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Re: 60 cycle hum in racks - stopping the insanity / share your magic
I,ve been in two situations where friends I,ve known have been killed
onstage ,one just after i had left and one as i was about to join.sad
waste
,mobile gear is always vulnerabe to trouble ,simpy floating wires in plugs
not checked regular,these days of trip switches have seen improvement.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Firman" <maf@mlswebworks.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 1:20 PM
Subject: Re: 60 cycle hum in racks - stopping the insanity / share your
magic
> Actually this isn't really true. Most of the time I don't play in
> environments
> that would cause me to become the ground conduit. I'm not a guitar player
> either, so I'm not holding a ground lead in my hand while I'm plugged
>into
> a notoriously badly wired device (a guitar amp). Most of the time I'm
> pretty
> safe in the studio or at gigs in pretty controlled environments (no
> poolside
> gigs or those behind cages designed to fend off thrown bottles).
>
> Granted I played one gig, where the performance space was in the basement
> of a coffee shop. At one point I noticed that a pipe above my head was
> dripping
> dangerously close to my equipment, so I guess I might have been in
>danger
> there.
>
> On Feb 1, 2005, at 12:47 AM, Kim Flint wrote:
>
>> At 09:55 AM 1/31/2005, Michael Firman wrote:
>>> Lifting the ground on ALL the devices that are plugged in
>>> usually fixes the problem. I've noticed that some devices seem
>>> to be worse than others when connected, but ground lifting has
>>> always solved the problem for me.
>>
>> This is also a really bad way to kill yourself.
>>
>> (The good ways involve shotguns and bridges, just fyi.)
>>
>> The problem with this method is you never really know when you are
>going
>> to die, and it may come at an inconvenient time. For example, it's your
>> record release party, all your friends and family are there, your kids
>> are smiling up at you, everybody is thrilled with anticipation and oh
>so
>> happy for your success, you go to play the first note, and ZAP! yer a
>> black, smokey, spinal-tap-drummer spot on the stage. No Kurt Cobain
>cred
>> for you.
>>
>> Good luck with it, and please let me know when your next gig is,
>> kim
>>
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________________
>> Kim Flint | Looper's Delight
>> kflint@loopers-delight.com | http://www.loopers-delight.com
>>
> --
> | Michael A. Firman
> | maf@mlswebworks.com
> | http://www.mlswebworks.com
>
>