ricecrispies
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My bass has started sending a fuzzy buzzy crackly sound to my amp, mainly when I play an open D string, but also to some extent when I play D on the A string or on the G string (i.e. an octave up), or I play an open G string. It sounds a bit like the sound is playing through a broken speaker.
I get this problem both with my practice amp and with my headphone amp (which doesn't need a cable, so cabling is not the issue), but I don't get it with either amp if I replace the bass with my guitar.
I get the buzzing crackling sound on the signal from both pickups on the bass.
I also have another problem which may be connected, but then again may not be. Sometimes I get some fluctuation in the volume of the signal even when I don't adjust any volume control. I can't reproduce this effect as reliably as I can reproduce the fuzzy buzzy effect, and I know that the master volume control on the practice amp makes a lot of noise when I adjust it. In other words, it might be connected to the problem on the bass or it might be connected to the long-standing problem in the amp that should presumably be fixable by cleaning the pot.
One other piece of possibly relevant information is that I had the output socket on the bass replaced by a luthier two or three weeks ago.
Can anyone tell me what is likely to be going on with the bass and whether it will be expensive to get fixed?
I get this problem both with my practice amp and with my headphone amp (which doesn't need a cable, so cabling is not the issue), but I don't get it with either amp if I replace the bass with my guitar.
I get the buzzing crackling sound on the signal from both pickups on the bass.
I also have another problem which may be connected, but then again may not be. Sometimes I get some fluctuation in the volume of the signal even when I don't adjust any volume control. I can't reproduce this effect as reliably as I can reproduce the fuzzy buzzy effect, and I know that the master volume control on the practice amp makes a lot of noise when I adjust it. In other words, it might be connected to the problem on the bass or it might be connected to the long-standing problem in the amp that should presumably be fixable by cleaning the pot.
One other piece of possibly relevant information is that I had the output socket on the bass replaced by a luthier two or three weeks ago.
Can anyone tell me what is likely to be going on with the bass and whether it will be expensive to get fixed?