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  • January 4, 2011 at 5:35 pm #81185
    adrianm
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    Hi, I’m having a problem with my Germanium 4 Big Muff Pi. I’m getting a strange crackling sound whenever the overdrive side of the pedal is switched on. I’ve tried it a 9v power supply and with the battery that was supplied with the pedal and it doesn’t seem to make a difference to the crackling noise. I’ve had absolutely no problem with the distortion side, which is very quiet. I’m wondering if anyone has any idea what the problem might be; I’m worried it might be a faulty pedal.

    January 4, 2011 at 7:47 pm #113504
    Cryabetes
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    the distortion side, which is very quiet.

    I’d be more worried about this.

    No it’s probably just a bad footswitch or solder joint. contact EHX and have them fix you up with a new one or a repair job.

    January 31, 2011 at 11:36 pm #114078
    japut
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    Hi new to the forums here.

    I was googling fixes for my germanium4 noisy distortion side when I came across this thread.
    The Op mentions that he has a quiet dist. side of the germ4. Maybe another owner can chime in about the distortion side of their germ4 and tell me if they consider it noisy.

    I received the germ muff for xmas and I really feel that the distortion side is extra noisy. The Od side is nice and quiet though. I havent measured the noise or anything but its pretty significant even with the gain/volume way down and switched on. I like the sound of the pedal but the noise is too much and it makes the germ4 an un-giggable piece. Its just too damn noisy. You should hear with both side engaged; a hissy, noisy mess. Anyone else find this to be true? Did I get a stinker or something? I haven’t been able to compare with another unit yet to see if maybe there is something concretely wrong with it but have plans to when I see one.

    So what say you Germ4muff owners? Is the distortion side very noisy on your unit? If so anyone with a fix or anything I can do besides a noise suppression unit or the like? I have to admit I’m a little disappointed with the unit since I took it to rehearsal the 1st time. I should also note good, clean cables are used, I’m not a high gain player so the amps used are usually fenders or a vox ac15; something with a solid clean channel. The amps aren’t noisy, the guitar and cables aren’t noisy just my ehx pedal is….Please help.

    February 4, 2011 at 7:07 pm #114131
    srvdmc2163
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    Hi, I’m having a problem with my Germanium 4 Big Muff Pi. I’m getting a strange crackling sound whenever the overdrive side of the pedal is switched on. I’ve tried it a 9v power supply and with the battery that was supplied with the pedal and it doesn’t seem to make a difference to the crackling noise. I’ve had absolutely no problem with the distortion side, which is very quiet. I’m wondering if anyone has any idea what the problem might be; I’m worried it might be a faulty pedal.

    i just received my germanium 4 today and have the same problem with the OD side as well except mine is a loud hiss especially with hitting open strings or taking fingers off strings. Distortion side is quiet. I cannnot fix this problem even with my Rocktron Guitar Silencer Hush/Gate after the Germanium. Any suggestions?

    February 4, 2011 at 7:09 pm #114132
    srvdmc2163
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    were you able to find a fix for the problem?

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