ok, so i was playing around with some guitar and bass sounds. when i pluged into my Lexicon signature 284 tube ampy thing, all was well and good but the direct tone wasn't rockin' it for me [bitching as an actual amp, though...]
so i DI'd into my amazing sounding pendulum mic preamp/di thingie...great tone, but this horrible buzzing when i took my hands off any metal on the bass or gtr. the tone knob on the bass made it mostly die, [cause it was high pitched?].
i this a grounding problem with the instrument, mic preamp? what? everything is plugged into the same outlet, granted w/no power conditioning.
thanks
--owen
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now, i thought about that, and then i thought i was full of shit
now, i thought about that, and then i thought i was full of shit. what the hell makes this happen? common problem? why does it [have to :( ] happen with my beautiful MDP-1 and not the lexicon amp?
the instruments involved:
1971 fender p bass
1986 [or so] gibson sg 1969 special edition [how i wish it had the cooler pick guard of the new ones].
is this gonna piss of my clients cause it's "my fault?" i would just feel kinda stupid whipping out the tape on a session.
guess it's better than electric shock...
--owen
It's because you (or the player) is no longer making contact wit
It's because you (or the player) is no longer making contact with the instrument so you have an open ground. Fletchers advice is the best way to solve it if it's really a problem. It has nothing to do with the DI or anything. It'll still happen with one guitar plugged into an amp.
Aside from 'teaching it the words' (so it stops humming), one of
Aside from 'teaching it the words' (so it stops humming), one of the remedies for this is to run a wire from the bridge of the guitar to part of your body (I usually suggest the ankle, less hair there than alot of places). I recommend using 'medical adhesive tape' to keep the wire on.