Hi! I have a question andI hope you can help me, I got a Yamaha rbx 170 bass guitar like 4 months ago, I have a Fender Rumble amp, and I deal with a little noise when I turn the control up, but, if I turn it to half everything is fine, yes there is some noise but it is practically imperceptible And it doesn't bother me, anyway, yesterday I connected the amplifier, the bass and noticed a terrible buzz, it didn't matter where I moved, nor change rooms or power outlets, I know the bass is properly grounded but it is not shielded, so I was wondering if this problem could be caused by my neighbor's arc welder since the problem did not exist until he returned to work and taking into account that electric arc welders produce electromagnetic interference, He is approximately 30 or 40 meters from me, i hope you can help me guys, also, sorry for my english, it's been a while since i wrote something
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EMI caused by my neighbor welder
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LoveThatBass
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You can lower it some by shielding the cavities in your bass and grounding it.
You can put a set of Noiseless pickups in it.
Go next door and turn off his master breaker while you are playing.
You can put a set of Noiseless pickups in it.
Go next door and turn off his master breaker while you are playing.
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Does the interference go away if you play only the split pickup?
When using the single coil, after a certain volume i can hear some noise, a different type of noise if that makes sense, but It Is my understanding that this is a normal behaviour in single coils AND It doesn't bothers me as i like the sound with the single coil almost all the way down. On the other hand, the tone knob does make the noise i'm talking about louder when i turn It up past the middle, It Is barely perceptible but its there, i can make It dissapear with a little adjutment, however, yesterday the buzzing was unbearable and today In the morning the buzz was as always, completely controllable and practically inaudible with some adjustments, That's why I'm suspicious of my neighbor's welder, lol
If It helps, the buzz gets quieter when i place my hands on the strings
I like the third option, lol
Thanks man!
Sounds like it could be power-line interference rather than electromagnetic.
It makes sense, there's an utility pole and a telephone line pole next to my fence.
Do you think that shielding would help?
What I mean is that high-current industrial machines can put a lot of noise on the power line and that noise can leak into every single circuit connected to that leg of the AC power.
The noise isn't from the power line, it's carried on the power line.
See it you can borrow/rent/buy (the big ones can be expensive but one for your amp shouldn't be too bad) something called an AC power conditioner and try using it. NOT a surge protector, but one that actually contains power filtering. They can clean up the incoming AC power, restoring it back to a pure sine wave.
If the problem is PLI, shielding won't make any difference.
The noise isn't from the power line, it's carried on the power line.
See it you can borrow/rent/buy (the big ones can be expensive but one for your amp shouldn't be too bad) something called an AC power conditioner and try using it. NOT a surge protector, but one that actually contains power filtering. They can clean up the incoming AC power, restoring it back to a pure sine wave.
If the problem is PLI, shielding won't make any difference.
I think my aunt have one, i'll see if she can lend it to me so i can test it, thanks for the explanation and the patience dude!
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Try a power strip such as a Furman, with EMI/RFI protection.
buldog5151bass
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Why not speak with your neighbor, and ask him to fire up his equipment for a minute while you play?
You certainly cannot expect him to stop working while you practice, but at least you could ID the issue better.
You certainly cannot expect him to stop working while you practice, but at least you could ID the issue better.
Is the noise only present when he is working? Have you practiced when he isn't working? Maybe try one of those plug in headphone amps?
Have gone through this a couple times in past, it is from power lines getting back fed garbage. You are not the only neighbor having this problem.
Could be Jennifer Beals. Go say hi.
A 3 phase high frequency start TIG welder can cause all kinds of problems, but I doubt your neighbor has 3 phase in a residential area. I've seen them throw the ground out of phase and screw up anything with a control board.
Would a phase converter cause these same kind of problems? I know rotary converters can throw off EMI. Can they cause line interference too?
The non-linear current draw of these types of equipment impacts the local voltage if there is some kind of choke point, like a typical residential service transformer that I'd bet the OP is sharing with his neighbor. Hey OP, are there wires from the pole-mount transform going to both of your houses?
Anyway, wanted to chime in that this is the first thing that came to my mind before reading other responses. I just dealt with a similar issue at a show. We played there 2 months ago and everything was fine. They installed some new fans and a dimmer on the stage circuit, no escaping the noise using the same equipment as last time.
