noise

Some extra buzz/hum (more than typical) in my blues jr and silver face champ in the basement where I play. Both amps serviced within the last year, see only about an hour use daily. Cables, effects, and power supply all check out. Outlet receptacle checker showed everything good. Took an amp...

Hey everyone! I'm looking for some experienced members to help me sniff out what is going on with this amp, any help would be greatly appreciated, however I have tried a lot of different things already so please read the long story! The long story not so short. I got this amp on Ebay for a...

Can anyone please help me identify the source of this interference I'm getting in? I'm inclined to think it's digital interference, but even when my phone or other devices that would be a source of such a thing aren't near I get it just as strong coming through my amp. It happens without a...

If anyone is interested in sharing their methods, I'd like to hear how people judge the completeness of an amplifier build. Almost every build thread includes some voltage test points, idle power tube plate dissipation, and every build includes some kind of player/listener ear test -- do you...

Hi folks, this has been driving me crazy for a while. I get this high-pitched whistling noise from both my guitars (Tele and Strat). This happens throughout my basement — I haven’t tried other parts of my house (yet) but I really need to make the basement work. Here’s what it sounds like...

Signal path: Fender MIJ tele Hybrid Series > Boss Blues Driver Wazza Craft > Line 6 DL4 Delay, Strymon Big Sky > Boss RC 300 Loop Station > Vox Pathfinder 15r (quiet solid state amp) My Tele is a Made in Japan “Hybrid” series with full copper shielding in all cavities (except where the pots...

Hey everyone, has anyone else had problems with tube or cabinet rattle with a brand new amp? I got a Marshall Origin 20c and it had a horrible metallic ringing even on 1W coming from the tubes themselves as well as the cabinet itself sounding like it was about to fall apart when I played notes...

I've searched but can't find the answer to this specific issue. I have a '17 Fender Telecaster Elite thinline. It has Fender Noiseless pickups but apparently it is my only guitar that takes issue with the dimmer feeding about 12 or so halogen ceiling spots in our rehearsal studio. It's the only...

Hi again it seems I need to remove the springs in the bridge to get rid of some annoying buzz / sizzle on the lower E and A strings on my basses… As I am fairly new to bass, is this a common problem and is there a better cure than removing the springs? or am I hearing something that is not...

Sitting here working on my laptop a while ago, I noticed a 60-cycle hum. I remembered having this problem a few weeks ago, and believed it was my H&K Red Box cab simulator. IIRC, it caused hum through my 2i2 when the phantom power was switched off. So I turned the phantom power on. Still...

I've got a Tribute L-2500 that I picked up a few years ago which I absolutely love, but there has always been a resonant, microphonic sound that bothered me. Tapping anywhere on the body when in active mode was not only audible through the amp, but had a high pitched tonal decay. Eventually...

Just picked up an AC15 50 aniversary HW head and cab. Was certain I made a good decision...till I came home . THe setting didn't allow for a try but I felt confident. All seemed fine but when I pluged in, I was unable to get a half decent tone with humbucker ( a 335 , an LP and a Grestch )...

I've just completed my first amp build and could use a little help: I need to troubleshoot a hum/hiss when a bypass cap is removed from the circuit (i.e. using a switch, intended to reduce gain); and This is prototype, and I'm looking to check some possible design improvements with people who...

Hi, I recently bought a second hand strymon DIG. Love the pedal, however... When I have the pedal set at no modulation, and when I play the guitar (most prominent on high strings) it creates a loud high pitched drone sound that reverberates, almost like when tubes are microphonic. I am using a...

Hey everyone, I recently finished building this 5E3 style amp. The thing sounds awesome but it has a nasty 120 cycle hum going on. I've already gone over the lead dress and the grounding of the amp and I am now at a loss. The hum only increases with the volume on the bright channel and the...

Hello all, I’ve noticed my tele is humming pretty badly (gets louder when I touch the strings) unless I’m touching the bridge with one finger and one of the control knobs with the other. I understand that 60 cycle hum is an inherent issue, but my other telecasters are nowhere near as noisy...

Hello everyone. I've built 3 of these kit amps so far and I always have the same problem. The section of the bass potentiometer in the circuit board acts strange. When I turn the pot down to "0", there is a loud hum, like its not grounded, WICH IT IS! I had the exact same problem in the...

I bought a 2nd Classic 50 410 from a FB Market deal this weekend but due to pandemic stuff didn't get to try it out til I got home. - on either channel there is a very loud, harsh clipping/distortion sound burst if I pluck the note hard or loudly strum; NOT a musical distortion - the issue...

I am having a noise issue that I can't run down and am seeking the wisdom of the forum. I have a Dr. Z Jetta and a Boss Katana 100. When playing either my Player Series Tele or my Vantage VP795 (humbuckers), I get a crackle out of both amps on some sustained notes (open E and G are two biggies)...

Hey, This is my first time here, so hoping to get some good results with you guys :P I just got a vintage 67' Fender Bassman and it's my first go in the vintage realm. I'm noticing that it is REALLY noisy, even at low volume or just have the amp on without playing. I also have a DRRI and it...

Bought this pedal a while ago my idea was to circuit bend it but I fell in love with it and decided to keep it as-is. So I was rummaging around in my drawers and put it back together and it works perfectly well... But I get this crackly sound? (would've attached a recording but mp4 aren't...

Hi, I have a 6505+ amp and the Crunch Channel whistles and howls like an old kettle. The pitch of the whistle changes as the gain knob is altered across its range. I have swapped out all 6 preamp tubes. Master volume does not affect the problem. Does it with all guitars. Problem only occurs on...

The 6G2, with its famous tremolo, also seems to be infamous for tremolo thump. Search for the term on the internet, and it seems *many* of the cases occur in this otherwise superb amp (although the problem also occurs in other bias-wiggle trem circuits). Believe me, I searched the internet...

Hi Everyone, Seeing as there are so many single coil players in here I thought I could check in on noise gates, noiseless pickups, etc. and what works best to quiet things down for you. My Tele's pickups are a Texas Special (N) combined with a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound (B) and is very well...

Hello, I have a couple of Squier Classic Vibe Telecasters. One is a CV 50s and one is a CV Custom (60s). The bridge pickup is picking up noise from my hand (our bodies are noisy) when the bridge is selected and my hand is hovering over it and I am not touching the strings. This does not...