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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: patman on May 13, 2020, 06:00:55 AM
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When I play the T Bird Pro, whenever the pre-amp compartment gets near my cell phone in my pocket, it makes a sound I'll call "motorboating" for lack of a better technical term. How would I stop this? Could be a deal-breaker with this bass, which otherwise plays beautifully.
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Put your phone in airplane mode when you're playing the bass
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Thank you.
I will try that.
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hiho,switch your phone off ;D
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Put your phone in airplane mode when you're playing the bass
Also make sure to put your airplane in phone mode. :mrgreen:
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When I play the T Bird Pro, whenever the pre-amp compartment gets near my cell phone in my pocket, it makes a sound I'll call "motorboating" for lack of a better technical term. How would I stop this? Could be a deal-breaker with this bass, which otherwise plays beautifully.
Also, swap the cable you are using. I have seen individual cables become RF sensitive.
I remember when I was in high school, when I unplugged my coily cable from the bass, it would play the 5000 watt AM station (about 5 miles away) quite audibly through my amp.
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Also make sure to put your airplane in phone mode. :mrgreen:
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I have actually stopped using this bass due to the size/weight of the design...
Les Paul Jr bass and Fender Mustang are much more comfortable...
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I have actually stopped using this bass due to the size/weight of the design...
Les Paul Jr bass and Fender Mustang are much more comfortable...
Problem solved! ;D
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I have actually stopped using this bass due to the size/weight of the design...
Les Paul Jr bass and Fender Mustang are much more comfortable...
I have read some comments from people saying the Les Paul Jr. Tribute bass can get uncomfortable, especially when playing while sitting down. Mine is one of my favorite basses. As of yet, I'm not seeing a problem.
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The DC Jr is a beauty . It's become a favourite .
The slab body is not an issue for me , standing or sitting .
Nice lightweight , great sounding bass .
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I've never had a problem with any slab bodies. Acoustic guitarists have been playing non-contoured bodies for generations without complaining.
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The DC Jr is a beauty . It's become a favourite .
The slab body is not an issue for me , standing or sitting .
Nice lightweight , great sounding bass .
Welcome (back) Morrow!
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I've never had a problem with any slab bodies. Acoustic guitarists have been playing non-contoured bodies for generations without complaining.
Honestly, my '94 Les Paul took a little getting used to, but I love that bass now.
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Thank you ! Somehow , after a couple of tries I managed to get back in . I've been reading through some pages and getting a sense of things here again . I initially joined after the old Pit folded but spent most of my time then with Jack's Bovinehost crew .
I'm really an old Pbass guy , that loved Rics and somehow got hooked up with a Dano Longhorn for years . I'm ok with that .
It looks like that DC Jr is replacing the Longhorn .
Slightly retired , I still play regularly in the local bars . I was a commercial photographer back in the days of film and mostly used large format . I used to constantly shoot grocery flyers . I still have dreams of assembly line shooting . Still have most of my old cameras .
Things have opened up here in Nova Scotia . Our covid situation is pretty good here , we've managed to clear it , but we keep finding new cases that involve foreign travel (mostly from the US despite the border being closed) We now have travel between the Atlantic provinces , but travel outside requires quarantine . This may change , we'll have to see .
I bought Paul Boyer's revised Rickenbacker book last year , and about two weeks after the reading a gorgeous burgandyglo 4000 came my way . The seller also had an Epi Flying V . I played it for a minute and then thought about it throughout the following weeks . It wound up here too . Some may find the thought of an old geezer in sneakers and jeans playing a V kinda pathetic . I'm ok with that too .
And I'm a little nervous about finding some old Gibson I can't live without once your book arrives ...
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I'm sorry in advance for all the GAS it will cause ;-)
I hope the book will arrive shortly.
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It has never made sense to me why anyone can't play a V regardless of age. If I ever buy one, and that is possible, part of the reason will be as an act of rebellion.
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I have actually stopped using this bass due to the size/weight of the design...
Les Paul Jr bass and Fender Mustang are much more comfortable...
I've always welcomed the idea that girls - other than Mark - freely roam this forum of fora too. About time. Willkommen Bienvenue Welcome, Patgirl!!! :popcorn:
https://youtu.be/hBlB8RAJEEc
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Truth is , the V is fairly light , and with a strap is nicely balanced .
Fun to play , I've come to really like it .
(https://i.postimg.cc/k5KDB2LF/IMG-6042.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
... and it doesn't need no girlie contours
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A man's bass if there ever was one!