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Topic: Noisy pedals |
Larry Farrell
From:
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2015 12:03 pm |
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| What can I do to quiet down the pedal noise on my MSA Millineum? |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 22 Dec 2015 4:38 pm
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First, locate the noise.
There are a bunch of places it can come from. The source dictates the solution.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Ian Worley
From:
Sacramento, CA
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Posted 22 Dec 2015 5:04 pm
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Doug Earnest
From:
Branson, MO USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2015 7:46 pm
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| You surely can't hear it when you have your amplifier on can you? |
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Sandy Inglis
From:
Christchurch New Zealand
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Posted 23 Dec 2015 12:43 am
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The pedal noise in my old sho-bud was when it returned it hit the body, so I put sticky backed foam between it and the body.
That helped.
Sandy
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01'Zumsteel D10 9+9; Sho Bud D10 SuperPro; 6 String Lap Steel (Homemade); Peavey Nashville 1000; Fender Deluxe 85;
1968 Gibson SG; Taylor 710 CE; Encore Tele Copy; Peterson Tuner; HIWATT T40 C 40W/20W Combo |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 23 Dec 2015 1:52 am
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Right.
If they clank when they hit the stops, a thin layer of foam or felt will fix that.
If the problem is rods clinking as the slack is pulled out, a "comb" of foam separating and stabilizing them will help.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 23 Dec 2015 4:14 am
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I think you just have to live with the noise. The body being ultra thin and resonant makes it amplify sound...and noises, in much the same way that tapping on the body of a flat-top makes makes much more noise than tapping on th body of a heavier, solid body, guitar. You can work to take out the slop and excess clearances from the pulling train (which may help some), but that "thok" sound when the pedal hits the stop will always be there.  |
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