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    GPS Thumb pickup distorting

    Recently picked up a GPS Thumb BO 5 from Sweetwater. I noticed that if I played a bit harder, I would get distortion from my clean signal. And would happen more easily down tuned. So, I changed the battery, still there. Lowered the volume pot, still there. Panned between pickups, distortion was...
  2. M

    Thumb distorting

    I play a 5 string NT thumb in a death metal band tuned to D standard with a low A. The low string distorts whenever plucked. Is this the growl just really low? Can the thumb not handle such a low tuning without distorting? And what would i do to fix such a problem. I've tryed compressors, having...
  3. Son of Bovril

    Thumb NT 5 - distorting preamp or pickups?

    Hi guys, maybe you can help me, my thumb seems to distort when I play hard on the strings... now I know this can usually be fixed by adjusting the pickup hight or using the little adjustment on the preamp, but I have done both of those already, and yes, it fixed the problem, but I had to turn...
  4. B

    Pre Amp of my Thumb BO5 distorting..?

    hey guys... on tuesday me and my band had our first band rehersal since a month. well, i plugged in my Thumb BO, and if i would play a lil bit harder my bass would distort, even if I would turn the volume extremely down. Well, today i put the Pick ups a little bit down, but i am not sure if it...
  5. R

    Take 12 distorting?

    I have just taken delivery of a brand-new Warwick Take 12. :D My intention is to replace my aging (25 years?) HH power baby. Imagine my disappointment when I discover that it sounds worse than the one it's to replace! :( Having listened closely I'm convinced it's distorting the sound...
  6. K

    $$ Corvette - Pickups distorting

    Hi, I recorded a gig the other night and found my bass sound distorting badly - but I'm pretty sure this was cos I didn't re - check the gain setting on my amp AFTER the gig adrenalin had kicked in until near the end! Anyhow, it prompted me to play around with my 'vette, and I found that...
  7. S

    Thumb distorting...

    Hello, I have 2 thumbs.. - 91 NT4 - 00 BO5 The 5 string distorts if i pluck hard which i tend to do quite a lot, especially at gigs. I am using a Quad VI head into w115 and w210 cabs. I leant my rig to a friends band at a gig the other day and his fender jazz did not do this no matter...
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