I’m encountering noise problems with my Hog that are becoming pesky. It seems very sensitive. In my house, if there’s something else running that seems to draw a lot of power, the Hog starts buzzing pretty badly…it’s like you can hear the octaves or semi-tones that are boosted even when you’re not playing anything. Air conditioner, washing machine, toaster…all these will boost the volume of the noise.

Last night I had a performance and the problem was the same. I’m worried that I can’t really use this pedal live because of this unpredictability.

I should note that I normally use the Hog with the input gain all the way down, and this seems connected somehow. Increasing the input gain lowers the noise — but it doesn’t make it vanish, and the more I turn it up the more I increase the possibility of clipping. I’ve always preferred to use it with the input slider all the way down and the output all the way up.

Do I have a faulty unit, need a different power supply? Is this a known issue? I’ve always used the EHX power supply that came with it — at least as far as I can remember.

Thanks for any input.

Well, now my HOG is making noise & it’s coming out of both the FX & Direct output. High-pitched kind of squeal. Non-stop. Plus, my input sliders are kinda strange as sometimes they seem to do nothing or at other times are very sensitive , almost impossible to adjust. No clue what’s going on.