Slipperydick Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I've always been a straight in bloke, but on a whim I bought a Digitech BP50 off ebay, partly just to play around with, but also to try and maybe fatten up my sound a bit. Trouble ie, its really noisy, even in bypass and with a small amp turned well down theres a pretty high level of hiss. Is it normal with a cheapo pedal like this, or is it just a duff one ? I'm using it on batteries, so it aint a PSU issue. The noise gate makes no difference at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 (edited) Don't know about the BP50 but I recently bought a Digitech CF-7 (Chorus Factory) and that hums something wicked. Shame, because it's a really nice pedal otherwise. I'm re-arranging my pedal board to put it in a separate loop so that it doesn't irritate me too much. Later edit: It was a power supply issue - moving it onto the built-in p/s on my Gator pedal board cured the problem. Sincere apologies to those lovely people at Digitech! Edited November 28, 2010 by Happy Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipperydick Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='1036188' date='Nov 25 2010, 12:16 PM']Don't know about the BP50 but I recently bought a Digitech CF-7 (Chorus Factory) and that hums something wicked. Shame, because it's a really nice pedal otherwise. I'm re-arranging my pedal board to put it in a separate loop so that it doesn't irritate me too much.[/quote] Thanks for the reply, its not hum, its hiss though. I'm just really trying to work out if its a normal thing with these, or if its faulty. and if I might be better off with a zoom one. Would be nice to get an authentic-ish Fender Bassman sound without having to cart my old 2X15 and Bassman 100 head around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 If you have the compression enabled, try turning it off. Set up a patch with flat EQ. Otherwise I have no idea. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipperydick Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 Only the Bassman modeling is on, even makes a noise in bypass. looks like its just the way they are. Is NOBODY on here using one ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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