BassRules Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Hi I bought an Ibanez EDA 905 about 4 months ago, and have had great fun playing it, but unfortunatley, its messed up. I started playing the other day and it gradually went quieter and quieter, until there was no sound. I had a fiddle and can occasionally get sound out of it. I can get sound out of it permanantly if the lead is halfway in, but the amp has to be on full volume, and it is still pretty quiet and quite distorted. I then took it to a guitar shop and they put in a new jack socket,and told me it was working again. Ive just got it back and it was okay, for about 30 seconds and the sound went again. I have tried 2 leads, and my tuner, so it is not the amp, it has to be my bass. Has anyone got any pointers before I have to take it in again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dohhhhh6 Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Maybe the solder joints in the bass are bad? Just take the control plate off and look for any loose joints or wrong looking things. If you're not confident in your skills, don't touch anything. Also, does your bass have a battery? If it does, CHANGE IT. In Skynyrd We Trust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Is the same thing happening whether you use the piezos or the mag pickup? Did you switch out the battery (as Da Lady said)? "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlin Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 COuld be one of the pots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamy ALB Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Its the battery! http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Little-Bitter/185235472447 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpy Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Check the battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 I'm guessing battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLroomtempJ Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 battery. jason 2cor5:21 Soli Deo Gloria "it's the beauty of a community. it takes a village to raise a[n] [LLroomtempJ]." -robb My YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMan99 Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 If it is the battery, and the shop replaced a jack rather than check the battery, I'd be a little reluctant to go back to that shop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Phil Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I'm surprised the tech didn't change the battery. http://www.briantimpe.com/images/LDL/dots/blue.JPGhttp://www.briantimpe.com/images/LDL/dots/black.JPGhttp://www.briantimpe.com/images/LDL/dots/fuscia.JPGhttp://www.briantimpe.com/images/LDL/dots/grey.JPGhttp://www.briantimpe.com/images/LDL/dots/orange.JPGhttp://www.briantimpe.com/images/LDL/dots/purple.JPGhttp://www.briantimpe.com/images/LDL/dots/red.JPGhttp://www.briantimpe.com/images/LDL/dots/yellow.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Gino Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I gots ta know! Is it the battery? I've been waiting all day on the edge of my seat Could be sun spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanmass Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Well, I think it needs a new neck and all new electronics.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATM Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I read your situation. Mulled over it while doing my lab work. Continued a long meandering thought while prepping some equipment for painting. Entertained several ideas about your spot of bad luck while filling out my logs. You know what I came up with? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Have you checked your battery? ATM http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/atmofmn/Bass/DeepThoughtsBS.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Originally played by Metallica: Lashing out through the boundaries Weak are ripped and torn away Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cower Battery is here to stay Smashing through the boundaries Lunacy has found me Cannot stop the battery Pounding out aggression Turns into obsession Cannot kill the battery Cannot kill the family Battery is found in me Battery Crushing all deceivers, mashing non-believers Never ending potency Hungry violent seeker, feeding of the weaker Breeding on insanity Smashing through the boundaries Lunacy has found me Cannot stop the battery Pounding out aggression Turns into obsession Cannot kill the battery Cannot kill the family Battery is found in me Battery Circle of destruction, hammer comes crushing Powerhouse of energy Whipping up a fury, dominating flurry We create the battery Smashing through the boundaries Lunacy has found me Cannot stop the bbattery Pounding out aggression Turns into obsession Cannot kill the battery Cannot kill the family Battery is found in me Battery "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stackimo Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Has anyone mentioned the battery? "Some people are like "slinkies". They're not really good for anything; but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebassman Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Welcome to the forum, hope you feel reCHARGED and ENERGIZED after every visit. Seriously, welcome aboard I hope you solve your (battery?) dilemma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassRules Posted April 24, 2005 Author Share Posted April 24, 2005 I have Piezzo and Magnetic pickups so I don't think its the battery, but ill check it out and keep u posted. If anyone owns an EDA 905, which panel do you take off, is it the actual pickup or one on the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDuff Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 the one on the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getz out Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Not for nothing, BassRules, but why didn't you read the manual? http://ibanez.com/support/manuals/eda.pdf No battery? The manual is only 2 pages and it is mostly pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someone Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 It's the battery. From the manual: ''The battery should be changed when the volume becomes low or the sound becomes distorted.'