M4 to pedals and return to power amp. Noise hell....help!

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My main M4 rig is all inclusive in a big heavy rack and it's all good....in fact amazing. I gig 2-4 nights per week and it has never been a issue. THEREFORE I just bought a second M4 and Mesa 20/20 with the plan of going out of the M4 to a pedal board and then returning to the 20/20. This would be my more "portable rig" as we do fly dates etc. I was told this would work but I am getting terrible noise, even with one TC 4x delay. I know the pedals can be hot but is there a way to make this happen so it works as nice (and quiet!) as my large setup? In a perfect world I would run the delay, verb, and a chorus...and perhaps a vol pedal. Thanks!
 
Email Bruce and see if he has any Egnater Loop Gadgets left. Even better, see if he'll build you a 1U rack version! :thumbsup:
 
Is it a buffer? Bruce is busy on so many projects that I am not sure I can even leverage my Celestion friendship! haha

I need something though!
 
try an ebtech hum eliminator buy it at gc if it works great, if not then return it.

you can also try a cheap boss pedal, it will have a buffer in it, that may take care of the problem.
 
celestion101":10pymbb9 said:
Is it a buffer? Bruce is busy on so many projects that I am not sure I can even leverage my Celestion friendship! haha
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Here's a link to Bruce's description: viewtopic.php?f=26&t=91088

It doesn't say this in his description, but I traded some emails with Bruce about it a year or so ago and he told me it DOES have buffers on both the Send and Return legs.

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Thanks.

The noise is like holding your finger on the end of a chord plugged into a amp (that's on!). The high gain modules are more noticeable. On my main rig I run the modules all between noon and 2 o'clock, pre master at noon or so, power amp to set overall vol. I was told by Bruce that the outputs of the M4 are essentially the same value as an effects send, so I am not sure what the issue is. I'll keep messing with it. I've tried with the delay alone, with delay sitting between a boss tu2 and NS2 to see if the buffer helped, but it did not. Should not be this tough! haha
 
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