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Too much noise on my bass!!
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:44 am
by 1,2,3, Pull Out!
Every time I use ANY sort of dirt with my bass (especially the Boss SD-1) that isn't totally gated I get horrible feedback between every little pause. Guessing I need some sort of noise gate or compressor/limiter. Don't want to spend very much money at ALL. So what do you guys suggest?
Re: Too much noise on my bass!!
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:14 am
by metalmariachi
Do you get a lot of hum when playing clean?
could be as simple as shielding..
I have found that where I put my pedals in relation to the amp makes a difference in noise level.
and I have a couple that are pure noise when run on a 1 spot, but not on a Boss power supply.
Yeah I know no help at all.
MM
Re: Too much noise on my bass!!
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:26 am
by darryl2113
You could also have a microphonic pick up....is the feedback like a guitar too close to a overdriven amp(good) or is it more like pointing a mic straight into a pa monitor?
Re: Too much noise on my bass!!
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:03 pm
by Gunner Recall
Try to isolate the noisy pedal(s)?
Remove everything from your chain and plug em in one at a time, and then one at a time and see which ones are the bad seeds.
If using a onespot try a cleaner power source (boss, pp2 if ya have, even batteries)
As far as noise gates go, I wouldn't go cheap on one. They are notorious for sucking the life out of your tone so throw down for a nice one.
The ISP decimator gets a lot of love.