My Sandberg's lost all output :/

[ashevans09]

Heya,

Just wondering if anyone can give me some ideas here. My sandberg bass doesn't seem to want to give me any output anymore. Changed leads, changed amps, switched between active and passive, twisted all the knobs, changed the battery, nada. Just not getting anything. Interestingly though, when I do switch to active you can hear a bit of white noise which would seem to indicate the input is still working? All the leads and equipment I've tested it through has been fine with my Geddy.

I'm utterly perplexed, the bass hasn't taken any knocks or dings, it's been treated well and doesn't have a scratch on it. Am I missing something here? Just wanting to ask if anyone can think of anything I can try before I throw it at a tech.

It's got the haussel PUs in.

Thanks,

Ash

[franzbassist]

Have you popped the scratchplate off to check no wires are loose?

[ashevans09]

I'll do that now, ta

[BassBunny]

If there are no loose wires, i'd suspect the Jack Socket, (or a wire has come off the jack). It is the one constant to everything you have tried. They can go High Resistance over time so either a clean up with some wire-wool or something similar or pop a new one in. Make sure it is a Neutrik or Switchcraft though.

[ashevans09]

To my very amateur eye the wires all seem in place, however one of the wires heading into the master control on the preamp looks exposed and almost partially severed, like it's been twisted to a degree where it's begun to break. This is so weird.