| Author | Message | ||
| Albert Amato (spliffy)
New Username: spliffy Post Number: 6 Registered: 3-2003 |
Hey guys, last night I played my Distillate live for the first time (it needs some work), the horrible thing was that I was picking up these radio waves through the combo amp the club had. This has never happened to me and I was wondering if it has to do with the bass or what? It was annoying everyone, and it did throw me off my concentration! Any help would be greatly welcome. Thanks. | ||
| Mica Wickersham (mica)
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 814 Registered: 6-2000 |
Please check the electronics compartment - is there a large cyllindrical dull grey bead the pickup wires pass through? If not, email me (mica@alembic.com) your shipping address and I'll send the shielding bead to you. | ||
| Albert Amato (spliffy)
New Username: spliffy Post Number: 7 Registered: 3-2003 |
Thanks Mica (you are truely worth your weight in gold), I will check tonight when I get home. Albert | ||
| Rami Sourour (rami)
Intermediate Member Username: rami Post Number: 162 Registered: 6-2002 |
You know, I never thought of that! "The General" - My Birdseye Maple Rogue also has a nasty tendancy to pick up radio signals. I checked it's control cavity and it has one sheilding bead for each pickup and the cavity itself is SUPER well shielded - so MY problem is not with the Bass. How could ANY Alembic be less than perfect? My only other solution is to use a high quality cable such as my MONSTER cables that are very well shielded. They seem to help quite a lot with the problem. That's where you'll see the difference between a good cable and a cheap one. Rami | ||
| Mark DuFresne (markus)
Junior Username: markus Post Number: 25 Registered: 5-2002 |
Just in case you didn't check... The output on my Distillate doesn't change as the battery depletes. The only indication that I get that the battery needs replacement is more hum and RF noise. Mark | ||
| J B Faires (keebler)
New Username: keebler Post Number: 9 Registered: 2-2003 |
Rami is right about the Monster cables, they really deliver your signal in a most clean and precise way! You wouldn't think that a cable could make much of a difference in your sound, but try the Monsters and you'll never buy a cheap one again (especially if you play an Alembic-you wouldn't want anything detracting from the sound of your bass, would you?) They also make cables specific to guitar and keyboard so make sure you get the bass ones. JB |
