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.