bird_droppings
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Lately, my Mark V has been really noisy. Clearly 60 cycle noise. It had gotten so bad that I couldn't record off it. Just constant buzzing.
So, I figured maybe I needed some kind of power conditioner.
Idiot.
Your amplifier is built to handle 60 cycle power. That's why it has that plug thing that you connect right up to your 60 cycle electric lines.
So where was the 60 cycle noise coming from?
My guitar cables have been underfoot, and I fear that I roll over them with my desk chair all the time. And that's what it was. I replace the cable, and voila. Noise all gone.
I figure that rolling over the guitar cable has damaged the electric shielding built into the cable. And so it acts like an antenna picking up all that lovely 60 cycle noise.
I'm sure there are other reasons that you might be suffering from 60 cycle noise. But this cable thing is both obvious and easy to check. Plus it's cheap to try.
Figured I'd put this out as a public service for other tube amp novices like myself. You old hands probably are already on top of this.
So, I figured maybe I needed some kind of power conditioner.
Idiot.
Your amplifier is built to handle 60 cycle power. That's why it has that plug thing that you connect right up to your 60 cycle electric lines.
So where was the 60 cycle noise coming from?
My guitar cables have been underfoot, and I fear that I roll over them with my desk chair all the time. And that's what it was. I replace the cable, and voila. Noise all gone.
I figure that rolling over the guitar cable has damaged the electric shielding built into the cable. And so it acts like an antenna picking up all that lovely 60 cycle noise.
I'm sure there are other reasons that you might be suffering from 60 cycle noise. But this cable thing is both obvious and easy to check. Plus it's cheap to try.
Figured I'd put this out as a public service for other tube amp novices like myself. You old hands probably are already on top of this.
