EPI T Bird Pro problem

Started by patman, May 13, 2020, 07:00:55 AM

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patman

May 13, 2020, 07:00:55 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.

Basvarken

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May 13, 2020, 08:02:10 AM
Put your phone in airplane mode when you're playing the bass
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patman

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May 13, 2020, 08:42:25 AM
Thank you.

I will try that.

bassmachine2112

#3
August 04, 2020, 06:09:08 AM
hiho,switch your phone off ;D

lowend1

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August 04, 2020, 12:48:14 PM
Quote from: Basvarken on May 13, 2020, 08:02:10 AM
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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Pilgrim

#5
August 04, 2020, 03:01:05 PM
Quote from: patman on May 13, 2020, 07:00:55 AM
ok

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.
"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."

wellREDman

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August 05, 2020, 09:44:39 AM
Quote from: lowend1 on August 04, 2020, 12:48:14 PM
Also make sure to put your airplane in phone mode. :mrgreen:
:rimshot:

patman

#7
August 05, 2020, 01:49:56 PM
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...

gearHed289

#8
August 06, 2020, 07:51:23 AM
Quote from: patman on August 05, 2020, 01:49:56 PM
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

westen44

#9
August 06, 2020, 01:19:44 PM
Quote from: patman on August 05, 2020, 01:49:56 PM
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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morrow

#10
August 12, 2020, 04:53:05 PM
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 .

Dave W

#11
August 12, 2020, 05:36:04 PM
I've never had a problem with any slab bodies. Acoustic guitarists have been playing non-contoured bodies for generations without complaining.

Basvarken

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August 13, 2020, 05:24:42 AM
Quote from: morrow on August 12, 2020, 04:53:05 PM
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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gearHed289

#13
August 13, 2020, 08:39:42 AM
Quote from: Dave W on August 12, 2020, 05:36:04 PM
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.

morrow

#14
August 13, 2020, 08:52:15 AM
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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