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Hi guys, first post here at the gear forum... please be nice

I have a question regarding this pedal I recently got second hand:

http://www.carlscustomguitars.com/produ ... tegoryId=1

Thing is that when I use by itself (just this pedal) the sound is quite nice and a good approximation of the originals (at least to my untrained ears.. dont forget ive been a Big Muff guy for a couple of decades...) but when I connect it on my pedalboard with the rest of the pedals it become very,very noisy to the point of being unuseable.
Any tips ??

Help will be very appreciated.

Thanks

Javier

Interesting... I'm not sure that I can help, but maybe if you could give some more details about how you're running it, and the other pedals you're using someone else might have an idea. For example, how are you powering this pedal and your other pedals? Battery, individual power supplies, daisy chain, or dedicated Pedal Train-type unit? What are the other pedals? Where is this particular pedal located in the pedal chain? I know that some of my pedals get a little touchy if they're before or after other pedals in the chain.

Also, is the noise constant, or is it only when you engage the pedal? Is it a buzz, or a hum, or feedback?

Any further details you could give would probably help with a diagnosis...

Ok
I´ll try to be as accurate as possible:

The pedal itself its battery powered as the polarity is reverse (center positive) and didnt work fine with its own adaptor.

My pedalboard is a mix of new and vintage stuff.
First in the line :

(original 70´s) battery powered 6 band mxr eq
new mxr super comp(powered by an artec brick)
Carls custom Jymmy/jimi fuzz
(original 70´s )big muff powered by its own adaptor
new mxr micro amp (powered by an artec brick)
(original 70´s block logo) phase 90 (battery powered)
boss pn-s (powered by an artec brick)
marshall supervibe (powered by an artec brick)
boss dd-20 (powered by an artec brick)
EH holy grail powered by its own adaptor

The noise appears only when the pedal in "on" and its more of a white noise, even at low distortion settings.

hope it helps to clarify and thanks again

javier

Try it in the first position, Fuzz generally gets noisy following anything else especially compressors. Generally eqing after fuzz seems to works out better.


MM

metalmariachi wrote:Try it in the first position, Fuzz generally gets noisy following anything else especially compressors. Generally eqing after fuzz seems to works out better.


MM

Definitely try this - compressors can sometimes add noise that you might not notice on it's own, but your fuzz might amplify in an annoying fashion.

Also, I wonder if there could be anything going on with the power, since as you mention the pedal's power supply didn't work so well. I'd try playing with the pedals order in the signal chain first, though - that's sometimes the easiest cure!

^this.

Compressors take your input signal and normalize all the sounds so the louder sounds and softer sounds are more similar in "volume." This can bring out unwanted sounds and might be the cause of the hiss when the fuzz is on. However, it just might be the fuzz itself, as I know that my Bass Big Muff does the same thing when it is engaged with my Clari(not). EQing after fuzz is always a fun thing to do, but having multiple EQs can help as well, so you can get the sound you want going in, then clean it up as it goes out. Don't feel like you should do that first, as changing up the order is cheaper and can get you sounds you never heard of but will want!

But, The fuzz makes the noise even when ALL the others pedals are off, (exception of the mxr eq that has no switch)..
I´l try putting it first anyway..
Gracias

lizardville wrote:But, The fuzz makes the noise even when ALL the others pedals are off, (exception of the mxr eq that has no switch)..
I´l try putting it first anyway..
Gracias

It could be one of the other pedals bypass. Sometimes when you stack a bunch of pedals that have true bypass, it doesn't always work out as planned. Go to about 8:00 and hear what happens with the pedals.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt8PzSQJeBI[/youtube]

I have that DVD!!!!

Fuzz: the sound that revolutionized the world

http://www.fuzzthemovie.com/

I think i´ll watch it again tonight..

lizardville wrote:I have that DVD!!!!

Fuzz: the sound that revolutionized the world

http://www.fuzzthemovie.com/

I think i´ll watch it again tonight..

...it's on a movie? Wait, there's a FUZZ MOVIE?

HOW COME NO ONE TOLD ME OF THIS

Thats not actually in the movie.. but somehow it took me to that video..

I guess the word here is "buffer"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOBn75-W ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnH2y5vs ... re=related

and now what???.