problem with the pedaltrain volto

[coxy-ben]

Hi !

I have just received my volto,
and I have a problem with it !

I have a big "buzz" when I use my fuzz pedal ! (fuzz face and big muff DIY)
I have not "buzz sound" with others pedals (wha, phaser, overdrive...), it's silencious !

I don't have this buzz with my old (and cheap ! ) harley benton power supply.


I don't understand what happen ???
I have tried other cable and patch, and I have always this "buzz".


Did you have receive any feedback with this same problem ?

And what can I do ?


thanks !


Benoit.

[Uncle Grandfather]

sounds like a grounding issue.

[01010111]

How do you have things connected? Which Benton power supply are you using? Are daisy chaining things now? Were you daisy chaining before?

[coxy-ben]

hi !

I have this power supply> http://www.thomann.de/fr/harley_benton_powerplant.htm
so, with this power supply, I don't use daisy chaining (I have only 4 pedals)

I have tried my fuzz pedal and the volto with a single cable, no daisy chaining, and I have the buzz sound ! (and I have tried with only the fuzz connected to the volto, no other pedal connected)

thanks for the answers !

[dominicperry]

Same problem here with Volto and a Wattson Classic EFY-6. Only happens with the Volto, not with internal 9v battery or external PSU. The problem occurs even if the only thing plugged into the Volto is the EFY-6. It's not a grounding issue. I have emailed Pedaltrain and Wattson. Both replied, and blamed each other! I have to say I was far more convinced by the Wattson explanation, and given the problems reported by other users on TheGearPage with various other fuzz and OD pedals, I suspect it's a problem with the Volto.

Dominic

[insubordination]

Certain fuzz circuits don't like daisy chains and will actually exacerbate any line noise that exists. I had this issue when I was running like six pedals on a One-Spot with two Muffs (the total current draw was approximately 200ma, too). I too have read about that issue with Voltos, and am shying away until all the bugs are worked out. Cool idea though.

[dominicperry]

This has nothing whatsoever to do with daisy chains. It happens when the EFY-6 is the only pedal between guitar and amp and the volto is powering only the EFY-6, with no other pedals connected.
It is a fault with the Volto, as the noise doesn't happen when using an internal 9v battery, nor does it happen with an old BOSS PSA power adapter from 10 years ago.

Dominic