Buzzing issue with Peavey Millenium 5 BXP

[Razgriz]

Hi im having some issues with my Peavey Millenium 5 BXP and the issues only really started arising this morning which has been a bit of a nightmare.

By process of elimination using all my gear and whittling it down by checking all the wires and the bass itself i have came to the conclusion it is the bass.I tried it in both my Laney RB1 and my Ampeg PF500 and the same issues arose that the buzz itself would stop with a slight audible pop when i played any bass line or when my hands or pick came into contact with the strings.

I've done research round the internet and im completely unsure as to whether it would be a grounding issue or a shielding one or possibly both and what annoys me more is i have a gig next week and the fact its bugging me so much makes me want to launch my bass out the windows because its the only bass i have in my arsenal for the stuff we play until Christmas that is when i get my backup..

But anyway any help would be greatly appreciated and some help into how to approach the problem (im a little bit wary of the innards of a bass despite my dad being an electrician lol).

Cheers for anyone who drops by and points me in the right direction

P.S- my input jack has been slighlty loose for a month but it never seemed pervasive and it might be part of the issue?

[geoffbyrne]

Sort out the jack issue first - it may be crossed & touching at the back - then see what happens. You'll need a good quality barrel jack & note where the 3 leads are soldered before you remove them otherwise you might end up going through a PP( every few days.

G.

[BOD2]

Fix the jack socket issue, then have a look at this thread -

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/194-humming-and-buzzing-problems/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/194-humming-and-buzzing-problems/[/url]

It may well just be that the bass is picking up external interference from the room, in which case there is nothing wrong with the bass at all.

[Razgriz]

[quote name='BOD2' timestamp='1352910614' post='1869301']
Fix the jack socket issue, then have a look at this thread -

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/194-humming-and-buzzing-problems/"]http://basschat.co.u...zzing-problems/[/url]

It may well just be that the bass is picking up external interference from the room, in which case there is nothing wrong with the bass at all.
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could be, theres a lot of play with the jack when i plug it in just never noticed it until today i think.Think it'll be a quick trip to maplins tomorrow morning if i can for a 99p jack and a quick visit to a mate who has a soldering iron hahah.

Cheers for the help, but it does sound like its the jack

[Razgriz]

[quote name='geoffbyrne' timestamp='1352909020' post='1869264']
Sort out the jack issue first - it may be crossed & touching at the back - then see what happens. You'll need a good quality barrel jack & note where the 3 leads are soldered before you remove them otherwise you might end up going through a PP( every few days.

G.
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mines is the standard passive bass, and only has 1 lead, from the jack, just had a little gander in the innards, sorry for double posting, im pretty cruddy at this forum stuff