realistic expectations for a noise supresser pedal?

[turtletheyertle]

I went to my local music shop today, wired up a single coil strat into a peavey 6505 with a boss noise supressor in the effects loop, had the gain cranked up, and the pedal did NOTHING! can I espect a noise supressing pedal to eliminate single coil hum? I have heard better things about the electro harmonix hum debugger...

[sbrett]

I've had all kinds of noise suppressors at one point or another: mxr smart gate, rocktron hush, decimator (rack) and I've come to two conclusions:

 

1. I'd rather spend my money on something else

2. A volume knob/pedal works really well

 

If you are doing super high gain stuff and you need a real tight gate for rhythm work then a suppressor might work well for you. Of course you probably wouldn't be using single coils if that was the case. The most effective suppressor I've found for single coils is standing somewhere else.

[SUPER VELCROBOY]

i've never used a noise suppressor in my life. I think you are better off changing that single coil pickup to something designed for noiseless operation.

[DADGADammit]

try it before the amp. not in the effects loop

[turtletheyertle]

 

I've had all kinds of noise suppressors at one point or another: mxr smart gate, rocktron hush, decimator (rack) and I've come to two conclusions: 1. I'd rather spend my money on something else 2. A volume knob/pedal works really well If you are doing super high gain stuff and you need a real tight gate for rhythm work then a suppressor might work well for you. Of course you probably wouldn't be using single coils if that was the case. The most effective suppressor I've found for single coils is standing somewhere else.

 

 

yeah thing is theres a big transformer outside my house, moving doesnt help too much

[sbrett]

yeah thing is theres a big transformer outside my house, moving doesnt help too much

 

If you are just playing in your house then what difference does it make? Oh, and moving would help, just that you'd have to move to a different house.

 

[Saturnine10]

Yea, i think you should just move into another house.. that should solve everything :poke:

[turtletheyertle]

i could also just take a chainsaw to the telephone pole...