Taming The Noise From My Harley Benton TB-70 Bass Guitar
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- Опубликовано: 26 дек 2023
- I love my budget Harley Benton TB-70, thunderbird bass, but its a noisy son of a gun. So I attempt to get the buzz gone. Like others who have had Harley Benton guitars, it needed some work on the ground. Then I used copper foil conductive tape just to help with the noise floor. It overall went really well and is a lot quieter, not perfect but way way better!
It was overall an easy thing to do and I'm glad I took the steps to make this bass a little bit better!
Hope you enjoyed this video! 
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OH MAN! Well I forgot to film or even include that you should solder ground wire to the copper foil tape! So if you are going through this process make sure you hit that tape with a ground wire for the best results!
what a beautiful bass guitar and nice fixing tips
Thank you! I appreciate that!
Great tips!
Thanks Josh!
Just recently bought this bass and had that same problem. The solution was the grounding + noisegate - the noise is entirely gone even when playing with overdrive/distortion. Previously it was almost unplayable, even with noisegate on. For the price though, the tone is wonderful, especially for heavier music.
Yeah noise gate is still a must for me too but overall it’s so much better!
I checked the ground and added copper tape in my Strat and it didn't do much for reducing the noise. A noise gate helped, but it wasn't until I started using a Cioks power supply that it really chilled things out. Try that for the extra bit of noise you're getting. An EB Tech Hum Eliminator might help too, ya never know.
Did you solder ground wire to the tape as well? That is something I forgot to include in this video. The power source is definitely a big problem too! I need to get a hum eliminating power supply for sure! The other thing I have noticed that can really make a guitar buzz is fluorescent lights...Thanks for the tip!
@@Tkolbo_ Yeah, I soldered ground to the tape. I did it many years ago when I was much worse at soldering. I may just re-do it, but most of it was fixed by the other methods mentioned. I don't know which "hum eliminating" power supply you're referring to because that could mean a few things actually. EB Tech makes a Hum Eliminator for connecting to the mains. I can't speak for that, but I've heard good things. The one I have has four 1/4" jacks and I throw it in my effects loop. It could also refer to the many pedal power supplies that are marketed as isolated or hum eliminating. Those are nonsense unless they're specifically listed as switch mode, which all Cioks are. I can't praise Cioks enough. My pedalboard has 16 pedals including a Boss ES-8 to control it all powered by a Cioks 8 daisy chained to a DC-7 into a fire breathing Randall RT-100 and I have 0 pedal noise.
@@ZachComa I really need to check out this cioks stuff. Good quiet signal is always so nice! My house electricity doesn’t help matters either! Thanks for the recommendation
I was dealing with the same problem. I got a B-stock for a really good price, but the neck pickup wasn't connected to the volume knob, I soldered it back and a few days later it started humming and making some wierd cracking noises. It took some time to discover that the cracking was caused by one of the tone knobs, that was not tightened enough, twisting the wires. I thightened it but i did not manage to get rid of the humming. I'll try this ground wire and shielding tape method and edit the comment with my results 😁
Look forward to hear about how it goes!!
It turned out that the yellow wire broke off from the 1/4 jack socket, that caused most of the buzzing and cracking, but I still have to take it to a service because the edges of the frets are really bad :-(
@@laszlozoltanhorvath3242 my fret edges thankfully aren’t too bad. I do have the tools needed for a good fret dressing, but I understand not everyone does. After a good service and set up that bass will rule!
@@Tkolbo_ I tried geting that stud out, but the metal thing that I used under the bridge post went into the body. Are there any other methods i can try to get that stud out?
@laszlozoltanhorvath3242 can maybe try using a soldering iron against the walls of the stud and heating it up to see if it will move easier
Wait - did you connect the foil to the ground of the guitar?
WOW, what an oversight in the video. Yes I did solder ground wire to the copper tape, but don't think I even filmed it...Thanks for pointing that out! I'll make a Pinned comment so other people see that oversight.
Clever. Cool. I'm going to do brakes on my wife's car today. 😅
Make sure you solder a good ground to her brakes to make sure to really get rid of that Squeal! haha thanks Harry
I'm thinking I need to solder a ground to her. A shop told her that the pads and rotors were shot. They were not. Returning parts now
Active PU?
Yes Indeed it is
I had two of them. Mine weren't noisy, they were silent, dead,no signal. . Very diapointed.
Oooof they went too far the other way! Did you get them fixed and no there is signal?!?
@@Tkolbo_ no. Thomman just wanted them returned. Virtually zero customer service.
@@newkekarmyreee4788 Have you taken them anywhere to fix or did you just send them back?
both sent back. I bought a Jackson instead. Awesome sound.@@Tkolbo_
@@newkekarmyreee4788damn. I like the looks of Jackson basses and would mind getting into go with my dinky