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Original message:403 days 2 hours 10 minutes ago

Member: Ryan Thorstenson

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Im playing in a band and i bought a fender precision. the $420 dolar one. and it is extremely quiet in an amp. But the other players bass is loud in it. I can't figure out the problem hopefully you guys can helpl me.

Reply:403 days 1 hours 49 minutes ago
Member: shanejohnson2002

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What amp? what are your settings on the amp? passive or active pickups? How loud does the rest of the band play?

All of this must be known before we can even begin to help out, otherwise it'll be just random guesses :-P

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Reply:402 days 21 hours 54 minutes ago
Member: ibzRG

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Sorry if this is a stupid answer but I have friend that didn't know what to do with the knobs on the bass: Have you turned up the volume on your instrument? If other basses sound loud through the same amp and yours doesn't, that's the first thing to check.

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Reply:402 days 19 hours 7 minutes ago
Member: siddp

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Or, possibly, it might have to do with your pickups. If it is so, increase the number of windings, or get them replaced. I recommend the latter, as the former may reduce the amount your string can vibrate.
But, as Shane said,

"What amp? what are your settings on the amp? passive or active pickups? How loud does the rest of the band play?

All of this must be known before we can even begin to help out, otherwise it'll be just random guesses :-P"

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Reply:402 days 18 hours 41 minutes ago
Member: ibzRG

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Overwound pickups do not affect string vibration. They get more output but the magnet pull is the same. That said, there are other reasons why he shouldn't modify the pickups.

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Reply:402 days 16 hours 1 minutes ago
Member: duane

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"possibly, it might have to do with your pickups. If it is so, increase the number of windings, or get them replaced. I recommend the latter, as the former may reduce the amount your string can vibrate."

Add windings to the pickups.. You gotta love that answer. I guess that falls under the "free advice is worth what you pay for it" category.

Reply:402 days 14 hours 48 minutes ago
Member: dcunning30

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dumb suggestion......perhaps raising your pickups closer to the strings.

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Reply:402 days 6 hours 31 minutes ago
Member: Ryan Thorstenson

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Yeah im sure its not all that stuff its something a little more complicated lol. I think i might raise the pickups. How do you raise the pick ups?

Reply:402 days 3 hours 42 minutes ago
Member: dcunning30

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Look for screws on each side of the pickups. Use a screwdriver. Turning one way will lower them, turning the other way will raise them.

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Reply:402 days 3 hours 18 minutes ago
Member: Steve Aguilar

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I would try another amp with your bass guitar, if that amp sounds with little or no volume, then Iam guessing its your guitar check the, input jack and volume knobs see if they are lose or something, or maybe a good guitar luthier can give it a look at it and help you more.

The more obvisous things to check are

a)volume knobs are up
b)amp is turned up
c)maybe you have a bad guitar cable

you still didnt say what Amp/guitar your using

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