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Bill Duncan
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Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 7 Nov 2022 3:58 am |
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Some picking at my place the other day and between songs I heard occasional light clicking and whistle sounds from my amp. I checked everything and it still happened. After a break it stopped. A couple days later we were back and the guitar pickers amp did the sounds and mine was behaving fine.
The next morning I was back picking by myself and the sounds started over. I went through everything I could think of. Changed all my cords, took out reverb and pedals, no luck.
Finally, I moved my phone off the top of my amp and the noise went away.
IT WAS MY PHONE, laying on top of my amp.
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 7 Nov 2022 7:31 am
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| You youngsters. In my day we put Princess Phone land lines on our amps and we liked it, we loved it.... |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 7 Nov 2022 10:01 am
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Yup. Cell phones will do that. I have had it happen on both my Nashville 400 and Nashville 112. My guitar and bass player have had it happen on tube amps too.
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 7 Nov 2022 10:10 am
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| Bill McCloskey wrote: |
| You youngsters. In my day we put Princess Phone land lines on our amps and we liked it, we loved it.... |
What the heck is a "land line"?
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Lee, from South Texas - Down On The Rio Grande
There are only two options as I see it.
Either I'm right, or there is a sinister conspiracy to conceal the fact that I'm right.
Williams Keyless S-10, BMI S-10, Evans FET-500LV, Fender Steel King, 2 Roland Cube 80XL's,
Sarno FreeLoader, Goodrich Passive Volume Pedals, Vintage ACE Pack-A-Seat |
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Ken Morgan
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Midland, Texas, USA
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Posted 7 Nov 2022 10:21 am
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My phone sounds come through my hearing aids. Usually not an issue, but can be annoying when I’m singing and someone leaves a message about my truck warranty or Medicare supplement.
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 7 Nov 2022 11:09 am
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| Lee Baucum wrote: |
What the heck is a "land line"? |
A wired phone, one that plugs into a wall. |
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Ted Duncan
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 7 Nov 2022 11:49 am
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| Ken Morgan wrote: |
| My phone sounds come through my hearing aids. Usually not an issue, but can be annoying when I’m singing and someone leaves a message about my truck warranty or Medicare supplement. |
I used to tell the kids at church that I could make my head whistle.
Then I would blow into my right fist ... and of course nothing would happen, so I would tell them I didn't get it right ... let me try again.
Then I would blow into my right fist, and cup the ear with the hearing aid with my left hand, making the aid feed back. 
Sometime I wonder if I could play Purple Haze on that ear.
T. |
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Willis Vanderberg
From:
Petoskey Mi
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Posted 8 Nov 2022 3:09 am
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Back in the late forties we were rehearsing on a very warm humid Sunday afternoon.
There were thunderstorms in the area. I was playing a BR-9 Gibson lap steel thru a BR-9 amp.
I had left my bar at home and was using a table knife.
Taking a break I laid the knife on top of the amp. Suddenly the Detroit Tiger ball game came on my amp. I was never able to duplicate this again. |
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 8 Nov 2022 5:21 am
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| Willis, I believe you discovered cutting edge technology, Lol. I have had a variety of different radio reception issues at different locations. I discovered the phone and laptop clicking long ago. Some amps are worse than others. |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 8 Nov 2022 10:35 am
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| Donny Hinson wrote: |
| Lee Baucum wrote: |
What the heck is a "land line"? |
A wired phone, one that plugs into a wall. |
Back in December of 1969, my parents gave me my own telephone line for my 16th birthday. They got tired of me hogging the family phone all the time.
When I left home, I took that number with me. Earlier this year, I finally dropped that old land line. Nothing but robo-calls.
I had the number for darn near 55 years!
~Lee |
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