Sterling by Musicman Ray 34, active pickups making a WILD noise:

Hey bassists, check this out. I just dug out my trusty bass after some time away (a 2011 Sterling by Musicman Ray 34, single Pickup, 3-band active preamp), and it’s making a wild noise, which you can hear here:
noise from bass.mp3

What gives? This does not sound like a regular ground hum issue, it’s like a mad wasp, and it modulates without me touching anything. It is also passing through the electronics in such a way that I can tweak the sound using the EQ and volume knobs.

I put a…

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