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Post subject: quiet hissing coming from amp
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:46 pm
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I'm just familiarizing myself with electrics, and I love my mim std strat, but no matter what settings i use on my Frontman 15r, I get a hum, or "dead air" type of hiss when I'm not strumming.

I have all my settings set up to half with reverb on. Is there anyway to get rid of the noise?

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Post subject: Re: quiet hissing coming from amp
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:09 pm
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I'm just familiarizing myself with electrics, and I love my mim std strat, but no matter what settings i use on my Frontman 15r, I get a hum, or "dead air" type of hiss when I'm not strumming.

I have all my settings set up to half with reverb on. Is there anyway to get rid of the noise?

Thanks for any help
Mike


Hey there - It's not something you can really get rid of with your amp. It's simply because your amp is a relatively low cost amp so it doesn't use expensive components - hence the hiss. If you re-wired it and bought new parts you'd sort it, but that'd be more expensive than buying a better one anyway!

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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:16 pm
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that certainly does help. I was hoping it was something like that and not a problem with the pups in my strat or something serious. I'm just learning on my own and I'm glad I found this forum, otherwise, i'd probably spend money when I didn't have to for repairs.


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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:42 pm
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I got my first Strat almost 10 years ago. It was a MIM standard model. Within a few weeks the hum was driving me crazy. I decided to buy some new pick-ups and learn how to solder. I got those Lace Sensors and most of the hum disappeared (put in a cooler pickguard also). Cost a bit, but I like the guitar a lot more now - still playing it every day even though I now have a better Strat.

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Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:40 am
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I have a Frontman 25R...it hisses as well (due to the fact that it is a low-budget amp)...will upgrading the speaker to an Eminence Rajin Cajun improve the hissing/buzzing noise?


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Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:23 pm
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Let's clarify - You could be talking about two different things here. Single coil pickups hum...that's just the nature of the pickup. Notice when you have the pickup switch set in the 1st, 3rd and 5th positions you will get hum. In the 2 & 4 positions, the hum pretty much goes away due to the reverse wind and polarity of the pickups.

That doesn't seem to be what you're talking about though. Unplug your guitar and listen to your amp. Guarantee you still get some noise. And guess what....it ain't because your amp is cheap. Lot's of high end amps have some white noise...especially tube amps.

Enjoy your gear....it's all normal. :)


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