The Last Bass Outpost

Apologies for the lateness in replying to this, life has been a bit hectic for me lately

The show was good, but the real revelation was listening to “Kings of the Wild Frontier “again with ears that are 30 years older and with 30 years wiser.  Although I listened to in non stop when I was 12 I soon  stopped , both being put off by the Prince Charming nonsense, and by becoming a pretentious punk who only listened to the “Authentic” first album, dismissing Kings as pop. My loss
 
     Having not heard anything off it other than the occasional radio play of Antmusic since the 80s  I listened to it again before the show, and was completely blown away by the sheer craft that went into it, for just 1 bass and 1 guitar the arrangements are
awesome, and the rhythms and percussion work are just sublime. I never really realised how ground-breaking it was at the time, it  being my first foray into music. Listening to it now, being able to pick out what was bass and what was guitar etc made me realise how formative it had been on my appreciation of music to come.   Ironically what turned me on as a kid, the lyrics, are the element that has not stood the test of time, seeming to me now to be really cheesy

   Going back to the live show, it was a shame they had a rhythm guitarist this time as it wasn’t really needed, especially as Adam played a third guitar on many songs.

    The most amazing thing was the drumming, I had always assumed the two drummers shtick was a gimmick, that they both played the same parts, but seeing them live was hypnotic, one drummer played a regular rock drum line, and then on top of that, this awesome chick in a cat suit with a giant blonde beehive played the most amazing, constant poly-rhythms on the toms. It was hypnotic to watch and hear

 So yeah , really enjoyed it

I knew you weren't talking about her hair.

Remember that silicone is just one e away from silicon, a 100% natural chemical element. 

my generation can tell you that "just one E " can make a big difference

this kind of thing does the rounds regularly on crewspace and other roadie FB groups, my personal favourite was the DJ mixer with the words, Good DJ next to the green lights and Shit DJ next to the red light on the overload display

      badly done shielding was the answer, connected a bit of wire from the shielding to the plate in both the control cavity and output jack and a coat of conductive paint washed over the copper to ensure connection between all strips and the buzz is 99% gone .  I haven't done the same to the Pup cavity yet but I'm guessing that will be the last bit to bring it back to silent running
 
thanks for all the advice guys, as usual spot on

Red

It's already been worthwhile for Axl, he can walk (or at least stand) again, AC/DC currents have magic healing powers (except for Brian Johnsons eardrums that is).

when did Angus turn into Paul Daniels?

Enter Uwe...

To Kollect, or not to Kollect; that is the question...
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous Outposters
Or to take arms against a sea of abusive humour, and by chuckling, enjoy them.
To try, to Kollect no more; and by a Kollection  to say we end the heartache, and the thousand varitions of timbers and fins that flesh is tempted by...
'Tis a consummation, devoutly to be wish'd. To lie, asleep; to sleep, perchance to dream of a 2016 Gibson bass release: ay, there's the rub! For in that sleep of death what dreams of bass's may come, when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause. There's the respect that makes calamity of so long life, for who would bear the whips and scorns of Gibson's Custom Shop fore declining my double-neck build...

brilliant

does it get worse when you take your hand off the stings?

Yes it lessens when I touch the strings or output jack, and almost completely goes when I touch the bridge or (Jazz type) control plate

 

Simple test for the ground wire thing - just clamp a jumper, short piece of wire with an alligator clip at each end (Radio Shack was good for something), between your cavity ground and the bridge - if you lose the buzz it's the wire itself or the solder joint or mechanical contact at the bridge.

Did that no difference with a test wire, only my hand, also definitely electrical/ground issue as same touching on the bridge with a piece of foam between gets no reduction in buzz

So you checked continuity from bridge to ground with a multimeter - am I reading that right?

Check also that the shielding is connected to ground somehow; again, just contact, no soldering required per se.

Other than that, an actual circuit component could have gone bad on you suddenly or the environment you play in may have changed - EMI etc.... or it's your amp thast went noisey (try another instrument).

Yes and shielding connected, and other basses work fine with Amp

This is why it's driving me crazy

I guess next step is replace all the wiring, but i thought I would avoid that by continuity testing every wire (they all checked out