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Topic: Boss pedal Whistle |
Eddie Thomas
From: Macon,Ga.,USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2020 9:24 pm
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Hello, I have a question about Boss pedals. I have tried two different Boss pedals,and not at the same time, a Compressor pedal and a Super chorus, and they both give a low frequency whistle when activated. Any insight would be great. Thanks! |
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Larry Dering
From: Missouri, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2020 8:24 am
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Eddie, try using with batteries only. If ok then it's probably your power supply. Also trying different cables from guitar to pedal and amp. Otherwise? |
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Eddie Thomas
From: Macon,Ga.,USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2020 10:11 am Thanks!
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Thanks Larry, I will try that. |
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David Nugent
From: Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 4 Feb 2020 5:58 pm
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Eddie..Agree with Larry's suggestion. I use Strymon pedals and a standard 9V unit such as a 'One Spot' will sometimes cause them to emit a whistling type sound due to insufficient power being supplied to the pedal. |
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Steve Hinson
From: Hendersonville Tn USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2020 7:40 pm
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Hey,Eddie-Boss makes their own power supplies-there will usually be a real small sticker that tells which one next to the PS jack on the front end of the pedal...I've had every kind of problem you can have with them trying to use"1-Spot",etc...finally went and bought the right ones-no more problems...hope you are well!
Good luck!
SH |
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John Groover McDuffie
From: LA California, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2020 8:42 pm
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fwiw: I use One-Spot supplies and have had two go bad and induce a lot of noise into my guitar signal. The first time I isolated the problem to the power supply only after substituting cables everywhere in the chain.
I can't at this time remember exactly what the noise sounded like, but I know it wasn't the sound of 60 cycle hum or emf "buzz" like would come from fluorescent lights, etc, it was something much more obnoxious. |
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Eddie Thomas
From: Macon,Ga.,USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2020 11:42 pm Thanks to everybody!
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Thanks to everybody, I really appreciate all the help. I've been trying to use several types of adapters including a One Spot, and that could very well be the problem. Hey Steve, hope all is well with you! Amy sends her regards. |
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Steve Hinson
From: Hendersonville Tn USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2020 11:33 pm Re: Thanks to everybody!
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Eddie Thomas wrote: |
Thanks to everybody, I really appreciate all the help. I've been trying to use several types of adapters including a One Spot, and that could very well be the problem. Hey Steve, hope all is well with you! Amy sends her regards. |
Everybody's great,Eddie!Hey to Amy!
SH |
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Chris Walke
From: St Charles, IL
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Posted 10 Feb 2020 12:03 pm
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Are you using a daisy-chain power supply? Using modulation effects can sometimes give artifacts when power supply is shared. Use individual wall warts or batteries, as suggested above. |
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ajm
From: Los Angeles
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Posted 11 Feb 2020 9:43 am
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Has there been a solution to this problem? |
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Eddie Thomas
From: Macon,Ga.,USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2020 3:37 pm Got it!
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I got a Boss walwart, and problem solved, thanks for all the suggestions and replies. |
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Len Amaral
From: Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 11 Feb 2020 5:33 pm
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I have an Echoplex pedal that emits a low whistle when daisy chained with other effects. It needs its own power supply. I have Boss pedals daisy chained with no problem. Go figure🤔 _________________ I survived the sixties! |
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Allen Howington
From: North Carolina, USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2020 10:48 pm Ears
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Guys, you don't know how lucky you are, wish I could hear all those sounds...…..this $5K set of hearing aids just don't come near to hearing those sounds... be thankful!! |
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