Paul S Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Hi All My Fender Jag makes a quiet but noticeable humming noise when I engage the active circuit - this disappears as soon as I touch a metal part of the bass. Is this to be expected or should I be alarmed? Ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Sounds like a grounding issue. How old is the bass? Was the active circuit factory fitted (i.e. is it standard)? ...if not, did you fit the active circuit yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I've tried a couple of Jaguar basses in shops and encountered this same issue - I think it's flawed by design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 It shouldn't be doing this! Take it to a luthier and get the earth checked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Ok, thanks for that. I bought it new and am due a 'set up' as part of the service - they can deal with it. Not dangerous, I imagine? (...hope...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lateralus462 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 [quote name='Paul S' post='358728' date='Dec 19 2008, 12:31 PM']Ok, thanks for that. I bought it new and am due a 'set up' as part of the service - they can deal with it. Not dangerous, I imagine? (...hope...)[/quote] Shouldn't be dangerous - just annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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