If I didn't shave my head, I'd have ripped all of my hair out by now.
Two days ago I started experiencing noise -- a buzzing -- in my rig. Nothing had changed with my setup. I was running an LP and a Strat into a pedalboard powered by a Truetone CS12 into either a Friedman Smallbox or a Fender Super-Sonic Twin.
My setup in my music room hasn't changed in 11 years. I have a couple of monitors, a computer screen, a computer, a router and a pair of PA speakers. Again, I've had these components in the same room for more than a decade with no noise. The house is 15 years old.
So here's what I've done over the last two days:
1. Used five different guitars, including single coils and humbuckers.
2. Used different cables.
3. Gone directly into the amps.
4. Unplugged everything in the room except the amps.
5. Used an Ebtech Hum X ground loop exterminator between the amp and the power outlet.
6. Used a Furman PTS-8 strip to plug the amps into.
7. Used a power outlet tester on all the outlets in the basement. They all tested as properly grounded.
8. Tried turning off multiple appliances in the house.
9. Tried using the ground lift in a Radial A/B/Y switcher but it only made the noise worse.
Here's a video of what it sounds like through the Twin. It gets louder when I move the guitar closer to the amp and much louder when I turn on any effects, especially drives or a Digitech Drop. You can still faintly hear it when I turn the volume all the way down. It gets really loud when you turn on the SD-1, and it rises in pitch. (I just added the SD-1 in to show you what it sounds like. I still get the hum without the pedal in the chain.)
https://i.imgur.com/U9RtJFz.mp4
https://i.imgur.com/qmXjLsy.mp4
I'm really at a loss and super frustrated. The interference, especially with pedals, makes my rig unplayable. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Two days ago I started experiencing noise -- a buzzing -- in my rig. Nothing had changed with my setup. I was running an LP and a Strat into a pedalboard powered by a Truetone CS12 into either a Friedman Smallbox or a Fender Super-Sonic Twin.
My setup in my music room hasn't changed in 11 years. I have a couple of monitors, a computer screen, a computer, a router and a pair of PA speakers. Again, I've had these components in the same room for more than a decade with no noise. The house is 15 years old.
So here's what I've done over the last two days:
1. Used five different guitars, including single coils and humbuckers.
2. Used different cables.
3. Gone directly into the amps.
4. Unplugged everything in the room except the amps.
5. Used an Ebtech Hum X ground loop exterminator between the amp and the power outlet.
6. Used a Furman PTS-8 strip to plug the amps into.
7. Used a power outlet tester on all the outlets in the basement. They all tested as properly grounded.
8. Tried turning off multiple appliances in the house.
9. Tried using the ground lift in a Radial A/B/Y switcher but it only made the noise worse.
Here's a video of what it sounds like through the Twin. It gets louder when I move the guitar closer to the amp and much louder when I turn on any effects, especially drives or a Digitech Drop. You can still faintly hear it when I turn the volume all the way down. It gets really loud when you turn on the SD-1, and it rises in pitch. (I just added the SD-1 in to show you what it sounds like. I still get the hum without the pedal in the chain.)
https://i.imgur.com/U9RtJFz.mp4
https://i.imgur.com/qmXjLsy.mp4
I'm really at a loss and super frustrated. The interference, especially with pedals, makes my rig unplayable. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.