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Topic: Twin hims louder with delay pedal |
David Cook
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Florida, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2016 11:43 am |
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Fender Twin hums louder when TC Electronics FlashbackX4 is plugged in. What would eliminate this. This delay doesn't use a battery.
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 22 Jul 2016 12:01 pm
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Try subbing out cables?
Does the Flashback hum in other amps?
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John Gould
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Houston, TX Now in Cleveland TX
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Posted 22 Jul 2016 5:21 pm Ground Issue
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Sounds like a ground issue to me , or possibly the power supply for the Flashback might not be well filtered .
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Carl Mesrobian
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Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 23 Jul 2016 2:28 pm
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does the Twin HUM less without it ?
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John Gould
From:
Houston, TX Now in Cleveland TX
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Posted 23 Jul 2016 3:17 pm Hum
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Sometimes hum can be caused by outlets not wire correctly . It can be low voltage going down the ground.
That's what Hum X gets rid of it filters out low voltage going down ground.
It's a good idea for all people playing out to have a 3 wire receptacle tester .
It can save a piece of gear or 2 from time to time. More often outdoor gigs with a generator need to be checked.
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 23 Jul 2016 3:55 pm
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If the hum is coming from a typical single coil pickup, the delay will double it. What you'd hear would be the original hum plus the delayed hum. The hum doesn't sound like a delay because it doesn't change, it just gets added on top of the original hum.
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Carl Mesrobian
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Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 23 Jul 2016 5:28 pm
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A lot of unanswered questions, most importantly, "Have you used this exact setup before and if so, was it fine?"
I would start with the amp plugged in with nothing plugged into the input jacks. Power it on and dime every knob (that's right) All you should hear if the sound of the surf at a beach.
If that's ok, turn all the knobs off, and plug the guitar straight into the amp, no pedals no nuthin' - just one cord from guitar jack to amp input jack.
Turn up the volume slightly, along with treble, mid, and bass. Once that's fine, try the reverb on the amp. Then turn the reverb to 0.
Turn volume to 0 each time you open the signal chain to add another pedal. Then add one pedal at a time, turn up volume, and check the signal every time you add something.
The culprit should show up pretty fast.
If I've bored you with a procedure that works for me, my apologies!
The pedal you are using has stereo and mono jacks and there are specific instructions in the manual on how to connect it to other devices 
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David Cook
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2016 9:49 am
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Guess what! It helps to read the manual! I bought this Delay used off of Ebay. It did not come with the manual and I always used it with the power adaptor that it came with.Well come to find out it requires 300mA and the adaptor it came with was only 200mA. So the problem is solved. I also found out that the unit has some dip switches that allow you to switch from True Bypass to Buffered Bypass if needed.
Thanks to everyone especially Carl for the link |
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