Why does my active bass sound distorted?
It’s either a faulty preamp, or the volume increase from cranking the EQ is causing your amp to clip, in which case you need to adjust your input gain.
Why did my bass amp stop working?
Check the power supply to the amplifier. Make sure the bass amp is firmly plugged into a power source and the power source is turned on. Double-check the volume and tone controls on the amplifier and on the bass guitar. Plug a different guitar cable into the amp and guitar.
Why is my electric bass not working?
Another common cause of bad sound or no sound is an issue with your cables. Test out some different cables if you have them and you could have an easy fix. Bear in mind, because bass (and guitar) cables are unbalanced, they will pick up noise disturbance from other electrical equipment.
How do you tell if your bass has a battery?
The simple way to find out if you have a passive bass guitar or active bass guitar is to check if your bass has a battery inside it. Flip the bass guitar over to the back and look at the cover plates. If the bass has batteries under the small plate then you have an active bass guitar with active pre amp.
What is an active bass?
An active bass is equipped with an internal, battery-powered preamplifier, not unlike the front end of a traditional bass amp. Basses with active electronics do not necessarily have active pickups — in fact, these days, active basses are more likely to be equipped with passive pickups and an active preamp/EQ.
Is my bass amp blown?
The most common aural indication of a blown speaker is an unpleasant buzzing or scratching sound, by itself or roughly at the pitch of the note the speaker is attempting to reproduce. Or there could be no sound at all.
Why did my subwoofer stop working?
Short Circuit The most common cause of speaker failure is short-circuiting. A short circuit in the wires providing the signal will prevent the signal from ever reaching the subwoofer. A short circuit at the terminals on the subwoofer will also prevent electrical current and signal from reaching the subwoofer.
Will an active bass work without a battery?
If your bass is only active and has no passive switch it will not work when it has no battery.
Is my bass passive or active?
Can a bass amplifier have both active and passive inputs?
Most mid- to high-end bass amplifiers include both active and passive inputs. For the uninitiated, the choice of input can cause confusion, even though a noticeable drop or increase in volume output is immediately apparent when the bass is plugged in.
Do you need battery for a passive bass?
Passive basses do not require battery power, are not equipped with preamps and are consequently lower in output volume. The choice of active or passive basses is largely a matter of sound preference.
Why are active basses louder than passive basses?
Since active basses are louder than passive instruments, they may cause the amplifier to produce a distorted sound. For this reason, the active input uses an internal attenuator to reduce the sensitivity of the input by about 10 decibels to eliminate distortion.
When to use active or passive input settings?
So what you need to do is use the “passive” input/setting for all low and medium-output instruments, regardless of whether they are active or passive; and the “active” input only for instruments that have such high output that they cause unwanted distortion in the amp.