Is this snake oil or am I hearing a difference.

[Ross]

Well I found out today the jack socket on my bass hasn't been earthed since I've owned it. I always thought it sounded kind of thin and I had loads of problems with it not working properly live.
Stuck an earth wire on today, sounds instantly so much thicker and nicer, definitely louder.

Is this possible or am I just getting high off the sanding sealer drying in the corner?

[Ou7shined]

If it wasn't earthed then you'd have been playing air guitar all this time.

[icastle]

[quote name='Ross' post='1249242' date='May 29 2011, 02:53 PM']Well I found out today the jack socket on my bass hasn't been earthed since I've owned it. I always thought it sounded kind of thin and I had loads of problems with it not working properly live.
Stuck an earth wire on today, sounds instantly so much thicker and nicer, definitely louder.

Is this possible or am I just getting high off the sanding sealer drying in the corner?[/quote]

Quite a few JBs rely on the earth connection from the pots being passed to the jack socket.
It's not outside the realms of possibility that oxidisation between the metal surfaces has created a resistance.
My JB had a similar setup and I didn't trust it so, like you, I soldered an extra wire between the socket and the back of one of the volume pots.

I think you can go back to sniffing your sealant without too many worries...

[mart]

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1249245' date='May 29 2011, 02:55 PM']If it wasn't earthed then you'd have been playing air guitar all this time. [/quote]

Any more jokes like that and you're grounded.