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassRules Posted April 24, 2005 Author Share Posted April 24, 2005 Ok everyone, it was the battery, so i am a bit of a spaz. Oh well, ive got lots of playing to catch up on. Thanks for finding the manual getz 76. I couldnt find it on the net. Thanks alot everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Gino Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Hey, don't get down on yourself. Next time, you'll be one of the people saying "battery." Meanwhile, the guy at the music store that replaced your jack is a SUper-Dooper Spaz, or he's an out & out crook. Since he didn't replace the battery and the jack, I'd vote for the former. Unless he really expected you to return and he'd replace the pick up, then the bridge, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rub_a_dub_stylie Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 After reading the whole thread, I'm glad to see there was a happy ending. I was on the edge of my seat wondering, is it the battery? Is it not the battery? Why didn't the repair shop check that first? Who is this masked repair guy? Who shot JR? It was a real page turner (or at least page scroller). Glad you got your problem solved. I always keep an extra battery around. I figure I have had the same batteries in my bass for about two years and figure it's only a matter of time. Nothing you do in life is ever wrong, some things just aren`t exactly right. Or some crap like that. www.richfieldmusic.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisOfDoom Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Originally posted by BassRules: Ok everyone, it was the battery, so i am a bit of a spaz. Oh well, ive got lots of playing to catch up on. Thanks for finding the manual getz 76. I couldnt find it on the net. Thanks alot everyone. I would stay far away from the "tech" who tried to fix it in the first place. Unless you go there to give him some crap for not spotting that immediately. Get your money back! -Chris Hobo Libido on MySpace Bipolar Express on MySpace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATM Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Hey BassRules, welcome to the LowDown. Glad that it turned out to be something simple. If all things turned out like that, you'd be blessed. Carry on, ATM http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/atmofmn/Bass/DeepThoughtsBS.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Brown Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Welcome to the forum, BassRules. You came to the right place. 'Cause where else could you come and get yelled at by folks all over the world? Stick around, share. You'll like this little club. Yep. I'm the other voice in the head of davebrownbass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLoy Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 The tech who replaced your input jack before checking your battery ripped you off. At least now you know for next time, though. Welcome to the forum, you'll find a lot of useful information here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groover Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Hey BassRules, I agree with the others that the REAL spaz is the tech guy. Just to make you feel a little better, I have a couple true stories to tell... I used to work with a guy who had been playing bass for 20+ years. All that time he used his trusty old Fender Jazz bass until one day he was given an Ibanez Soundgear bass. I think it was an SR300. He decided that he liked this bass better than his old Jazz and began to gig with it. After almost a year of gigging with the Ibanez, in the middle of a set it began to distort, and eventually completely crap out on him. They had to do the rest of the gig with no bass. The next day he told me what happened and that he decided that he was going to take it to a repair shop that night. When I asked him if he checked the battery, he said something like, "Battery? What battery? What would a bass guitar need a battery for?" Needless to say he came in to work the next day very appreciative and a little embarassed. I also worked with an attorney who had no idea that her tape recorder took batteries. When she brought it to me to fix a slow play back, I quickly replaced the batteries, tested it and handed it back to her. She looked stunned for a moment then asked me, "How did you know what to do?." If couple of seasoned pros has no idea their tools took batteries, then you have no reason to consider yourself a spaz! Print out this thread and take it with you when/if you confront that tech and/or his manager. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLoy Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 I also worked with an attorney who had no idea that her tape recorder took batteries. When she brought it to me to fix a slow play back, I quickly replaced the batteries, tested it and handed it back to her. She looked stunned for a moment then asked me, "How did you know what to do?."People are dumb. Thank God for that...they keep people like me in business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbn Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 I think what Ben means is "Even smart people are dumb sometimes". Of course that is just a more PC way of saying "People are dumb". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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