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    Stratiron
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    Hi, I am new here but have been using EXH pedals for over 40 years.
    I am running the BM Triangle re-issue. Current signal chain is: OCD Germanium, Polytune, Pigtronix Micro Octava, BIG MUFF, followed by vibe, tremolo, echo and reverb. The muff sounds better in this position and didn’t work at all in the first position. It is usually run with the following pedals on in this order OCD Ge, Big Muff, JHS Morning Glory. Problem is the muff sounds great but the noise floor hum is is ridiculous when pedal is on and not being played even with guitar volume rolled down. I want to sustain a note on edge of feedback and roll down my guitar volume with out having to stomp off the muff as I’m coming back in in like 2 beats but the hum takes over as I reduce the guitar volume knob. I’m not a newbie to controlling a loud guitar/amp set-up. I am obviously going to try some other signal chain placements and try the Muff alone. Also I am running a modern isolated power supply on all effects. Would a Silencer or Hum Debugger work here? Would I place the noise gate just after the muff in series? I do not run amps with effects loops so everything is in front of amp. Changing that is not an option.

    Thanks in advance for any help!

    #194354
    EHX STAFF
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    The BEST thing would be a volume pedal right after the muff. Then to fade out slow use the pedal and the noise will go with it.

    #194355
    Stratiron
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    Thanks that makes sense. Think like Fripp! Another thing I realized today is I don’t really need to hit the front end of the Muff with the OCD to get what I want. With that OCD switched off it is much better (but it’s still definitely there. I’ll try that tap dance at practice and see how that works before putting a volume pedal in there. I’m still interested in the noise gate option but I use a lot of cleaner edge of break-up tones and I’m afraid that will be compromised.

    I appreciate this forum! Jay

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