feedback/ hum problem

[nopicks4me]

i dont know what just happened. yesterday when i was playn my bass, my amp and bass were working perfectly. no humm/ feedback (idk the diff). but today i plug in. it sounds like my speakers will blow. im picking up a radio stations. Im pretty sure its not my bass becuase when i unplug my bass the humm is 1000x worse. and i dont think it is my amp because all 3 of my amps do the same thing. so i narrower it down to either a cord problem or a ground problem. ive tried to wiggle the cord around it doesnt make a difference. and as for the ground. all the amps are plugged into the same plugin so im gonna try that. but i dont think itll help.

what do you guys think it is?

[Dyslexic Magician]

Whenever my amp is picking up cable TV (as my friends would call it) it's because of the cord most of the time. Try a different cord or something.

[nopicks4me]

ok. thanks.

also. my amp is sitting right in front of my computer. so that could be it too i suppose. but it has always been there...

[cAPS_lOCK]

Test a different power outlet (is that the word)? I.e. a different pair of holes in the wall. ^^

[The Brad]

Hum is an annoying ziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing/buzz type sound:
http://download.yousendit.com/8A25451B3C7E548B

Feedback is an ear piercing screeching sound:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EhNH-vQOTsw&search=feedback

Don't point you bass, particularly the pickups in the direction of any electronics- monitors, radios, televisions. Anything that gives off an RF signal is likely to be picked up by the pups.

Make sure your instrument cable isn't coiled up or damaged too.

[fleakeepr666]

I've never picked up radiostations, but whenever I sit close to my computer I get some nasty hum.

[nopicks4me]

allright. update. this is weird. i did not do anything with my amp or anything different. and i left for a few hours came back and tried it. practically no hum. now i only get a buzz when i turn my volume knob only when its not full volume or no volume. the other tone knobs and actice electronics on or off dont affect it at all.

[nopicks4me]

im just thinking of anything that could be doing this.
could it be from the washer/dryer directly above me?

[The Brad]

What kind of bass is it?

[nopicks4me]

its a Cort Artsian A6. but i found the problem. it is my cord. i tried an old crappy no brand cord. and i dont get any humm.
so can anyone recomend me a cord (not Rapco) that will last me a while and that is shielded well

[The Brad]

http://bayoucables.com/

Planet Waves, Monster, blah blah blah... all the life time warranty ones everyone else will recommend.

[Dyslexic Magician]

Planet Waves!

[nopicks4me]

ok, thanks for all of your help