Ground noise

[trek]

Hi all,
got some ground noise coming from my bass electronics.
When I touch the strings, the noise reduces.
Also, it'll become louder when I increase the treble.
Is the electronics screwed or is there a cost effective way to fix it?
Thanks!

 

[gsonique]

if you suddenly facing this hum issue ...then it might either your instrument and amp is too close to you pc , lights with dimmer or other elctro gadgets.


Move away or them off and try ....it if persist just use another power source !!

 

[trek]

hi there, thanks for the reply.
it's regardless of position. and the buzzing cuts down when i touch the strings. so i thot maybe it's grounding. but i'm a electrical idiot so i'm not too sure. when i tried other bass, it's ok. so it must be the bass.

 

[Freeko]

hey i have the same problem too but when i plug my bass into other people's house no noise.
Is it my amp is broken? Or is it the position of the amp cause when i go very far away the noise decreases even though it does not go away. But my friend can point his bass pickups like 5 cm away from the amp but have no noise what so ever..

 

[iverson763]

might be something to do with your grounding. check out the wire connected to your bridge and solder it to a grounding point.

 

[warwickw]

Is your amp using a 2 pin plug?
If it is then switching to a 3 pin plug might help coz of the extra ground cable at the 3rd pin.

 

[boone]

I don't have a problem using 2 pin plugs, no humming whatsoever. You should try isolating the problem, eg using the bass on other amps, if the problem persists, bring it to a tech.

 

[trek]

dun think its the amp. prob send to the tech to have a look, but the bass is so cheapo, the repair may cost more than the bass
thanks guys.

 

[gsonique]

cheap instrument pups are at times poorly made ... might be culprit oso !!

 

[visa]

i have the same problem, and it's a cheap bass. =(

 

[btherl]

I have this problem with my squier P-bass. I work around it by keeping my fingers on the strings at all times I do that anyway to mute strings that I don't want to sound, so it's not a big hassle.