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It's funny how things change. Back in my early gigging days, we thought getting shocked by the mic while playing guitar was just an annoyance. Often, you'd just throw a windscreen over the mic and play on. Or, just be sure not to get close enough to touch it. We never realized the actual danger. Getting a zap from a mic was a relatively common occurrence back when buildings had no grounded outlets and amps had two wire mains cables. That's just how things were and nobody thought much of it. Thankfully, we now know better!
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"I took a photo of my ohm meter... It didn't help." Enzo 8/20/22 -
Back in the 60's, being the drummer, it was my job to rotate amplifier plugs to match the PA. The drill was to hold your guitar, and brush the back of your hand across the mic, no tingle, good to go!Comment
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The commonality of getting shocked by typically bad AC terminal stage wiring at clubs, often due to low budget DIY club owners, is the reason I got the nickname "Sizzlin' Chuck". I'd have prefered it was for my playing but insiders knew the real story
"Take two placebos, works twice as well." Enzo
"Now get off my lawn with your silicooties and boom-chucka speakers and computers masquerading as amplifiers" Justin Thomas
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You can't just expect consent." HelmholtzComment
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Your network voltage is only 110V. Just tickles and caresses.
What if 220V?
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