fretmeister Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I think the rattle is in one of my Berg HD112 I thought I had blown a tweeter for a mo, but turning them off doesn't solve anything. Or it could be the floorboards where my amp sits. It is doing my head in. Massively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Loose screw or bolt possibly. Take off the grill or back, however you get into the cab, and give every screw/bolt a tighten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Keep turning the cab 90 degrees onto each of it's sides. If it goes away, it's a cable lying on the speaker chassis or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Try it in a different room 1st just in case it is a floorboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1375827340' post='2166317'] Try it in a different room 1st just in case it is a floorboard. [/quote] I will - but it will upset the wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 [quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1375827586' post='2166318'] I will - but it will upset the wife. [/quote] Get your wife to help, maybe even get her playing a bit of bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1375828483' post='2166331'] Get your wife to help, maybe even get her playing a bit of bass. [/quote] I should video that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Once had a rattle on a Hartke cab I used to have, took it to the studio to record my band's album but found when playing the low B loudly there was a rattle. Spent half a day tightening every screw we could find and eventually stripping the cab and re-tightening the screws on each driver and the tweeter to no avail; in the end had to drive into London to hire an Ampeg 4x10, which sadly didn't sound quite as good. Later found out when I took it down to a guitar shop in Southampton that there was a bloody great staple on the tweeter magnet which was ratteling when the cab was a pushed hard, somehow missed it in the studio. Once we got it working I part-exed it for an EBS. So I guess what I'm saying is, look for staples, screws etc on the driver magnets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Had a nasty rattle in my old Schroeder, turned out to be a loose knob on the tweeter adjust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 Solved! Wasn't a rattle! Tried a different room. Tried the cabs on their own. Happened with both. Tried different basses. Still happened. Then swapped amp heads too.... Finally swapped the Speakon leads. Turns out 1 of them was damaged. Dry joint or shorting a little bit and was actually crackling rather than rattling. No issues at all with different speakon cables! Happy bunny again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I've got a rattle in a Schroeder 1210 - wonder if anyone else experienced the same speakers seem fine but a couple of loose crimped sort of wire connections. Thought i'd fixed it by tightening/taping those but came back next gig. Like the suggestion of checking for wires knocking against stuff though - exactly the kind of weird thing you'd never think of otherwise! Will check the horn knob too. That's my sunday afternoon booked up then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwoff Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I had a markbass do something similar before, turned out one of the blades on the speaker had wobbled loose over months and was basically vibrating on its pin. Was bizarre especially for such a high end cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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