Hey all,
I recently got an as-new Chris Hillman Starfire and have been loving it so far. Only issue I've had is consistent clicking or popping when I touch metal parts on the instrument (or the input jack on the amp).
After lots of research and testing it's clear that this is not particularly unusual, and I can reproduce this behavior on my other instruments and both amps. However, to do so I need to really crank the volume above what I would ever play here at home. Whereas on the Starfire if the tone is above half way or so the popping is pretty apparent even at low volume. Hum is not really any different than the J pickup on my P/J bass.
I'm just curious if this could be a quirk of the new Bi-Sonic or a result of limited shielding compared to my other instruments, or if this bass might have a (non-warranty) trip to a tech in its future.
It's a great bass but a bit of a stretch for my budget, so I'd like to have as much info in hand as possible when I decide if this one's a keeper. Thanks for any thoughts!
I recently got an as-new Chris Hillman Starfire and have been loving it so far. Only issue I've had is consistent clicking or popping when I touch metal parts on the instrument (or the input jack on the amp).
After lots of research and testing it's clear that this is not particularly unusual, and I can reproduce this behavior on my other instruments and both amps. However, to do so I need to really crank the volume above what I would ever play here at home. Whereas on the Starfire if the tone is above half way or so the popping is pretty apparent even at low volume. Hum is not really any different than the J pickup on my P/J bass.
I'm just curious if this could be a quirk of the new Bi-Sonic or a result of limited shielding compared to my other instruments, or if this bass might have a (non-warranty) trip to a tech in its future.
It's a great bass but a bit of a stretch for my budget, so I'd like to have as much info in hand as possible when I decide if this one's a keeper. Thanks for any thoughts!