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  • March 29, 2011 at 11:45 pm in reply to: Anyone played through a Germanium 4 Big Muff Pi yet? #114761
    srvdmc2163
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    I bet you’ll like it! Just please answer my question when you get yours…on the overdrive side if you lower the bias does it produce a lot of static. The further I lower the bias past noon on that side the worse it gets. I posted the question in the forums and dropped a line to EHX about 2 or 3 weeks ago and still haven’t heard anything.

    i had the ecaxt same problem and have seen this problem mentioned by several different people. i loved what i heard when i had the pedal but sent it back. i am a little reluctant to get another.

    February 5, 2011 at 4:51 pm in reply to: Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker buzzing #114156
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    thank you very much. this stuff is all new to me so some education is much appreciated. will give your recommendation a try.

    February 5, 2011 at 3:42 pm in reply to: Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker buzzing #114151
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    I’ve heard a lot of these reports that the OD side of the G4BMP hisses badly, and I think it’s another case of a defective batch of pedals. I think I’d have to play around with the thing myself to let you know if it’s normal or not. Maybe make a recording of it?

    ‘light bulb just turned on’!! i don’t have gain on my clean channel of my amp. i will try less gain on the pedal and hopefully this will work.

    February 5, 2011 at 3:40 pm in reply to: Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker buzzing #114150
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    Yea, muffs buzz. They’ve got like 4 gain stages, 2 symetrical diode clipping stages (is that right? EHX boffins, please correct me if I’m wrong!) and turning up the sustain knob is the same as raising the gain, which of course raises the noise floor.

    Muffs have always buzzed and muffs always will buzz, it’s part of the charm :)

    my germanium 4 hisses only on the OD side and not the Distortion side. It is exacerbated by playing individual notes and open strings or hanging on chords. i have tried everything from taking pedal out of pedal chain, using it with a rocktron gate/hush both with the pedal alone, after it in my chain and putting the Rocktron in the effects loop of my amp, i have change power supply, changed amps, changed guitars, guitar cables and patch cables. i cannot use the pedal b/c of the hiss. is this to be expected with all muff pedals? i have returned the pedal. i love the sound of the muff pedals but won’t buy another if they all hiss. your thoughts?

    it just ‘dawned on me’ that my clean channel on my amp doesn’t have gain.

    February 5, 2011 at 3:34 pm in reply to: Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker buzzing #114149
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    Yea, muffs buzz. They’ve got like 4 gain stages, 2 symetrical diode clipping stages (is that right? EHX boffins, please correct me if I’m wrong!) and turning up the sustain knob is the same as raising the gain, which of course raises the noise floor.

    Muffs have always buzzed and muffs always will buzz, it’s part of the charm :)

    it is only the OD side of my Germanium 4 that hisses. is it typical for only the OD side to hiss? thanks. do you think this more likely represents a defective pedal? as i just got the pedal yesterday, i don’t recall the exact settings for the gain on each side. it is possible i may have set the gain higher on the OD side. I do use a modest amount of gain with my amp as well. any recommendations appreciated.

    would it be unusual for the hiss to be predominantly following picking strings and holding chords with tapering off to almost nothing. i can almost eliminate the hiss (‘idling’/when i am not playing) by adjusting my rocktron gate/hush pedal but this does nothing to the hiss following picking strings/hitting chords.

    February 5, 2011 at 3:28 pm in reply to: Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker buzzing #114148
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    Yea, muffs buzz. They’ve got like 4 gain stages, 2 symetrical diode clipping stages (is that right? EHX boffins, please correct me if I’m wrong!) and turning up the sustain knob is the same as raising the gain, which of course raises the noise floor.

    Muffs have always buzzed and muffs always will buzz, it’s part of the charm :)

    it is only the OD side of my Germanium 4 that hisses. is it typical for only the OD side to hiss? thanks. do you think this more likely represents a defective pedal? as i just got the pedal yesterday, i don’t recall the exact settings for the gain on each side. it is possible i may have set the gain higher on the OD side. I do use a modest amount of gain with my amp as well. any recommendations appreciated.

    February 5, 2011 at 3:14 pm in reply to: Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker buzzing #114091
    srvdmc2163
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    I’ve heard a lot of these reports that the OD side of the G4BMP hisses badly, and I think it’s another case of a defective batch of pedals. I think I’d have to play around with the thing myself to let you know if it’s normal or not. Maybe make a recording of it?

    thank you for the response. i have been online for the last 2 days trying everything to eliminate the hiss. this appears to be a very common problem with the muff line of pedals. i read a suggestion to reduce the gain. i realized i am running some gain (but not a lot) through both my amp (on clean channel)and the pedal. will give this a shot today. if no success, will return the pedal. in your experience, have you seen or heard of this being common and considered normal with muff pedals?

    February 5, 2011 at 12:48 pm in reply to: Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker buzzing #114146
    srvdmc2163
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    Yea, muffs buzz. They’ve got like 4 gain stages, 2 symetrical diode clipping stages (is that right? EHX boffins, please correct me if I’m wrong!) and turning up the sustain knob is the same as raising the gain, which of course raises the noise floor.

    Muffs have always buzzed and muffs always will buzz, it’s part of the charm :)

    my germanium 4 hisses only on the OD side and not the Distortion side. It is exacerbated by playing individual notes and open strings or hanging on chords. i have tried everything from taking pedal out of pedal chain, using it with a rocktron gate/hush both with the pedal alone, after it in my chain and putting the Rocktron in the effects loop of my amp, i have change power supply, changed amps, changed guitars, guitar cables and patch cables. i cannot use the pedal b/c of the hiss. is this to be expected with all muff pedals? i have returned the pedal. i love the sound of the muff pedals but won’t buy another if they all hiss. your thoughts?

    February 4, 2011 at 7:14 pm in reply to: My Micro Pog was hissing loudly. EHX said they were sending me a brand new pedal but it makes the same hiss! #114133
    srvdmc2163
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    The repair department says that the hiss is a normal function of the pedal.
    and all the online demos i’ve watched don’t sound hissy because the microphones dont
    have the ability to pick up the high frequency of the hiss.

    How can i play quiet passages, or record with this pedal when i have to deal with this consistent hiss?

    What about a noise supressor or something like the rocktron hush?

    thanks

    i am having a horrible hiss with my germanium 4 which i just received today. it is only the OD side (not the Distortion) and i cannot fix the problem with my Rocktron Guitar Gate/Hush. i sent email to EHX. await response.

    February 4, 2011 at 7:09 pm in reply to: Germanium 4 Big Muff Pi making strange crackling noise #114132
    srvdmc2163
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    were you able to find a fix for the problem?

    February 4, 2011 at 7:07 pm in reply to: Germanium 4 Big Muff Pi making strange crackling noise #114131
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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?

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