question. I am in the process of refinishing a bass and the final coat is a clear matte lacquer that is in a rattle can. My question is, should I sand between...

Hi, I'm playing Sire, Yamaha and Squier basses. I noticed an issue where I get a rattling low E when only playing 2 specific tones in the 7th specific position. Both on 4 and 5 string basses BTW. If you firmly play (pluck) both the 7th position of the E and the 7th position of the G string the...

Hi, working on assembling a Warmoth jazz and I had them finish the neck in satin vintage nitro. After seeing the parts together, it would look better with gloss on fretboard and face of headstock. I'm thinking all I need to do is tape off the sides and bottom and buy the right rattle can. Is...

Hi, this is my first post on talkbass so please forgive me if this is in the wrong place. After wanting to play the (upright) bass since first encountering one as a child, I finally saved up enough money to buy one so I can start lessons. My funds are thin at best so I settled for the Thomann...

i recently picked up a Uber bass 115 cab at a pretty good price. I have only used it as a practice cab in the garage so far but was going to gig with it and turned it up a ways and found it has a rattle when playing anything under a G on the E string. Did a little inspecting and couldn't see...

Hey guys, just recently started playing bass for this new band, and picked up a Ampeg BA500 combo. It's in pretty good shape for being an '02, but after trying it out at practice for the first time, I'm really worried. So in standard tuning, just playing an A on the E string sounds big and...