mesa triple rec feed back maxon 808 live!

[sunil999]

hi ...i just had a gig last night and tried boosting my triple rec with a maxon od808...tones of feedback even with my smartgate to full...heres my signal chain

guitar(emg 85 bridge)=mxr auto q wah=maxon od808= mxr smart gate... am i doing this right?? by placing the smart gate last?

 

[lailer75]

yep, gate last. that being said i never had much luck with the smartgate and a boost. try a NS-2 or ISP Decimator.

 

[sunil999]

hey lailer75..thanks for the reply man,,,does this mean the smart gate is not as efficient as a ns2 or isp decimator? or should i try two smartgates? one at the beginning of the chain and one at the end?

 

[siggy14]

What were your settings on the 808? You might have had the overdrive maxed instead of the balance.

hi ...i just had a gig last night and tried boosting my triple rec with a maxon od808...tones of feedback even with my smartgate to full...heres my signal chain

guitar(emg 85 bridge)=mxr auto q wah=maxon od808= mxr smart gate... am i doing this right?? by placing the smart gate last?

 

[sunil999]

hey siggy settings on the 808 od=off level =full

 

[fluff191]

I swear by my Decimator, and when I used to run an 808, I actually put the Decimator right after the guitar, and I could stand right in front of the cab and it would still gate with no noise. I just figured the ISP would have a more clear signal with a clean one than trying to gate an overdriven one. Thats just me I guess.

 

[sunil999]

ill try to put the smart gate after the guitar and see if that helps...

 

[sunil999]

problem solved! i placed the smart gate at the start of the signal chain and it kept things quiet with the boost on! thanks guys

 

[droptrd]

Yeah for feedback, you need the gate before the boost.