Warwick Rockbass Corvette - Very low volume

[CraigPlaysBass]

Just bought a second hand rockbass corvette, I'm pretty sure it is the passive versoin as i cant find a battery anywhere

Anyway, when i plug it in, the volume is very low, I have checked the amp with my other bass and it's fine so I am not sure what is wrong?

Please help!



Craig



Just realised this is in the wrong section! Help moderators!

Edited February 4, 2010 by CraigPlaysBass

[Wil]

I used to have one and it was exactly the same. You can try raising the pickups, but I think it may be the fact that the stock pickups are just wound like that, to be honest.

[lemmywinks]

If it's the one with 4 control knobs then surely it'll be active? Therefore it's puzzling that you can't find a battery, maybe the seller had switched the original electrics out for a passive set up?

[CraigPlaysBass]

I have checked the website and the passive version has 4 control knobs also...

When i say quiet, i mean it's the same volume in my 300 watt marshall at half volume as my other bass is at half volume in my 30, yes 30 watt marshall... :/

[lemmywinks]

My mistake, the passive one apparently has a 2 band setup too, weird!

[CraigPlaysBass]

It has a volume, pickup selector, then tone for the neck pickup and a seperate tone for the bridge pickup

[lemmywinks]

Didn't you say the seller had to fiddle with some wires to make it work? Maybe a simple loose connection, you can find the wiring diagram here:

[url="http://www.warwickbass.com/media/manuals/Rockbass/wirings/SP_RB_127R.pdf"]http://www.warwickbass.com/media/manuals/R.../SP_RB_127R.pdf[/url]

[CraigPlaysBass]

Cheers, I am a bit of a wiring noob unfortunately :/ i dont see any loose wires but theres some that look frayed and have melted bits of the cable plastic in the solder :S

Edited February 4, 2010 by CraigPlaysBass