Not sure whether it is a bass problem or not..

[Volkssturm]

Hi people. I have some problems with my music playing with bass. Firstly, even though the cable is connected to both the bass and amp, no sound is produced even though I plucked the strings and amp is on.

At first, I thought it might be the cables, but even after buying new ones, at first, the sounds produced was audible. But before that, I connected the cable to the 10 bucks red tuner from davis guitar to tune and after that, no sounds came out.

I am now really not sure whether my cheap tuner is the cause of the problem (I suspect the inside of the tuner circuit board may have nullified the cable connection) or the problem of my bass. So I thought I come here to seek advice.

 

[Resetti]

can be the jack problem on the bass, loose connection, does the sound come out if you wiggle or rotate the cable at the jack around a bit? does it have any crackling sound when you do that?

also the volume knob on the bass, is it on full? if you turn the volume knob, can you hear crackling sound?

 

[alanchia]

have you checked your battery if it's a active bass?

 

[Morlock]

I'm quite confused.

have you connected:

a. Bass -> amp?
b. Bass -> Tuner -> amp?
c. Bass -> Tuner?

does A work or not? if not then try plugging it to another amp if it still does not work the there is a problem with the bass. if the bass is active try replacing the batteries first. if it still does not work have it checked out.

if A works but not B then there is a problem with the tuner. have it replaced.

if A and B does not work but C works then may have your bass checked out. if it is an active bass try replacing the batteries first.

 

[shinobi]

likely to be a jack problem. go have it sorted out by a tech. a few good guys out there who will check it FOC unless there are parts replacement involved

 

[Volkssturm]

have you checked your battery if it's a active bass?

it worked well before i put the cable into the tuner. Before that, bass -> amp, clear sound.

 

[Volkssturm]

can be the jack problem on the bass, loose connection, does the sound come out if you wiggle or rotate the cable at the jack around a bit? does it have any crackling sound when you do that?

also the volume knob on the bass, is it on full? if you turn the volume knob, can you hear crackling sound?

the volume knob is definitely on full blast

and even if i rotate, no sound is produced.

 

[Morlock]

it worked well before i put the cable into the tuner. Before that, bass -> amp, clear sound.

Definitely tuner problem then. have it checked out at the store you bought it from

 

[rigid]

Is your cable mono or stereo jack? Stereo type might not work on some tuner & amps...

 

[Volkssturm]

have you checked your battery if it's a active bass?

no issues about that. cause it worked perfectly fine before inserting it into tuner.