Make sure that the wall ground is good, then check all the other grounds on the guitar, jack plate, pickups, bridge, etc. Does the hum go away if the Bass is unplugged from the amp? Or does the hum reduce once you touch a metal part of the guitar, including the strings?
Good luck. Ed 300E On 24 April 2010 15:59, Rick Knoble <rickkno...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Ok, my kid has a small bass practice amplifier. It is solid state ( no > vacuum tubes, only transistors). The only sound it produces is a 60 cycle > hum that is independent of the volume control. Any clues on where to start? > Power transformer maybe? > > Rick > > _________________________________________________________________ > The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. > > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
