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Hi David…
The issue is usually the electrical system of the venue, not our gear (though we can at times have issues from gear). If it's with the venue (rheostats, neons, poorly grounded lines, noisy gear somewhere in the building on the same circuit etc), it won't matter which pickup you use. If it's your gear, and it's not properly grounded, it will hum no matter what gear you own/use. |
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Hey David,
You gave a simple signal path at the beginning, but you also said 'all my pedals' and the Voodoo Lab, etc., later. So, even though the Play may be one of the few things in the path...can you post a picture of top & bottom of your pedal board? Here's why.. I have a Powertrain PT-1 & VoodooLabs ISO5 supply. I had the board setup for acoustic AND electric separately. (i.e. two chains). When I patched into the house PA...there was this ever-so-soft hum. Not noticeable if playing loud, but def there when quiet and it bugged me. After church, I started looking at the chain...unplugging effects...hum would go away. Thought it was a noisy (poorly grounded) effect. It wasn't. The ISO5 mounted right under the front middle of the aluminum PT-1...on the top side (right above) was my direct box (Whirlwind EB-1). I moved the box...just moved it a couple inches...hum vanished. The culprit? The ISO5 uses a switching power supply that gives a decently clean supply "to the pedals". But, it is a switching supply and the DI has a transformer in it...the hum was induced!!! So, peek and move pedals around...and wiring...on the pedalboard after a session sometime. Worth a try. Direct boxes and wah pedals use inductors/transformers which are susceptible to that style of noise. Any effect box that incorporates a transformer-coupled XLR is susceptible, too. Something else to investigate! -bradM
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Thanks for the advice! Here are some pictures of my pedalboard
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Nice board! The wood offers no shielding separation. Instead of suggesting pedal moves, I'd say unscrew and drop the pedal power down to the floor level for tests. Plug it all up and move the board a few inches either way to see if the hum changes. If so, likely the Pedal power and pedal orientation on the topside are your culprit. If THAT's the case...it's really just moving pedals 'til you find the right location. Let us know if that yields a solution!
Cheers! Brad
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Problem solved!!! LR Baggs Lyric= No noise at all! thanks!
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Awesome...looks like the source came at the input!
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Wanted to say thanks for this post! I was having the same problem and this was the solution. Guess it's good to bump this post as well for anyone else who may be having issues with pedal humming.
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Hi David,
I am interested to know why you are not using the Play Acoustic for your guitar effects. Most all the processing you have on your board is in the Play Acoustic. I only ask because I am not liking the Bodyrez and can get better tone from my guitar straight to the mixer. I have k & k mini in a Martin dread. Also, are you using the guitar to drive the harmonies? If so, how are you routing the signal. |
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