5E3 HISS with pedals !!

withnail · 04-01-2009, 12:40 AM

I finally bought a Line6 Verbzilla. Although the reverbs sound really good, the hiss level is doubled when used through my Deluxe. Actually, any pedal that I use greatly increases hiss. It may not be an issue when playing with a band, but it's really annoying when I'm playing alone. Bruce actually praised the Verbzilla/Deluxe combination a while back. I'm wondering if anybody has the same 5E3/hiss when using pedals ?

cminor9 · 04-01-2009, 04:23 AM

My 5E3 is dead quiet. But hook up a boss MT2 and a PS3 and it hisses like a mother.

I think part of it is just the old timey circuit. Maybe some tubes shields might help (I don't have em). Maybe shielding the chassis cover might help (mine is unshielded). Those are pretty low dollar solutions, though.

Enzo · 04-01-2009, 06:17 AM

If it hisses with pedals, but doesn't hiss with the straight guitar, then it isn;t the amp's fault. The amp has no idea what is plugged into it, it can;t magically turn on the hiss for one thing and not another.

cminor9 · 04-02-2009, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enzo

it can;t magically turn on the hiss for one thing and not another.

Well true, since I removed the magic pedal-detecting hiss box I had installed, at least.

04-01-2009, 12:40 AM	#1
withnail Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 15	5E3 HISS with pedals !! I finally bought a Line6 Verbzilla. Although the reverbs sound really good, the hiss level is doubled when used through my Deluxe. Actually, any pedal that I use greatly increases hiss. It may not be an issue when playing with a band, but it's really annoying when I'm playing alone. Bruce actually praised the Verbzilla/Deluxe combination a while back. I'm wondering if anybody has the same 5E3/hiss when using pedals ?

04-01-2009, 04:23 AM	#2
cminor9 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 386 Member's Picture Albums	My 5E3 is dead quiet. But hook up a boss MT2 and a PS3 and it hisses like a mother. I think part of it is just the old timey circuit. Maybe some tubes shields might help (I don't have em). Maybe shielding the chassis cover might help (mine is unshielded). Those are pretty low dollar solutions, though. __________________ Shiny package of rusted wreckage Fender Schematics Galore at http://ampedia.redbeartrading.com

04-01-2009, 06:17 AM	#3
Enzo Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lansing, Michigan, USA Posts: 10,366	If it hisses with pedals, but doesn't hiss with the straight guitar, then it isn;t the amp's fault. The amp has no idea what is plugged into it, it can;t magically turn on the hiss for one thing and not another. __________________ Education is what you're left with after you have forgotten what you have learned.

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