algal bloom question..strange happenings.

[100 dollar cars]

ok, so i recently got(for a TOTAL steal) a 1966 gibson GA-5...amazing sounding amp, for sure.. but i have an issue. my algal bloom doesn't always work with it. when the effect is bypassed, it plays through just fine, but when i engage it, nothing, no sound at all.

now having said that, it works every time and sounds fucking amazing through my 1966 kalamazoo model two, great with vox AC-4, and its fucking explosive through my randall solid state. it isn't to say that it never works with my GA-5 and when it does..hot goddamn.

i know there's nothing wrong with the pedal, but i'm just wondering if anybody knows why it is finicky with my GA-5. also, my phantom arcade works every time with the GA-5 and so do my other dirt pedals... all my pedals, actually.

thanks!

[kosta]

Is the amp grounded? (Keep in mind I know next to nothing about electrical stuff...)

[100 dollar cars]

Is the amp grounded? (Keep in mind I know next to nothing about electrical stuff...)

no, it isn't.. but my kalamazoo isn't grounded either...i haven't run both of those amps at once, and probably never will.

i mean, i'm not saying that can't be the issue. i'll have to check into something that can eliminate ground issues.
thanks for the reply!

[kosta]

No sweat. You might also post this in the Gear forum. There's more traffic there, and there was just a big discussion about amps and effects and electrical problems there last week.

[100 dollar cars]

oh, good deal. i'll have to try that out. thanks!