Re: Humming and Buzzing (Ebtech Hum Eliminator)

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> 
> I played at an art opening recently.  after completing the arduous task 
>of
> setting everything up, I fire it up and B....u.....z.....z....  Way too
> loud to even attempt doing the soundscapes and atmospheres.
> 
> I decided to plug into a different outlet about 30 feet away from the 
>first
> - worked great.  I'd like to have the equipment on board so I don't have 
>to
> worry about anything but my performance - or turning into a human volt.

I've run into the same problem, and I have the Ebtech box, and it's not a
magic bullet solution.  I've found the most common culprits to be neon 
signs
and dimmer switches.  If you're using single-coil pickups, just give up at
this point.  And even well-shielded guitars (humbuckers with sheilded
control cavities) will allow hum and buzz if they're feeding a compressor
and/or distortion box going into your rig.  Sometimes plugging into a
different outlet fixes it, but many times it doesn't.

TravisH
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