Bass amp hiss

[honedawg]

I bought an Ibanez 20w bass amp for my son last Christmas. Yesterday, when he was playing it started making an annoying hissing sound. Any ideas or suggestions?

[banddomain]

Check the cable between the amp and bass. Might be a bad cable.

[marshall.amps]

Could be the cable
The pick ups
A lose input jack
Or he could be playing next to something like a computer

[cubanorocker316]

if hes playing next to anything with a magnet it could be the problem, examples, a computer, a televison, stereo speakers, ETC.

- Hope this helps

- Lou

[Anfontan]

Originally Posted by honedawg

I bought an Ibanez 20w bass amp for my son last Christmas. Yesterday, when he was playing it started making an annoying hissing sound. Any ideas or suggestions?

It may also be a bad ground in the Bass itself, if you have another guitar, plug it in and test it. A faulty ground can cause a loud hiss to happen.

[honedawg]

Thanks for all the replies!
The first thing I checked was the cable, Then I took it a part and check the connections--all looked good. I then unplugged the speaker and tried another one from my studio and still had the hissing noise. I thought I had chucked the warranty info and receipt but I found it and discovered that it's still under so I'm taking it to my dealer tomorrow. I'll let you know what it is.
Once again thanks for the help

[honedawg]

I took it to the dealer today and they think it's the limiter, they have to send it back to the Ibanez factory.