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Old May 17th, 2008, 10:46 PM   #24 (permalink)
beep.click
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Originally Posted by johnporter View Post
The only time you know you need the reverse feature,is when you have already been zapped. This is rarely lethal,but if it was a leathal hit---too late!
Curious what your tech/electrician's offer for advice as to when to use this feature.
I used to play a 2-prong Pro Reverb all the time. After I got zapped a few times, I put a foam windscreen on the mic.

The reverse switch WOULD solve the lip-zap problem.

Another test I got in the habit of doing: hold the guitar by WOOD ONLY, and bring the string up to the mic. If it was ready to zap, you'd hear a sizzling crackle, even before the strings actually touched the metal.

Recently, I got a Hum-X for ground loop hum issues. Not sure how this thing works; can't find a real explanation anywhere. Somewhere I got it in my head that it's an electronic form of ground lift. Don't know if that would help with shocks or not...
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