hbombgraphics wrote:Off topic is awesome!snipejd wrote:hbombgraphics wrote:dude, don't add a gate for a noisy pedal if the pedal doesn't actually improve your tone, just fix or replace the pedal.
I understand adding it for single coil hum but the first thing I always do for single coil hum is look around the room and figure out what they are picking up
if you have a cell phone on your amp or in your pocket
or if an old light balast somewhere is buzzy (there is a hallway light that people leave on where I play that interferes with my stuff so I just turn it off)
haha alright we are officially off topic.
The Volume pedal has a buffer and drives my initial line almost to the exact impedance I need to pass through my chain even, so it stays. Hiss in the heel when it's bypassed. Can't figure why. Also covers the single coil hum when I'm in between songs? Sounds like it all adds up and a gate fixes that all.
Also whenever Mooer gets around to releasing their Micro Treadles I'm getting the Vol pedal anyway.
Also, when I play out or practice in different places I can't really "look around the room to figure out what it's picking up"
in some venues the answer to that is 'everything'.
anyway, was just looking for suggestions on small comps and gates - like I said, anyone have any reviews on the Mooer Spark Comp? It's effing TINY.
http://www.mooeraudio.com/?product/201409194613.html
The spark looks cool
all those spark pedals loook awesome
it eliminates the problem with small pedals in that you can't get em too close or you have stomp issues
I kinda want a spark board
you are right that a noise gate should solve many of your issues
is board mounted the only way?
can you toss one in your amps effects loop?
when I had a behringer it just sat in the loop on a battery
worked great light that
yeah I just don't want to pop on the Spark and hate it cause I'll just lose money reselling it.
I mean, I COULD go rack mounted but then I'd have to get a rack and that's something else to carry. So yeah I'd want to stay on the earth.
I have an entire board or verb/Delay/mod in my effects loop. Popping the loop on and off basically solves any issues with noise on that board (of which there is little)
Pretty much need something tiny for the board that goes in front of the amp.