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Anonymous Posted on Jul 16, 2010
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My cousin bought a Yamaha bass from a garage sale.Plugged it in,and no sound. Tried the knobs and nothing happened. What could be the problem? Thanks

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  • Anonymous Jul 16, 2010

    What battery? There is no battery in a bass guitar!!Please explain.Thanks.

  • Anonymous Jul 16, 2010

    This is an rbx 250 Yamaha Bass guitar.Again,there is no place for a battery! What else could be the problem? thanks

  • Joe Ball
    Joe Ball May 15, 2016

    Well, it could be faulty pods, or a faulty input, faulty wiring involving the pickup(s) or any number of other things - simple or complex. Take it to a trusted music store which has a trusted diagnostic guitar repairman.

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Replace the battery. The battery is turned on when you plug in the cable, so DO NOT leave cable in when you are not using the guitar.

Use a standard MONO instrument cable NOT a stereo type.

Testimonial: "There were not any loose wires.If you look at my original question,I did not mention a model number.Thanks for your time. "

  • Fred Yearian Jul 16, 2010

    A lot of bass'es have a battery in them to operate the EQ electronics in them.



    One discussion I found refered to the battery life of your particular guitar so I would check yours. On the hardbody guitars the battery is often in a cavity near the output connector.



    In the acoustic electrics the battery is often in a cavity on top of the top bout. There are a FEW acoustic-electrics that have a battery inside thaat is ONLY accessable by un-stringing the guitar... those are a real pain.

  • Fred Yearian Jul 17, 2010

    That is the problem because your original post was for a RBX374 which has a battery... that is why I mentioned the battery. This Fixya thing of posting false model numbers drives us crazy!



    Broken wires around the jack on the guitars are VERY common... open the electronics area and you will probably spot the trouble right away...

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