BH12neil Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 OK I have just set up my first pedalboard, a Gator powered by Gators own power brick. My chain is as follows:- Stingray - EHX Bass Big Muff Pi - Zoom B2.1u - GK 1001 RB II amp The Muff seems to work OK although I think I may be losing some volume when the Zoom is in the chain, if I take out the B2.1u the Muff works perfectly as does everything else. Its the Zoom that is causing all sorts of problems. I get really bad hissing, humming and loss of volume on many of the settings and the interference is driving me mad. I have gone back through the chain and all seems ok until the Zoom enters the equation. Should I move the B2.1u before the Muff in the effects chain, would that help, I realise my cables could be improved upon and I am in the process of doing that in any case, but they are by no means cheap and nasty ones. Any help would be really appreciated because I have only recently purchased the Zoom and I am now wondering whether I made the right choice. That said, I know many of you are very happy with your Zoom B2.1u's so I must be doing something wrong somewhere. Just a final point, please bear in mind that I am new to all this and still have problems understanding terminology, so for the moment keep it as simple as possible and treat me like the idiot I am. Kind Regards, BH12neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Are you daisy chaining? It sounds like you're not feeding enough amps (mA) to your pedals. Check how many mA the Zoom takes & how many mA your PSU chucks out. If your PSU is only about 500 mA, then you're gonna have problems. If your PSU is all fine, then I'd take your Zoom & jump up & down on it whilst wearing clogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 yeh it sounds like the PSU is the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BH12neil Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 Thanks for your comments. Sorry I have just realised I've not made myself entirely clear, the Zoom isn't powered by the pedalboard power block, its plugged via an adapter into the mains and so in that respect is entirely separate. I guess that was a bit of an oversight of mine not to note that. Any other suggestions as to solve the problems? Regards, BH12neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 have you tried a different adaptor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) Email Zoom UK. They were incredibly helpful with my Q3 problem as I've posted in Off Topic today. Here's the email address.... [email="[email protected]"][email protected][/email] Edited October 27, 2011 by Low End Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Have you used the Zoom with that power adaptor on its own? Was it noisey then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monckyman Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Sounds like it`s working perfectly for a Zoom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I've tried telling him, if the PSU don't fix it then the clogs will. But will he listen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 [quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1319722778' post='1417730'] Sounds like it`s working perfectly for a Zoom. [/quote] My old GFX707 was a right noisey bastard but my B2.1U is pretty much silent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BH12neil Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) Will try the Zoom on its own tonight and will report back. Thanks to those offering help its really appreciated. Regards, BH12neil Edited October 27, 2011 by BH12neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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