Boss NS2 or MXR Smart gate?
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Death by Uberschall
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You may have more than just hi gain hiss going on. Try to get as much noise out of your system as you can without the Decimator first, then use it to clamp what's left. Check cables, grounding, guitar, pups, etc.D-Rock":39l8ywmj said:
The closer your noise floor gets to matching your guitar signal, the harder the Decimator has to work and it will affect your tone and sustain.
nevusofota
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where to put the gate depends on what “noise” your trying to get rid of. to minimize feedback in between playing notes put the gate in front. to minimize hiss and static from high gain/cables/connections etc., i found to put it in the loop works well. i use the smart gate in front of the amp to decrease feedback in between stecatto notes. i find the 5150iii is very quiet, minimal his,with high gain. if you want total silence, put one in front AND the loop.
hthomas
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what exactly is a ground problem?
Im sure my pickups are fine. I just had motor city's put in my LP.
when my pedalboard is pluggeg in through amp and guitar everything works. just from the amp is this hum. but when im on the clean channel on the 5150iii its really not bad. but on the 2 gain channels, the hum is there.
Im sure my pickups are fine. I just had motor city's put in my LP.
when my pedalboard is pluggeg in through amp and guitar everything works. just from the amp is this hum. but when im on the clean channel on the 5150iii its really not bad. but on the 2 gain channels, the hum is there.
Death by Uberschall
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Get the G-String and all will be well. 
Death by Uberschall
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Not if your noise is post pre-amp.hthomas":ohffg4fl said:
nevusofota
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is the hum on channel 3 also? if its just on ch2 than it could be a preamp tube. my channel 2 is extremely quiet.hthomas":1z88lwvo said:
Death by Uberschall
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Just get a G-string. It will fix your problem.
Gsxrbusa
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hthomas":13ccikve said:
Man, I wish I was there to help you out. If there is no hum on clean channel then it is not a ground loop problem. Try (on ch 3) turning the gain down and see if it goes away. If it does, it is more than likely just high gain normal hum or a noisy preamp tube. Preamp tubes can play a big part in noise. Some are just noisy by design, but some fail and become noisy. All my tube amps are somewhat noisy on the high gain channels with the gain set on metal settings. Is this your first high gain tube amp? I can't remember.
