Buzzing when pedal connected

[Peoplefantastic]

Hello,

I posted a thread a few days ago about buzzing problems with my Ken Smith KSD Bass.

After further playing around...it seems it only buzzes when I connect my pedal (Boss GT-10B).

However, If I touch my toe on the pedal the buzz goes away.

The buzz also goes away when I touch my knobs on the bass, or the control plate.

The buzz ALSO goes away when I touch my amp head.

What type of buzzing is this?

I dont think its ground loop.
Is it shielding??

Please help, the buzz is SOOOOO annoying!!!

Thank you!

 

[bongomania]

Everything you have said describes a ground problem. Shielding will not help. Hard to say exactly where the problem is though, because there are so many places in the chain where a ground problem may occur. The problem might even be in your amp, or in a power strip you're plugged into, or somewhere else--even though the symptom shows up just with that bass and that pedal. Could be a bad cable. In fact that's the first thing I'd check.

 

[bassforthesoul]

i think youre power doesnt have enough amperes output to power the pedal

 

[bongomania]

Um, based on what?

 

[line6man]

i think youre power doesnt have enough amperes output to power the pedal

That doesn't make any sense. Through constant impedance, if current goes up, voltage goes down, and thus, output drops. That's Ohm's law. And the components in a bass can easily handle a hundred times the current they normally supply.

This is a grounding problem, plain and simple.

 

[Peoplefantastic]

@bongomania
Thank you for responding btw, i really appreciate it!
Well, I do have a GRNDLFT switches on both my amp and pedal.
But it still continued to buzz.
I tried plugging the pedal into a different wall outlet than the bass amp...and still the buzz continues.

That's why I thought maybe it wasn't a ground loop.
And also switching out the cable too, but still the buzz was there.

@bassforthesoul
Never had this problem before. Only with this new bass that I got this week. Been using the same bass amp/pedal rig for about 7-8 months now (with my other basses of course) and there was no buzzing.


@line6man & bongomania
Well, since both of you guys feel (and thank you btw) my descriptions describe a ground loop...I will mess with it some more.

Maybe I have to borrow/buy some new cables or something.
Or maybe loose wiring the pedal or amp??

I dont know, but thank you guys!
I'll post any updates I have.

Bass on!