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  • November 10, 2010 at 10:11 am #80982
    Deegie
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    I have finally bought a good quality pedalcase and have set up my pedalboard. It is “relatively” quiet, also when using most of the effects. BUT when I activate any of the 3 OD/gain-based pedals (n° 3-4-5) that hum becomes really loud, nasty and annoying.

    Here’s the setup

    1) Boss TU-2 Tuner
    2) Vox 847 Wah
    3) Dr.No – More Gary (a custom made blues crunch pedal by Dr.No effects, worth its 275 USD)
    4) Ibanez TS9
    5) Vox Satchurator (not my cup of tea but got it 4 free…)
    6) EHX “the Wiggler”
    7) Boss CE-2 Chorus
    8) Boss BF-1 Flanger
    9) EHX Holy Grail Plus

    All this (except the wiggler) is powered directly by the 9V outputs of a T-Rex Fuel Tank. (Only the BF-1 is powered by the ouput on the Boss TU-2).
    The effects run straight into a Dr.Z Carmen Ghia combo (no FX loop).

    Now my questions:

    Is this FX order correct/logic?
    Could I remove the hum by daisy-chaining several effects to one 9V output on the Fuel Tank. Why would that be better?
    Or should I simply get a noise-gate or EHX Hum Debugger (although that doesn’t fix the problem, the result would be OK)

    Thanks for your feedback, I really appreciate it!

    November 10, 2010 at 4:20 pm #112512
    Cryabetes
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    -Yep, I follow. You might want to try switching the TS9 to before the Wah, Gary, or Wiggler if you aren’t 100% happy with the sounds you’re getting, or swap the Flanger and chorus , but pedal placement is really personal preference.

    -you’re probably getting a ground loop on the BF-2 by powering it from the 9v output of the TU-2 [which would be where your hum is coming from]. Try that one either on its own supply or daisy chained to the rest of the stuff [or, ideally, on its own output from the fuel tank].

    -don’t buy a noise gate/noise suppressor type pedal.

    November 13, 2010 at 5:08 pm #112551
    Folkstone57
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    I have finally bought a good quality pedalcase and have set up my pedalboard. It is “relatively” quiet, also when using most of the effects. BUT when I activate any of the 3 OD/gain-based pedals (n° 3-4-5) that hum becomes really loud, nasty and annoying.

    Here’s the setup

    1) Boss TU-2 Tuner
    2) Vox 847 Wah
    3) Dr.No – More Gary (a custom made blues crunch pedal by Dr.No effects, worth its 275 USD)
    4) Ibanez TS9
    5) Vox Satchurator (not my cup of tea but got it 4 free…)
    6) EHX “the Wiggler”
    7) Boss CE-2 Chorus
    8) Boss BF-1 Flanger
    9) EHX Holy Grail Plus

    All this (except the wiggler) is powered directly by the 9V outputs of a T-Rex Fuel Tank. (Only the BF-1 is powered by the ouput on the Boss TU-2).
    The effects run straight into a Dr.Z Carmen Ghia combo (no FX loop).

    Now my questions:

    Is this FX order correct/logic?
    Could I remove the hum by daisy-chaining several effects to one 9V output on the Fuel Tank. Why would that be better?
    Or should I simply get a noise-gate or EHX Hum Debugger (although that doesn’t fix the problem, the result would be OK)

    Thanks for your feedback, I really appreciate it!

    Hello,

    You might consider getting a switcher, like the Carl Martin Octaswitch. That way, you can set up your pedals in any combination you want & only bring up the ones you want & the others are out of the FX chain. This will quiet things down. I’m not familiar with the T-Rex, is it a buffered PS? Also, does it have enough juice to power all your pedals with room to spare?

    November 23, 2010 at 12:54 am #112707
    Louis
    Member

    I use a Voo Doo Labs Pedal Switcher and it makes a big difference in the quality of sound I get. I wouldnt want to be without it now that I have one

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