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Buzzing from Pbass polepieces


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Hello

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere but...

I realised the other day that my oldest P bass buzzes when you touch the polepieces. It also makes a very slight tick when you touch the metal parts.

Unexpectedly tho none of this gets any worse if you tske your hands off the whole thing. So I guess in terms of a gig, you wouldn't notice any of this, as ,y hands would be in contact with it the entire time.

So, is it safe to use, or an earth problem that needs sorting? For what it's worth, my other (newer) precision also does the same to a much lesser extent.

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Yeah I get a slight clicking when I touch any metal part or the strings themselves, but it's not massively loud even when amped up. When I'm playing and touching the strings there's no problem at all.

I guess I want to check if it's safe as I want to use the bass at a festival next weekend

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[quote name='bassbiscuits' timestamp='1436118129' post='2815128']
Yeah I get a slight clicking when I touch any metal part or the strings themselves, but it's not massively loud even when amped up. When I'm playing and touching the strings there's no problem at all.

I guess I want to check if it's safe as I want to use the bass at a festival next weekend
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I think you have answered it. Lift the bonnet and go round everything and check out the earth connections.

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