TJ - Too much / hum buzz

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Hey guys,

I am starting to wonder if this is normal. When I play my TJ, which is new, channel one it is rather quite. When I switch to channel two the buzzing and hum are just too much, no matter the gain settings. I can even have the two channels dialed in the same! No pedals and my guitar is a Les Paul.

So, is this normal?
 
iamjoe":2alg833t said:
Hey guys,

I am starting to wonder if this is normal. When I play my TJ, which is new, channel one it is rather quite. When I switch to channel two the buzzing and hum are just too much, no matter the gain settings. I can even have the two channels dialed in the same! No pedals and my guitar is a Les Paul.

So, is this normal?
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Whelp it does have 5 gain stages, so............. Mine is quieter than my Rev. 1 was, but it's still noisier than my Ultra Lead. I don't know what your version of buzz and hum being too much is though. I'm likely going to be using a noise suppressor with mine if I play it live FWIW.
 
Ventura":3cyq00ss said:
Preamp tubes getting tired?
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It's a month old, with little use so I doubt the tubes are getting tired. Gonna try swapping some tubes though, any recommendations?
 
iamjoe":2wxgufy3 said:
Ventura":2wxgufy3 said:
Preamp tubes getting tired?
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It's a month old, with little use so I doubt the tubes are getting tired. Gonna try swapping some tubes though, any recommendations?
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If the fizziness is there when recording, best thing to do is lessen the gain. Gain never comes out good through a mic no matter what the amp.

However, that said, I'd go for any number of combos:
- try a high quality (GoldLionECC83) in V1
- try a high quality (as above, or LPS or EiYugo) in the PI slot
- depending on how much gain you "need", you can lessen the noise and incease headroom with Jan-Philips in V3 (or V4, can't remember)

Hope this helps. The above recommendations were based off of my purple-mod TJ. But I know the LPS and EiYugo are solid in the PI slots and I know the best preamp valve overall in all my amps for V1 is thhe ECC83 by Gold Lion (even though I am almost certain this is a re-branded high grade Sovtek LPS - seriously).
 
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