Members Audix99 Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 Hi all, I recently moved from Mass to Louisville KY area, and I now have a problem with one amp that used to be perfect before the move. The amp is Marshall 5210 50W solid-state. Ever since the move, I can now hear a radio station from my amp (AM, I think) when I turn it on.The radio sound is totally independent from the amp's volume. Even with the master volume at 0, I can still hear it. And it's not a faint sound. It's pretty noticeable. Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem??What the heck is going on with my amp??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalheadUK Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 Go and audition for Spinal Tap!Sorry..not helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cletus Spuckle Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 You might try to move it to another area of the room. I've heard a lot of people have this problem. For a while I had an amp in the living room by the window and I caught some AM radio pretty clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 's mel gibson Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 I think you might be too close to a transmission tower. You might try finding the sweet spot in your house where there is no effect. Chances are it isn't in the band room. You're sure it isn't a bad cable. Or lousy solder joint in the guitar or amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 I used to listen to Royals games on my old JCM800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ballfuzz Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 Are you also using single coil pickups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bruto Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 A friend of mine lived near a large country western radio station antenna and had the same problem. We tried everything to shield it. We could minimize it, but never eliminate it. You might try to borrow another amp from a friend and see if it receives it. Also try to borrow a bass amp, the low pass filter may eliminate it. Here's what the FCC says: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/interference.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarmandp Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 I used to listen to Royals games on my old JCM800. First funny thing you've said since I joined the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flying_Milkman Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 Wait till you have a gig and that happens I've got no helpful advise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirFrancisBacon Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 I live an apartment in NYC and that happens all the time through my Fender Pro Junior. Unfortunately, my neighbors listen to Spanish-language radio all the time, so I can't really enjoy it. Try raising it up off the floor or moving it to a different part of your house. As a side note, there's nothing funnier than Telemundo coming through behind Merle Travis licks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirFrancisBacon Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 Are you also using single coil pickups? Happens to me all the time through my Gibson LP Studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Audix99 Posted September 1, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 Thanks for all your replies, guys!!! Well, I tried in different room and also at my friend's apartment, which is only about 1-mile from my place. All with the same result. And it seems to be the same station. I'm using both HB and single coil. But this happens even WITHOUT guitar cable plugged in. BUT, my other amp (Behringer GMX 210), which is right next to my Marshall 5210, is dead quiet with no radio coming through. Maybe, I need to do some shielding job on that Marshall? Anyone can tell me how/where to shield? Thanks again!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarmandp Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 I actually have had this problem twice. When I was in high school I bought this mini marshall stack that had 1 watt and like a 3 inch speaker. Anyways whenever I'd turn it on I'd hear talk radio! This doesn't have anything to do with guitar but years later I bought this huge altec lansing speaker system for my computer at best buy and the radio stations were killing me! I had to turn my music to 4 so I could not hear the damn music on the radio! I did everything including moving my speakers as far apart as possible, moving the subwoofer, etc. Nomatter how hard I tried I couldn't get rid of the radio station and I had to put up with it the remaining 2 or 3 years I lived in that apartment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BootRoots Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 Its Kentucky. get out of Kentucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 Might be a grounding problem...but if you tried it at your friend's house, and still had the problem...man, that's crazy. I had that problem with an old Roland amp I had, and changing from my old Peavey cables to Monster cables helped out a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members strat6866 Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 Is it a good radio station? If so just leave it alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 Hi all, I recently moved from Mass to Louisville KY area, and I now have a problem with one amp that used to be perfect before the move. The amp is Marshall 5210 50W solid-state. Ever since the move, I can now hear a radio station from my amp (AM, I think) when I turn it on. The radio sound is totally independent from the amp's volume. Even with the master volume at 0, I can still hear it. And it's not a faint sound. It's pretty noticeable. Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem?? What the heck is going on with my amp??? You find that odd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darkone15 Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 that happend to me when i got my wah, i was using a Marshal MGFX 30 watt. when i kicked the wah on i start hearing organs, i was picking up a church radio service, but it never happend again, it was kind of neet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seven58 Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 Is it possibly a Ham radio signal you are receiving? Sometimes those guys run higher than what they are supposed to. Where I used to live there was a amateur radio enthusiast who's signal came through on my cable public television channel. Solutions for you... have you tried the amp in other rooms? the basement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members minnehond Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 My amp sometimes picks up a foreign radio station. It's cool though, makes me feel like I'm Hendrix playing Machine Gun at the Isle of Wight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members strat6866 Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 I get that once in a while too. Thought it might be my Flanger since it started happening after i got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 Try a new cable. 9 times out of 10 this is because a cable's shielding has gotten old and outside signal is bleeding in. in short, the cable becomes an antenna. Almost always when someone has an amp or pedal they think is picking up radio signals, it's really their cable; the amp/pedal just acts to amplify the signal. Now, this case may not be the cable, because if it was the signal would get louder as the volume is increased. This may be a case of a poorly laid out circuit receiving a strong, local radio transmission from a nearby tower or ham radio antenna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zappa74 Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 Try a new cable. 9 times out of 10 this is because a cable's shielding has gotten old and outside signal is bleeding in. in short, the cable becomes an antenna. Almost always when someone has an amp or pedal they think is picking up radio signals, it's really their cable; the amp/pedal just acts to amplify the signal. It's always been the cable in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members micahsdad Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 I used to have that problem with my 1978 Marshall Master Lead half stack... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted September 1, 2007 Members Share Posted September 1, 2007 I had the same problem with a $250 compressor pedal. I spent a good deal of time and money with an electronics tech guy to try to remedy the problem and there was nothing that helped. The most common fix is to install Ferrite beads, but it didn't help in this situation. The company that made the pedal said that it happens occasionally when someone is near a radio transmitter tower. The strange thing is that absolutely nothing else in my studio picks up radio frequencies, including my lowly $19 Behringer compressor pedal. I eventually gave up and got rid of the expensive one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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