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  • March 6, 2024 at 3:51 am #209152
    pigatt
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    Hi all,

    Yesterday I recieved my Bass Preacher, and I recognized, when it is switched on the sound is much quiter than when it is switched off. I am using a Custom Stingray, with Nordstrand 2b-MM preamp with Nordstrand MM4.2 pickup.
    Then I adjusted the trimpot under the cover to get the same volume level in switched off state and switched on Volume pot at “12 o’clock”. But in that case when I would like to boost the volume I got hiss which is quiet annoying. What can I do?

    The chain looks like Custom Stingray -> BOSS BIC 5 cable -> Ibanez BigMini -> BOSS BIC-PC-3 -> DigiTech Drop -> BOSS BIC-PC-3 -> EHX Bass Preacher -> BOSS BIC 5 -> M-Audio Air 192|4

    Thanks in advance!

    March 6, 2024 at 5:23 am #209153
    pigatt
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    Additional info, sorry I forgot is. The power supply is a Voodoo Lab X4.

    March 6, 2024 at 11:12 am #209154
    Flick (EHX Staff)
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    One quick test that is worth trying is going straight from your bass into the Bass Preacher into the M-Audio Air. Does the hiss noise level change when the tuner and Digitech pedals are removed?

    Also, where do you have the SUSTAIN knob set on the Bass Preacher?

    March 8, 2024 at 11:36 am #209163
    pigatt
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    Hello Flick,

    Thank you for the support, now I had time to test, and I found a better sweetspot of the trimpot. So in higher volume the hiss will appears, but I am clipping at that point. With higher sustain the clipping is solvable, the hiss still exists in that point, in the chain and alone as well, but I don’t like that tone. So I found my setting on the pedal!

    Thanks again!

    March 8, 2024 at 1:21 pm #209164
    Flick (EHX Staff)
    Moderator

    Great to hear!

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