Battery - Check. Chord - What the.......

[T-bone]

So I'm on stage the other night and my bass starts cutting out - similar to a battery dying. I quickly replace the battery and it's still cutting out. I grab the chord out of my buttercream case (Ernie Ball of course) and the problem is solved. I then look at the chord that stopped working and found it is not an Ernie Ball.

Because I move around on stage quite a bit, I tend to step on my chords a lot. I've gone through the best of em, but never have I had an Ernie Ball chord fail me. So I just wanted to say thanks for making the best accessories that go with the best instruments.

tbone

 

[Bean]

Sorry, hate to be THAT guy, but cord, not chord...

 

[Steamthief]

I had no idea EBMM made cords.

The noisy cord may just have dirty contacts - a couple sprays of Caig's deOxit may help.

 

[MadMatt]

They may also be referred to as "cables" in some parts of the world... Where I live we say "Kabel" so maybe its just a color/colour, center/centre, favorite/favourite thing

Here is a link to the product age: Ernie Ball | Products

I too have heard they are good but I haven't seen them here in Germany anywhere.

-Matt

 

[adouglas]

Well, obviously you've inadvertently used the wrong chord. Probably something exotic, like a diminished fifth or one of those bizarre jazz chords.

I suggest giving F# major a try....

 

[T-bone]

Cord - Doh!

Hey wait a minute.....didn't any of you read the Forum Decorum? Aren't your Brother Bassists off limit? Have you no empathy for someone who's just returned from a 3 hour rehearsal?? I'm shocked! I......I.....I can't wait to get even.

tbone

 

[MadMatt]

Cord - Doh!

Hey wait a minute.....didn't any of you read the Forum Decorum? Aren't your Brother Bassists off limit? Have you no empathy for someone who's just returned from a 3 hour rehearsal?? I'm shocked! I......I.....I can't wait to get even.

tbone

If I understand the current Decorum, we can only cut you slack if you are a skinny string player

 

[Rick Auricchio]

Stepping on cables shortens their life. This is especially true if they're on a hard surface.

I am careful to avoid stepping cables whenever possible.

 

[oli@bass]

As with basses, it's worth to use professional equipment. From amp to battery to bass to cords to cabinets and finally the console. Makes for a very dependable signal path.

I am careful to avoid stepping cables whenever possible.

Wish I had that sort of stage space...

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

I just picked up a wireless unit and that avoids the whole "stepping on my cord" problem. While I don't usually play large stages, I have never liked the feeling of a cable dangling around my leg and it always seems to be an annoyance. Problem solved!

That being said, I don't think I've ever had a patch cord fail on me.

 

[adouglas]

I had Bayoucables make me a red cord so I could spot it easier. I don't walk all over it any more.