BBand undersaddle pickup - Pickup or EQ problem

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Hi can anyone please advise me  .

I bought a Tanglwood Electro acoustic bass locally , all looked well until I got it home . When plugged into an amp all that comes throught is a hissing / static sound with only the faintest of the actual bass tone coming through  .


I have checked all the connections and all looks well - it is an undersaddle pickup with the  BBand EQ with the built in tuner  .

The controls on the EQ controls seem to work as they do adjust the volume of the hissing sound , the onboard tuner lights up but is unable to pickup a clear tone from the pickup for it to work  . 

I have found a replacement pickup but it is £50 which may not solve the problem if it is the EQ .
Any help would be much appreciated
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 71952
    My experience with these is that it's usually - although unfortunately not always - the pickup strip itself.

    I won't bore you with my usual stuck-record rants about electro-acoustics, but suffice to say I'm not a fan of this system.

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  • SteveRobinsonSteveRobinson Frets: 6913
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    I think that the B-Band is one of the better sounding USTs but they do seem to have a higher failure rate and new transducers are about £50 each  :o
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 71952
    I think that the B-Band is one of the better sounding USTs
    That's a bit damning with faint praise though :).

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • Thanks for taking the time out to reply, I guess it's a new pickup then. 
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  • With @ICBM on this one BBands are definitely not my favourites try Headway 
    www.maltingsaudio.co.uk
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  • BigMonkaBigMonka Frets: 1763
    Just checking that you've definitely tried a new battery in it before you rush of spending!
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