Members allmonochrome Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 i've always been pretty accepting with my rig. when i noticed that my pedalboard was getting pretty noisy (bad noisy), i figured that it was the "cheap" onespot that i was powering everything with. today, however, i decided to investigate it further, and discovered that my dd-20 is the culprit for the noise. whenever i plug it in to my amp (i've tried with it with the onespot, another adaptor, and batteries), it makes a high pitched squealing noise. i've tried everything that i can think of, and it's still making that noise. anybody else have this problem? anybody have any suggestions? thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 move your DD-20 away from the amp.and the power supply away from the DD-20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juat Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 my DD20 was good for making LOUD SPACESHIP NOISE!! not so much for delays my ECHOPLEX is best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allmonochrome Posted October 17, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy move your DD-20 away from the amp. and the power supply away from the DD-20. i moved the dd-20 as far as i could from the amp (10 feet or so), and the supply was just as far, and the noise is still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 Originally posted by Juat my DD20 was good for making LOUD SPACESHIP NOISE!! not so much for delays my ECHOPLEX is best Originally posted by allmonochrome i moved the dd-20 as far as i could from the amp (10 feet or so), and the supply was just as far, and the noise is still there. sorry. i tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 sounds like you're under-powering it. what kind of adapter are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allmonochrome Posted October 17, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy sorry. i tried. what you suggested made sense (sounded like it could be the issue), so thanks anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allmonochrome Posted October 17, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 Originally posted by Elliott Damage sounds like you're under-powering it. what kind of adapter are you using? a onespot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 Originally posted by Elliott Damage sounds like you're under-powering it. what kind of adapter are you using? oh yeah.try unpluggin all the other pedals from the 1spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allmonochrome Posted October 17, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy oh yeah.try unpluggin all the other pedals from the 1spot. yeah i've been trying it without the daisy-chain, so it's only powering the dd-20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoirAbattoir Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 Mine does this too, but only in certain places. In my new home it's so damn noisey it pretty much makes my pedalboard useless. This is why I am holding out for an EH Hum Debugger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 Originally posted by allmonochrome a onespot. that's the problem. it needs it's own adapter. it draws like 220ma. hook it up with it's own adapter and it will be silent. one spot could be the culprit too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 Originally posted by Elliott Damage that's the problem. it needs it's own adapter. it draws like 220ma.hook it up with it's own adapter and it will be silent. 1spot supplies 1700mA.so it should be fine. you can also make sure your amp power chord isn't crossing anything like the 1spot chord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allmonochrome Posted October 17, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 Originally posted by Elliott Damage that's the problem. it needs it's own adapter. it draws like 220ma.hook it up with it's own adapter and it will be silent.one spot could be the culprit too. hmm, it makes the noise even when i'm powering just the dd-20 with the onespot, and the onespot is supposed to be able to put out like 1700ma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 i've heard that one spots can be noisy.whether that's true or not i don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allmonochrome Posted October 17, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 Originally posted by Elliott Damage i've heard that one spots can be noisy. whether that's true or not i don't know. well the onespot may be noisy because it does create some noise when used with any one of my pedals, but the noise from the dd-20 is above and beyond how the other pedals react. i'm beginning to think that the pedal itself has something wrong with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 Originally posted by allmonochrome well the onespot may be noisy because it does create some noise when used with any one of my pedals, but the noise from the dd-20 is above and beyond how the other pedals react. i'm beginning to think that the pedal itself has something wrong with it. try changing the output settings. and your cable. and plug your amp into a different socket as your pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy try changing the output settings. and your cable. and plug your amp into a different socket as your pedal. i agree, try some other stuff. what kind of pickups are you using? every dd-20 i've used as been dead silent, maybe yours is defective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allmonochrome Posted October 18, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Originally posted by Elliott Damage i agree, try some other stuff. what kind of pickups are you using? every dd-20 i've used as been dead silent, maybe yours is defective i've tried two different cables, plugged my amp and my onespot into two different outlets, and played it with two different guitars, one with single coils and one with humbuckers. i even plugged it into my amp without a cable in the input jack of the dd-20, and the noise was still there. oh and i tried changing the output settings too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danyeo Posted October 18, 2006 Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Use a Boss adapter. I just got a DD20 and it's dead silent, and it's one of the few pedals out there that actually works in the effects loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted October 18, 2006 Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 i used the 1spot w/ my DD-20 for years and never had any noise issues that weren't actually related to other things--proximity to amp, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allmonochrome Posted October 18, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Originally posted by danyeo Use a Boss adapter. I just got a DD20 and it's dead silent, and it's one of the few pedals out there that actually works in the effects loop. i dont have a boss adaptor . i'm afraid that if i go buy one, my dd-20 is still gonna be noisy with it, and i'll be stuck with an adaptor that i don't need. the visual sound site says that the onespot can be used as a replacement for the boss psa adaptor, which is what the dd-20 uses. i use the onespot with other boss pedals that use the psa adaptor, and they are fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allmonochrome Posted October 18, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy i used the 1spot w/ my DD-20 for years and never had any noise issues that weren't actually related to other things--proximity to amp, etc. it has to be a defect in the pedal itself. i bought it over 2 months ago at GC, hopefully they will be able to help me still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bbrunskill Posted October 18, 2006 Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Is the backlight on? I have the same problem sometimes, but only with the light on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted October 18, 2006 Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Originally posted by allmonochrome it has to be a defect in the pedal itself. i bought it over 2 months ago at GC, hopefully they will be able to help me still. oh it's new?hell yeah.well, BOSS can.you got a warranty and {censored} on that, yo.wouldn't hurt to see if you can try out a BOSS adaptor at GC tho'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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