Members jumpduck Posted January 27, 2009 Members Share Posted January 27, 2009 Hi, not so much for me as for my boy. He plays heavy music, a second generation 5150, and is looking for a way to cut down on feedback. He asked me about a noise suppressor: I told him that it would cut down on buzz and hiss, but really wouldn't help much on the feedback problem. Any ideas I can pass along to him? Thanks, folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nitrous2400 Posted January 27, 2009 Members Share Posted January 27, 2009 ISP Decimator / thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted January 27, 2009 Members Share Posted January 27, 2009 Pickups that are potted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knucklefux Posted January 27, 2009 Members Share Posted January 27, 2009 lower gain setting and stand further from the amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted January 27, 2009 Members Share Posted January 27, 2009 lower gain setting and stand further from the amp. +3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tws! Posted January 27, 2009 Members Share Posted January 27, 2009 All of those are answers to the problem, but you need to figure out what is causing it. What guitar does he have? (possibly non-potted pickups)? Is he an idiot (gain on 10)? Where does he play (possibly too close to the amp)? I never had any trouble with my 5150. It was a bit noisy until I retubed it. I never had feedback problems though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Filter500 Posted January 27, 2009 Members Share Posted January 27, 2009 A decimator in front of the amp will kill feedback. I would get the G String model to remove the hiss in the loop as well. I use two decimators, but in hindsight should have gotten the G string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phyrexia Posted January 28, 2009 Members Share Posted January 28, 2009 I told him that it would cut down on buzz and hiss, but really wouldn't help much on the feedback problem. Well, since what it really does is cut off the signal once it goes below a certain threshold, it will work to help feedback problems. If he still has feedback after using a noisegate/supressor, he likely has other problems, be they tube related or guitar related.Also make sure he's using a guitar cable, not a speaker cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DirtyBird Posted January 28, 2009 Members Share Posted January 28, 2009 Tell him that it's a 5150, having the gain on 10 is pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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