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[JJP]

Hey all.........just joined the forum today. A little about myself, I've been actively playing for some years now and have in my aresonal 2- 4 stings and 5- 5 stringers.
From Fender to Lakland,Pedullas.and Modulus.A few weeks ago I cruised into my local Guitar Center and fell in love with the new EBMM Stingray HH.Wow......what a sound.I must have stopped back there at lease 5 more times before I bought it last wednesday. I just couldn't wait to plug this baby in for friday and saturday at a rock club we play in our circuit.OK.....to my disappointment, doing our sound check I had this Buzz noise with the volume and treble pots maxed on the Stingray going into not only in my Ampeg svt pro 4 rig but also directly into our mixing board/pa.....Of course I wanted to jam on this bass all weekend I had to cut back on those pots and using positions 3 and 5 seemed to tone down the buzz...The bass plays excellent.... but the buzz has got to go.I'm calling Customer Service monday for help.....As for any fellow bass players out there with an MM,
have you experienced this in different clubs or is this a problem. I need some Help.....Thanks JJP

 

[tiffles]

congrats on the new bass!! yeah someone will help u out, the guys here are brains. oh and Welcome!

 

[shamus63]

HI JJP ~

Welcome to EBF! You'll find a lot of the locals here are ready to help out with tips/advice, and you may even hear from the Big Man himself...but don't hold me to that.

You're taking the right step by calling EBMM Customer Service. I haven't had to call them at this point, but they have come through for a lot of folks...not only here at the forum, but also their customers out in the field.

So, sit back and enjoy your time here!

 

[todd4ta]

Did you check all the simple things? Did you try different instrument cables?

Most of the time when I have a buzz or unwanted noise coming from a bass or amp that didn't have any problems before, it turns out to be a bad guitar cord. Even a cord that was fine yesterday can develop a break anywhere in the cord or develop a bad connection at either jack.

Did you have the same amount of noise with the EQ on the bass set to the flat position or something less than max?

Let us know any troubleshooting steps you've taken: swapped guitar cords, tried a new battery, different EQ settings on the bass, different amps/DIs.

What was the signal chain you were using? Did it just go Bass > DI > Amp or did you have some effects or other things in the chain?

Did you have any noise issues with the bass before you tried it on this gig? How long did you have it and how much playing time did you get with it before the gig?

Did you have another bass you could swap in the same setting to see if it has noise issues?

I like to go through a step by step process of elimination to figure out where the true source of the problem is coming from.

 

[Big Poppa]

If you max your eq most times you are overloading the input inpedance of the preamp section of you amp. If you amp has an active input or pad try that otherwise start with your bass flat and cut and boost from there. People with little experience with an active bass make the mistake of thinking that all of the eq should be full on.

 

[Sigmunds Couch]

Welcome to the forum!

I'm calling Customer Service monday for help.....As for any fellow bass players out there with an MM,
have you experienced this in different clubs or is this a problem. I need some Help.....Thanks JJP

If you max your eq most times you are overloading the input inpedance of the preamp section of you amp. If you amp has an active input or pad try that otherwise start with your bass flat and cut and boost from there. People with little experience with an active bass make the mistake of thinking that all of the eq should be full on.

My friend, you have just received the ultimate in customer service!!! Big Poppa is the head cheese, the man, the top dog......our friendly neighborhood CEO.

 

[jongitarz]

If you max your eq most times you are overloading the input inpedance of the preamp section of you amp. If you amp has an active input or pad try that otherwise start with your bass flat and cut and boost from there. People with little experience with an active bass make the mistake of thinking that all of the eq should be full on.

Listen to this info....He is right. He is BP, damnit!

 

[maddog]

Is it buzz or hiss?

 

[midopa]

If you max your treble boost and volume, I'm thinking buzz/hiss is inevitable. IOW, wot BP said.

Anyways, welcome!

 

[Disquieter]

I keep my eq at 100% most times and experience no hiss at all.

wide open! awesome!


i love this bass

 

[SteveB]

If you're running through an amp and a PA at the same time, you probably need to lift the ground on one of the connections.

Use a DI box with a ground lift switch to connect to the PA, and see if the ground lift on the DI box eliminates the buzz.

 

[Hutton]

Welcome to the forums! No sooner here than your first problem is fixed by the C.E.O. What a company!

 

[ExLurker]

Don't know which guitar lead(s) you use. But the output of these basses is pretty hot, try a different cable. I had the same problem until a bought a Monster cable.

And, I've found most active basses dont like the eq being maxed out.

My 2c..

BTW Welcome