petercullenbassist Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 hey guys, my ibanez sr886 is eating batts, any suggestions on what it could be? its also quite when a new bat is put in, but dyes out to the point it cant be used within a set. should i just rip all the elecs out a fit new ones? what can i dooo? Thanks Quote
Batfastard Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 First check the wiring to see if theres any damaged wires or shorts. Are you familiar with bass wiring? Quote
BigRedX Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 You do unplug the jack lead from the bass when you're not using it, don't you? Quote
petercullenbassist Posted August 2, 2011 Author Posted August 2, 2011 No im not to hot on anything electric. Yes corse i do. Quote
Batfastard Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 Your best bet is ask a tech to look at it. Or use this situation to learn about the electronics in your bass. If you open up the rear cover or front control panel or scratch plate, depending on what bass you have, check that no exposed wires are touching, all the solder joints are shiny. Quote
BigRedX Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 Just checking - we did have someone who posted a couple of weeks ago with a similar issue and he was leaving his bass plugged in all the time. In that case I'd check that there's nothing obvious shorting out the battery connection on the jack plug when there's no jack plugged in. Failing that take it to a decent guitar tech to have it looked at. Quote
petercullenbassist Posted August 3, 2011 Author Posted August 3, 2011 [quote name='BigRedX' post='1324982' date='Aug 2 2011, 10:31 PM']Just checking - we did have someone who posted a couple of weeks ago with a similar issue and he was leaving his bass plugged in all the time. In that case I'd check that there's nothing obvious shorting out the battery connection on the jack plug when there's no jack plugged in. Failing that take it to a decent guitar tech to have it looked at.[/quote] Naa wasnt me, did it once, never again, turned up to a audition with a dead bass, Oops Opened it up, nothing looking out of order, hmm... Quote
solo4652 Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 I had this problem with my Ibanez ATK400 recently. I'd had a new jackplug put in and it had been wired up wrong. Correct wiring of the jackplug sorted it out. So, check the wiring to the jackplug as one possible remedy. Quote
geoffbyrne Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 ^ That's the usual prob with these - usually the battery ground is wired to the shaft rather than the ring. G. Quote
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 Best to take it to the tech. It could be the jack, or the active circuitry of the pickups. I had a similar problem some time ago. Had to take it to a tech twice . The second time , it was tested in shop everyday fo a whole week to find out the root of the problem Quote
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