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magicninja
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magicninja
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07/15/2006 3:42 pm
So my guitar seems noisier since I got my pedal. for those who donot know Betsy she is a Gibson 25/50 Ann. LP. I got an Invader in the neck and a Dimebucker at the bridge. Now since I got my pedal (Boss OS-2 Overdrive/Distortion) I've noticed that there is a fair amount more noise. Now Betsy has coil tapping for both her pups. There is an audible noise difference between the coil tap positions of course since it is going to single coil action. So I know that ain't it. The noise is there no matter the position. It is there in any combo of the pickups and coil tap. Now I know I can expect some noise with the pedal but here's the kicker the noise is only there when the guitar strings are not vibrating. When I strum a chord or pick a note the noise seems to stop. Also when i touch the coil tap switch, the metal around the pup selector switch, the metal end of any of the instrument cables, or any of the metal parts of any of the input jacks the noise stops and she is as quiet as can be. :confused: This leads me to believe i have a grounding problem. Which irritates the crap out of me because as some know I took Betsy to a tech to get her sorted out. :mad: What do you guys think? I've looked inside and everything looks right. Maybe there's something I'm not seeing.
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