Crusoe Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I'm not sure if the issue is with the Tascam or my bass. I only got the device yesterday and when I tried it the bass volume is very low, even with the input turned up full or almost full. Playing recorded music sounds fine but when I try to play along with a song I just can't hear my bass. I tried adjusting the balance but it didn't make much difference. does anyone have any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Have you actually got the input switched on? If you look at the circular switch, there's a little guitar icon at the bottom - press that and see if it improves it. See page 12 of the user manual (available at https://tascam.com/downloads/tascam/526/e_gb-10_om_vb2.pdf). That's caught me out once or twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 10 hours ago, tauzero said: Have you actually got the input switched on? If you look at the circular switch, there's a little guitar icon at the bottom - press that and see if it improves it. See page 12 of the user manual (available at https://tascam.com/downloads/tascam/526/e_gb-10_om_vb2.pdf). That's caught me out once or twice. Thanks tauzero. I do have the input turned on. I'm beginning to think it is an input issue of some sort, but quite what I don't know. If I apply an effect it is definitely loud enough but when I turn the effect off it's back to a muddy, low volume. I suspect it might be something to do with gain but don't know if that can be adjusted for the clean signal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 That sounds like some sort of impedance matching issue which the effects mask by buffering it. Is it a passive bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, tauzero said: That sounds like some sort of impedance matching issue which the effects mask by buffering it. Is it a passive bass? It is. '92 Squier Silver Series Jazz bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Almost everything I've got is active, and I don't have anything with Jazz wiring, so I can't experiment. Have you tried experimenting with VVT? Everything turned to max, VV turned to max and T to min, neck V to max and bridge V to min and T at max and then min, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 3 hours ago, tauzero said: Almost everything I've got is active, and I don't have anything with Jazz wiring, so I can't experiment. Have you tried experimenting with VVT? Everything turned to max, VV turned to max and T to min, neck V to max and bridge V to min and T at max and then min, etc? More or less. I've noticed that the neck pup is quite a bit lower than the bridge so I might try raising it a fraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetexas Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Hi , Just got a used Tascam GB-10 , same problem .......Factory Reset solved it Pete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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