Hey guys, I hope I'm not stretching the limits (as far as topic goes) of this forum, but I'd really like your input on some noise issues I've been having. I know there are quite a few people here who know a thing or two about electrics, so I figured I might give it a shot.
Here goes: Im having a noise problem with my Morley Pro series II wah, which I love apart from the problem I'm about to describe. I've sent their custumer support an e-mail, but they haven't replied yet. The specific problem is, that when the wah pedal is in my signal chain, after some time a popping noise followed by a very loud, continuous hiss and large drop in instrument level will occur. This seems to happen at more or less random intervals.
Some things that I imagine are worth mentioning:
- I run my guitar into the pedal input and the pedal output into the amp as is usual.
- It happens with every guitar, every amp, and with battery as well as adaptor powering the pedal.
- The problem is only there when the wah pedal is in my chain and when it it is in bypass mode. The noise never starts when the pedal is in wah mode.
- When the pedal is in bypass and the hiss suddenly starts, putting the pedal in wah mode gives a popping noise but completely removes the hiss. The signal is thus normal again after stepping on the switch once and it remains normal when I put it back bypass mode (until, after some time, the cycle repeats itself).
- The hissing noise can be triggered by turning on other electrical devices such as lights, tv, or pc, even when the pedal is running on battery power.
However, I'm definitely not talking about radiation from for instance a monitor, causing low level noise through my humbuckers. The problem I have is a very sudden pop and instantanious hiss which is so loud it makes any further playing pretty much impossible to hear, until I step on the wah/bypass switch.
A drawing of the pedal's wiring for those that are familiar with schematics:
http://www.morleypedals.com/pwa-iies.pdf
My guess is that I'm having a signal loading problem of some kind, but I'm no expert, so I hope I've been able to give you enough information to help me out. Thanks in advance, your attention and help is greatly appreciated.
Almost forgot, the second thing I wanted to ask: Do you guys think there is any cure other than replacement for noisy guitar tone/volume pots and noisy three way switches? Does cleaning work? What do you use and exactly where do you apply it? Again, your help is very much appreciated.
Here goes: Im having a noise problem with my Morley Pro series II wah, which I love apart from the problem I'm about to describe. I've sent their custumer support an e-mail, but they haven't replied yet. The specific problem is, that when the wah pedal is in my signal chain, after some time a popping noise followed by a very loud, continuous hiss and large drop in instrument level will occur. This seems to happen at more or less random intervals.
Some things that I imagine are worth mentioning:
- I run my guitar into the pedal input and the pedal output into the amp as is usual.
- It happens with every guitar, every amp, and with battery as well as adaptor powering the pedal.
- The problem is only there when the wah pedal is in my chain and when it it is in bypass mode. The noise never starts when the pedal is in wah mode.
- When the pedal is in bypass and the hiss suddenly starts, putting the pedal in wah mode gives a popping noise but completely removes the hiss. The signal is thus normal again after stepping on the switch once and it remains normal when I put it back bypass mode (until, after some time, the cycle repeats itself).
- The hissing noise can be triggered by turning on other electrical devices such as lights, tv, or pc, even when the pedal is running on battery power.
However, I'm definitely not talking about radiation from for instance a monitor, causing low level noise through my humbuckers. The problem I have is a very sudden pop and instantanious hiss which is so loud it makes any further playing pretty much impossible to hear, until I step on the wah/bypass switch.
A drawing of the pedal's wiring for those that are familiar with schematics:
http://www.morleypedals.com/pwa-iies.pdf
My guess is that I'm having a signal loading problem of some kind, but I'm no expert, so I hope I've been able to give you enough information to help me out. Thanks in advance, your attention and help is greatly appreciated.
Almost forgot, the second thing I wanted to ask: Do you guys think there is any cure other than replacement for noisy guitar tone/volume pots and noisy three way switches? Does cleaning work? What do you use and exactly where do you apply it? Again, your help is very much appreciated.
