Jaykingfunk Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Evening/morning, Just got in from a gig and half way through I ended up switching from my jazz to my G&L L2500 as if just sounded rubbish! I've noticed recently that some days it sounds amazing but others it really doesn't, depends on where I'm playing it but it tends to get worse he more I turn it up?! It's a MIM jazz deluxe going through a TC Electronics RH750 into a Barefaced Midget. It almost sounds like the battery has run out but I only changed it recnetly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 My MIM Jazz does a similar thing, halfway thru a song it disappears, as if someone turned the volume down. I'm gonna upgrade to some noiseless pickups. My MIA P has the CS 60 pickups and I love them. might get the Jazz version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 G&L's are generally a much more powerful beast. I love my Fenders but tend to gig with G&L's for this very reason. Having said that the Jazz should be consistent throughout the gig. So there must be something wrong or you are suffering hearing fatigue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 No real reason.....there must be something mechanical wrong if you lose the sound. For me the biggest degrader is strings, but that is such an obvious 'fail' which you will have to swap strings. The reason that such powerful basses are used is because of the power, rather than tone, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Does it have a passive/active switch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number6 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Could the active preamp be overloading the amp input and be causing it to clip the signal? This used to happen with my old Yam TRBX 305 and it's for this reason i sold it it and got a passive BB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lw. Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Does your guitarist change their EQ mid-way through gigs? Jazz's can have a lovely tone but I've found they can be pushed out of the mix by what the guitarist is doing, this is why P's are often popular because they seem to hold their space more firmly (though sometimes don't sound as nice solo'd). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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