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Topic: Volume pedal and cable noise.... |
JamesMCross
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Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2009 6:00 pm |
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Having been beset with random scratchy noises, low end humming sounds, and what sounds like static for months - I am now in the market for a pedal and cable setup that does not distract my attention and does not detract from the naturally clear tone of my '74 Emmons D10.
I am playing through Peavey amps: NV 400, NV 1000, and a NV 112 depending on the venue.
NONE of my pedals are working right, and I am tired of having them rebuilt every 12 months. I bought my last pedal NEW less than 1 year ago - it makes the worst noise of all of them.
Maybe I could spray some pot cleaner in them or what?
What's a good setup?
Thanks for your help and ideas! |
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Chuck Snider R.I.P.
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West Virginia, USA - Morgantown, WV
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Posted 28 Mar 2009 2:41 pm
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James, if you're getting "scratchy" sounds, most likely the pot needs replaced in the pedal. If all of your pedals are causing that, you might test to make sure they are the cause by plugging straight into the amp. If you don't hear it then, most likely the pots are the culprit. In that case you have a couple of choices.
1. Replace the pot in all the pedals. I replaced mine a while back with a Dunlop pot from Tom Bradshaw http://www.songwriter.com/bradshaw/pots.php He sells them for around $25 shipped. Mine worked fine after I installed it. Bobbe Seymour sells a different pot which he says is just as good as the Dunlop http://www.steelguitar.net I have no first hand experience with the one he sells.
2. Buy a Hilton pedal, and you'll never need to worry about pots.
-Chuck
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GFI U-12 Ultra Keyless, Carter Black U-12, both with Alumitones, and a sweet '70 Sho-Bud Permanent D-10, NV400 in Rick Johnson cabs, NV112, '73 Vibrosonic in Rick Johnson cabs, Hilton pedal, Steeler's Choice seat, Bessdang Gizmos from Dale Hansen, and a few other widgets and doodads.
I may not sound good, I just don't wanna sound bad.
Last edited by Chuck Snider R.I.P. on 28 Mar 2009 4:33 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 28 Mar 2009 3:00 pm
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Most players buy a pot pedal, and then never do anything to it until it breaks down or starts to give them problems.
I guess they think it's like a hammer?
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Sonny Priddy
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Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 28 Mar 2009 6:52 pm Pot
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| I Have A Pot Bobbe sells Works Fine. SONNY. |
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Jim Peters
From:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 29 Mar 2009 5:59 am
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Try using the 3 cord system and a buffer of some sort, seems to help a lot. JP
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 29 Mar 2009 6:28 am
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| Use George L cables and keep them as short as you can get by with. Clean all your jacks--dirty jacks will give you grief. Hard to believe ALL your pedals stay faulty. proccess of elimination. |
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JamesMCross
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2009 9:23 am
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| Guys - thanks a bunch for the helpful suggestions. I will have the pedals reconditioned one more time, then probably go with a Hilton. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2009 9:41 am
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"Bobbe Seymour sells a different pot which he says is just as good"
What is it with musicians and pot anyway? |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 30 Mar 2009 9:48 am
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| JamesMCross wrote: |
| Guys - thanks a bunch for the helpful suggestions. I will have the pedals reconditioned one more time, then probably go with a Hilton. |
That will probably cure the occasional scratchy noises with a Hilton, but you will probably experience the same problems with a new pedal if they are dirty jacks or an amp problem, ect. Sooner or later, a person asks themselves, why do other players using pot pedals not have these problems I do? Food for thought, before you spend more money. |
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