Issue with Zoom B3

[ferdinandstrat]

For some reason whenever the unit is plugged in even with all fx bypassed, when i hit only the E string theres a lot of electronic noise. The rest of the strings sound fine.

Did anyone ever emcounter this?

 

[birminghambass]

Yep. It does that when you hit it with a hot signal. My b3 did it, both my ms60's do it. Running a comp first fixes it.

 

[jimfist]

What kind of electronic noise? Is it a type of distortion, almost as if it sounds like the battery in your instrument is about to die? Or like an nasty distortion that only happens when you really play the strings hard? Does the "noise" not happen when you back off the volume and/or bass tone knob on your bass?

If you can, record this noise and post it up (with a link to the audio file, or on SoundCloud). This is really easy with your B3 as a USB interface.

Did you try the ACTIVE/PASSIVE switch on the rear of the unit? I have some hot output basses that I could NOT use with the MS60B, but are fine with the B3. The lack of an input pad on the MS60B forced me to ditch it. So far, all my hot output basses are perfectly fine going into the B3.

 

[ferdinandstrat]

Yep. It does that when you hit it with a hot signal. My b3 did it, both my ms60's do it. Running a comp first fixes it.

....like an a bass with active electronics?

Will running a compressor patch on the first screen help?

 

[stoned]

I have the same problem. I get an distorted-fuzzy sound on E, A and a little bit on the D strings.

I have an Ibanez SRX500 and a crappy set of headphones .

I upload an audio file Zoom B3 problem - Clyp

ps: I recorded this with "tuner mode" on.

 

[stoned]

I swapped the guitar's battery. Still I have the distorted sound :/