Jag_Bassist Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 hi guys. i have just plugged into my oc-2 today. never had a problem with it in the past, now I'm getting a strange distortion happening with the pedal and I'm not sure why. i have been using it with my Moog low pass filter. only thing i can think of if it isn't the pedal, is that i have actually damaged the practise amp I'm using, but it doesn't seem to have the sound when bypassed or using the low pass filter. the speakers not ripped or anything as far as i can see. Quote
xgsjx Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Have you tried the OC2 on it's own (as in it being the only thing between the bass & amp)? My other thought is the "drive" on the moog could be too high (it works even in bypass). Quote
Jag_Bassist Posted April 14, 2013 Author Posted April 14, 2013 yeah still the same problem. not run on battery either on a reliable t rex power supply Quote
Protium Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 [quote name='Jag_Bassist' timestamp='1365954802' post='2046443'] yeah still the same problem. not run on battery either on a reliable t rex power supply [/quote] How old is your OC-2? The ACA versions can sometimes give you problems when on a 9V regulated PSU, try the pedal on battery power and let us know Quote
Jag_Bassist Posted April 14, 2013 Author Posted April 14, 2013 dont have any 9v's handy, seems to only happen when i realllly dig in with my bass ( hum bucker) maybe its that? Quote
EskimoBassist Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Sounds more like it's your amp clipping? Try turning down your bass a little and give it another go. Your OC-2 will be putting out quite a hot signal to deal with - I know I've mashed up my old practice amp by overloading the input stage. Quote
Jag_Bassist Posted April 14, 2013 Author Posted April 14, 2013 maybe it is the amp, i dont know if the amp plays up at quiet levels. ill try it on my tc rig at band practise and let you all know. cheers. Quote
Prime_BASS Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 I would try the amp without any effects first, you need to try and isolate the problem. I know moogs start clipping and giving off distortion when I start digging in, but the handy led should let you know what's going on. Quote
Jag_Bassist Posted April 21, 2013 Author Posted April 21, 2013 the problem was my practise amp not the pedal. oops cheers for the help guys. Quote
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