Broken Bass

[JBassist]

when i was playing it suddenly cut out, so i opened it up and jiggled the wires abit then it came back then it just cut out again


its definatyley not the bass or battery


what should i do

[steve-soar]

Get a soldering iron and resolder all the connections that look iffy, if that doesn't work, set fire to it.

[Al Heeley]

Check the wires soldered to the pots and jack socket.
Carefully check the wires from the pickups, what pickups do you have? If one of the copper windings has broken then its a bit more tricky.
It may be something really simple like a wire come off the jack socket. Do you have a soldering iron?
If you're not confident with this stuff then you have to take it to a shop for a proper repair.

[EBS_freak]

If all else fails...

Become a drummer.

[sdgrsr400]

Try connecting with another lead to eliminate that as the cause - connections inside the jack can fail also.

[iamapirate]

90% sure it's your lead. Change it!

[umph]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='582781' date='Aug 27 2009, 07:12 PM']Get a soldering iron and resolder all the connections that look iffy, if that doesn't work, set fire to it. [/quote]
+1

[Crikey!]

take it to a gig and if it cuts out again just throw it.

It's guaranteed to start working again just before it hits the floor.

especially if you're loud.

[jezzaboy]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='582781' date='Aug 27 2009, 07:12 PM']Get a soldering iron and resolder all the connections that look iffy, if that doesn't work, set fire to it. [/quote]


Yep. Setting fire to it is definatley the thing to do.

Jimi

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='Crikey!' post='583096' date='Aug 28 2009, 12:07 AM']take it to a gig and if it cuts out again just throw it.

It's guaranteed to start working again just before it hits the floor.

especially if you're loud.[/quote]


You're never going to let that go are you?

[Hot Tub]

I had the exact same problem a few months back. Tracked it down to the little clip-on connector for the battery. Turned out one of the terminals on the connector had become loose. I removed the battery, and [i]very gently[/i], tightened the terminal with a small pair of pliers. Pop the battery back in, problem solved.

[thisnameistaken]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='582781' date='Aug 27 2009, 07:12 PM']Get a soldering iron and resolder all the connections that look iffy, if that doesn't work, set fire to it. [/quote]

I tried setting fire to mine but it still doesn't work.