Holy Grails have grown noisy...

jumpnblues · June 19th, 2007, 11:08 PM

...Can anything be done about it? I have 3 of them and they've all developed a whining noise. Does anyone like Analog Man or Keeley do Holy Grail mods? Can they be fixed?

Tom

lpacilio · June 21st, 2007, 01:14 PM

My experience with two UNHOLY Grails indicates that they were always noisy.

Good pedals in my experience have been the Line 6 Verbzilla and Marshall's Reflector.

Ultimately I bought a Fender 63 Reverb.

mad dog · June 21st, 2007, 05:26 PM

I fixed mine by giving it away. After two replacement pedals, 3 replaced/burned out power supplies. Enough was enough.

tele-martini · June 23rd, 2007, 11:06 AM

I tend to go with the tried and true favorites. I was all set to buy the EH Holy Grail but after reading all the noise and reliablities problems I'm going with the marshal Reflector. The sound clips on Musicians Friend sealed the deal. I liked the sound of the Reflector best.
martini

ruger9 · June 24th, 2007, 09:42 AM

I have the Reflector, very nice reverb.

I've never had a Holy Grail, but did own a Wiggler, it was noisy, sent it to EHX for repair and was told "they are all noisy, yours is no noisier than the new ones coming off the line." That was it as far as EHX is concerened for me.

Too bad- awesome sounding effects, the Wiggler was a great trem/vib, but I can't stand noise issues.

June 19th, 2007, 11:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
jumpnblues Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Midwest Age: 60 Posts: 1,956	Holy Grails have grown noisy... ...Can anything be done about it? I have 3 of them and they've all developed a whining noise. Does anyone like Analog Man or Keeley do Holy Grail mods? Can they be fixed? Tom __________________ jumpnblues "Heaven St." (Original Blues Instrumental): http://www.box.net/shared/static/z96atf0zn2.mp3 http://www.myspace.com/drbluezz

June 21st, 2007, 01:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
lpacilio Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 263	My experience with two UNHOLY Grails indicates that they were always noisy. Good pedals in my experience have been the Line 6 Verbzilla and Marshall's Reflector. Ultimately I bought a Fender 63 Reverb. __________________ The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side. - Hunter S. Thompson (RIP)

June 23rd, 2007, 11:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
tele-martini Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hilton, NY Age: 50 Posts: 1,224 11 Photos	I tend to go with the tried and true favorites. I was all set to buy the EH Holy Grail but after reading all the noise and reliablities problems I'm going with the marshal Reflector. The sound clips on Musicians Friend sealed the deal. I liked the sound of the Reflector best. martini __________________ "And if a man among you got no sin upon his hand, Let him cast a stone at me for playing in the band"

June 24th, 2007, 09:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
ruger9 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hackettstown, NJ Posts: 2,137	I have the Reflector, very nice reverb. I've never had a Holy Grail, but did own a Wiggler, it was noisy, sent it to EHX for repair and was told "they are all noisy, yours is no noisier than the new ones coming off the line." That was it as far as EHX is concerened for me. Too bad- awesome sounding effects, the Wiggler was a great trem/vib, but I can't stand noise issues. __________________ "I've got callouses, from all those nights, spent playin' a Telecaster, 'till my fingers bled Bud Light" - Travis Tritt

June 21st, 2007, 05:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
mad dog Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,128	I fixed mine by giving it away. After two replacement pedals, 3 replaced/burned out power supplies. Enough was enough.

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