Question SR4 Live sound?

[Faulds]

Hey guys,

I own a SR4, and im well aware that its an active bass and will generally pick up every little thing on the fretboard when playing live.

But... there seems to be a problem when my amp is DI'd into the mixing desk

it comes the PA and tends to click quite a lot, i love the sound and pretty much everything about the bass apart from this fact.

I play through a Trace Elliot 715x, which is pretty well eq'd, but have played through other amps (Ashdown, Ampeg) and it can still persist.

Was just wondering if anyone could offer some advice, not sure whether is would even work without the 9v battery.

Thanks in Advance

 

[drTStingray]

Hey guys,

I own a SR4, and im well aware that its an active bass and will generally pick up every little thing on the fretboard when playing live.

But... there seems to be a problem when my amp is DI'd into the mixing desk

it comes the PA and tends to click quite a lot, i love the sound and pretty much everything about the bass apart from this fact.

I play through a Trace Elliot 715x, which is pretty well eq'd, but have played through other amps (Ashdown, Ampeg) and it can still persist.

My guess is you're touching the strings against the pole pieces.

Was just wondering if anyone could offer some advice, not sure whether is would even work without the 9v battery.

Thanks in Advance

Difficult without seeing your bass but for what it's worth . . . . . .

I have also had this happen - my experience was it was me pressing or hitting the string against the pick up. It comes through as a click which tends not to be heard through the back line rig. It can happen in DId recording also.

It can be easily avoided by playing technique - i.e avoid hitting the strings against the pick up poles - or even pressing against the E string so it touches whilst you're playing other strings - I've also seen players put tape over the pole pieces but probably not neccessary. It might also be affected by too much treble in the channel you're through on the PA (I once had this happen with slap sound - the sound guy had set far too much treble in the bass channel on the PA - finger pops sounded like someone hitting the string with a stick).

You could try turning the treble down on the bass/rig. You could also check the pick up height is set correctly (see FAQ thread).

 

[Faulds]

Thanks,

Will try all of the suggestions next chance everythings mic'd up

 

[Faulds]

So i got home from work and plugged in, a mate came over, and all it neede was just a tiny tiny lowering of the pickups. a lot better now.

 

[Rano Bass]

Good to know the bass is better now.

 

[drTStingray]

So i got home from work and plugged in, a mate came over, and all it neede was just a tiny tiny lowering of the pickups. a lot better now.

Glad you sorted it - the perfect bass now!