Twincam Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 My bass all of a sudden started buzzing today horribly when I had my hand off the strings. I double checked where I first plugged in and then plugged in elsewhere in the same room. No joy. This is a room I'm often in btw and no issues ever before. Cue me first removing the bridge, as it had been off yesterday and making sure the earth had a nice contact. No joy. So I then went through all the electrics as over the years they had been messed with slightly it looked like. No joy. So I then re soldered and tidied up the electrics. No joy. Turns out there was a little power supply plug next to where I plugged the amp in (the second time) which either wasn't in correctly or something. As wiggling it made the noise go. Obviously it had still affected the first socket I plugged in. And the fact that touching the bass made the noise go away lead me down the wrong path. I would say I wasted my time but the bass I'm sure sounds a bit better (slightly more output) after i re did the electrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylon Pilson Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Your electricity supply is a very "connected" thing, and devices can have a huge impact elsewhere in the house. Humming noises might be a result of the fridge in the kitchen, or a dimmer switch in the sitting room. Can make it hard to track issues down. S.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twincam Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share Posted August 8, 2016 [quote name='Stylon Pilson' timestamp='1470674367' post='3107553'] Your electricity supply is a very "connected" thing, and devices can have a huge impact elsewhere in the house. Humming noises might be a result of the fridge in the kitchen, or a dimmer switch in the sitting room. Can make it hard to track issues down. S.P. [/quote] Yes indeed, I knew that too lol. Which is why its a good reminder to really check these things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I thought this was going to be a Climate Change thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 It is, he got very warm when he was annoyed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPHDS Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 We had this last night at practice, lead guitarist was getting quite a bit of hum from his guitar when standing in certain places and positions..... and was fiddling with everything on his board and amp and leads......until I pointed out he was stood directly under a strip light.......! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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