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Weird sound coming from bass?


Luk3smith
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I’ve had an old squire jag bass for a while now and I’ve always had some sort of trouble but now I’m really scratching my head. When the bass is plugged in there’s a weird electronic noise that lasts for about 3 seconds then nothing- no sound from the bass. 
 

I would only assume it’s to do with the 9v battery? It’s a new battery though?

No loose wiring from what I can tell. Anyone had a similar situation? 

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Do you leave the cable in the jack socket when you finish playing? That will run down the battery.

When you have changed to a fresh (fully charged) battery does the bass play/sound normal, at least initially?

It could be a bunch of things, but most are likely to be simple fixes. First suggestion is to use another cable if you have one. Then it’s time to take a look inside the control cavity of the bass in question. I am not familiar with the model you describe, but I’m sure somebody who is will be along soon to help you out.
 

Report back with any findings.

 

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Just fitted another new battery and tried few cables- still the same issue. 
When I turn the amp on there’s the initial high pitch electronic squeal. Turn the amp off and on again and there’s no squeal a second time. 
 

The bass has a slight hum when running into the amp as if it’s ready to go, but no sound? 

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Do you have a different bass you can try with the amp [1], or a different amp you can try with the bass? And if you plug the bass in to the amp but leave it for a short while before switching it on, do you get the same thing?

 

[1] If you haven't yet, and you stay on Basschat, you soon will have

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