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Title: another Smothie question
Post by: scotheath on November 23, 2016, 09:10:51 PM
I'm playing my new build through a mesa combo. the amp has a little hum to it with no signal, (when not playing strings muted)  which it always has, but now when I switch on the smoothie pedal the hum has the rise and fall of the pedal. is that normal or is there maybe a ground issue?
Title: Re: another Smothie question
Post by: jimilee on November 23, 2016, 09:43:39 PM
What about with no guitar plugged in?


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Title: Re: another Smothie question
Post by: scotheath on November 23, 2016, 11:12:47 PM
same thing, unplugged cable into amp, rise and fall. pedal off just hums
Title: Re: another Smothie question
Post by: jimilee on November 23, 2016, 11:59:02 PM
And just a buzz with nothing plugged in to the amp? It could be anything from the wiring in the house to things plugged in and around the amp to an electrical issue in the amp. Does it happen all the time no matter where it's plugged in?


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Title: Re: another Smothie question
Post by: scotheath on November 24, 2016, 02:12:03 AM
sorry I should have mentioned that it was on the distortion channel. I've found that on the clean channel the rise and fall off the effect is still there but at volume greater than half. I turned on my donner flanger and found that it does the same thing at loud volume. so I guess maybe that's normal, and that on the dirty channel its more obvious at lower volume. sorry to waste your time but thank you for the help
Title: Re: another Smothie question
Post by: jimilee on November 24, 2016, 02:34:26 AM
Absolutely happy to assist


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