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  • July 7, 2011 at 11:57 pm #81742
    mobkon
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    I recently bought a Big Muff Tone Wicker, and I love the thing! Only through my home practice amp at home apartment volume though. When I try to run this at band practice through my Orange AD30/Fender 4X12 cab, its a feedback monster (and even if I turn down a ton, its still bad). Its great for some things, but as soon as I stop playing, it feeds back and makes all kinds of noises. It doesn’t matter if the wicker switch is on or not, or the tone knob is on or off, its just noisy! Also, when I have the muff on, and engage my Boss Tuner to mute the signal, I still hear crazy hiss/noise until I turn the muff off.

    I’ve owned a few muffs in the past and don’t remember them being this noisy. Is mine defective? Are there other muffs out there that aren’t noisy like this, or am I crazy for thinking that I’ve owned muffs in the past that were pretty silent when on?

    July 12, 2011 at 12:50 am #115853
    mobkon
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    32 views and no reply? geez. :(

    July 12, 2011 at 7:24 pm #115840
    TenSecondTed
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    Sorry mobkon – this is not really a reply ….

    But I have the same problem with my Big Muff Tone/Wicker.

    Noisy as HELL through my tube amp.

    Mine is a lot quieter with the tone ‘on’ but still pretty bad. I basically have to switch it off whenever I stop playing, to avoid horrendous feedback – so can only really use it in short bursts.

    I wouldn’t mind some tips on how to tame the little bugger too!

    July 12, 2011 at 11:03 pm #115841
    Kitrae
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    Big Muffs, and most high gain clipping circuits, are noisy by nature. Learn it. Live it. Love it.

    The only way to reduce the noise is turn down the sustain knob. If you like the sound with the sustain high, and for some reason are leaving the pedal on when not playing, use the guitar volume to back the level down, or get a volume pedal and do the same. When playing with a band or backing track, I don’t even hear the noise from my Muffs or other high gain pedals.

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