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Mitch Daniels
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Posted 9 Jun 2006 11:42 am |
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With the master and gain at about 10 o'clock, I get a pretty loud hum with the volume pedal down. (Hilton)
The rest of the controls are between 9 and 1 o'clock or so. Does not matter if the reverb is on or not.
The little button next to the input jack makes it louder (hum) when it is out.
No gadgets at all hooked up. I checked all the cables etc.
Anybody else have this problem with FSK, or direct me how to cure this?
A great sounding amp btw.
Thanks in advance for any advice. |
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Ron Sodos
From:
San Antonio, Texas USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2006 12:11 pm
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| What kind of pickup on the guitar. I had the same problem until I got rid of the single coil pickups. I switched to Lawrence 710's and the hum disappeared completely. |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2006 12:13 pm
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Mine does the same with my MSA, Goodrich L120 and single coil pickups. Unplugging the cable from the FSK input shows all the hum in my case is coming from the pickups, the amp is almost inaudible. You may be suffering from a classic case of single coil pickup hum unless you have a ground loop. Try it without the Hilton inline.
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Joe Alterio
From:
Irvington, Indiana
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Posted 9 Jun 2006 1:15 pm
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I have found that whenever you have the volume pedal fully on, you will get some amount of noise, regardless of pickup type (single coil or humbucker). With the settings at 10:00 each, though, you shouldn't have something that would distract you while you are sustaining a note (thus haveing the volume pedal fully on), though at the same time, it won't be completely "noise-free" either.
Joe |
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Larry Behm
From:
Mt Angel, Or 97362
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Posted 9 Jun 2006 2:04 pm
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Tomorrow I will take care of all of that noise with the ISP Decimator noise reduction pedal.
Larry Behm |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 9 Jun 2006 5:02 pm
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Larry, I thought the "Decimator" was some novel technology, but it looks like a regular noise-gate. In case you're interested, here's one review on that pedal from Harmony Central
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| The Decimator couldn't be simpler to operate, but it does require careful adjustment to achieve optimal results. A single knob labeled Threshold (adjustable from +10 to -70 dB) determines the point at which the gatelike processing is triggered. Although the response on the unit is more sensitive than on most gates, particularly stompbox gates, it still clips the tail end of the decaying signal of a ringing chord or sustained note in a way that is not entirely graceful. Also, if the Threshold control is not set correctly, the Decimator slightly attenuates the overall signal. |
So, it's better than old noise gates, but still not perfect.  |
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Mitch Daniels
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Posted 9 Jun 2006 7:50 pm
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It has the "stock" 12 string pick-up that came with the Mullen in 1994.
I tried it directly steel to amp. Same thing.
The guitar is very quiet through my session 400, twin, and Standel. I really like the sound of this Steel King, just wish this noise would go away.
Thanks for you input. |
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2006 7:57 pm
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I'll play village idiot (again) -
What's "FSK"?
Edited to add immediately - oh, sheesh, never mind. Me of all people should have known that - just never used the initials for it. DR, VR, TR are all familiar...shoulda known that one.
Duh.[This message was edited by Jim Sliff on 09 June 2006 at 08:59 PM.] |
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Larry Behm
From:
Mt Angel, Or 97362
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Posted 16 Jun 2006 3:54 am
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Try turning the channel down and the master up.
Larry Behm
DH I did not notice the tails end of notes dying etc on the ISP, but then I play short phrases and single notes mostly, not a lot of long sustaining notes. I guess it allows me to play more, after all the gig is only so long. Hee Hee.
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Larry Robbins
From:
Fort Edward, New York
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Posted 16 Jun 2006 11:20 am
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Mitch,
Dont know if this will help with your situation or not but,I was getting the same typ of hum with my Steelking .I had my power strip/surge protecter with the amp, Hilton pedal and a few effects plugged into it too close to the back of the amp. Dont understand what difference it should make ( did I mention I'm not too smart? ) but, once I moved the power strip away from the amp, I have not had the problem since! Worth a shot!
Good luck and let us know how you make out. |
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