ihixulu
Active member
Greetings all,
I have a 1999 built SR5 which is my workhorse bass. Several months ago the sound started cutting out on me randomly with the highest correlation when I would flip the selector switch to the series position. To get the sound back I would have to wiggle the switch perpendicular to direction of travel pretty hard.
I replaced battery, verified the battery contacts were clean and making contact, tried cleaning the switch from the outside to no avail so I removed the pickguard and the ground/shield wire frm the pickup broke from the preamp. I soldered it back on and was back in action, with no recurrence of the problems.
Couple of nights ago, at a party, during the 3rd hour the bass just cut out for about 20 seconds then came back in . Over the next few nights it got worse and worse so that now it seems any movement of the switch can cut the sound completely. If I tap on the space on the pickguard between the front of the switch and the volume knob it generates a static click. The ground wire is connected firmly to the pre.
Sorry for the long rant but any advice on what and how to look for the gremlin?
I have a 1999 built SR5 which is my workhorse bass. Several months ago the sound started cutting out on me randomly with the highest correlation when I would flip the selector switch to the series position. To get the sound back I would have to wiggle the switch perpendicular to direction of travel pretty hard.
I replaced battery, verified the battery contacts were clean and making contact, tried cleaning the switch from the outside to no avail so I removed the pickguard and the ground/shield wire frm the pickup broke from the preamp. I soldered it back on and was back in action, with no recurrence of the problems.
Couple of nights ago, at a party, during the 3rd hour the bass just cut out for about 20 seconds then came back in . Over the next few nights it got worse and worse so that now it seems any movement of the switch can cut the sound completely. If I tap on the space on the pickguard between the front of the switch and the volume knob it generates a static click. The ground wire is connected firmly to the pre.
Sorry for the long rant but any advice on what and how to look for the gremlin?
