So, I went and got a Fulltone Bassdrive MOSFET on Saturday. I love the pedal, but something's wrong... it picks up radio signals. This only happens when I activate the pedal, and the signal comes in more clearly when I turn on Boost. Can someone help me, please? It would be much appreciated!
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Wow, what a pain THIS is...
- Thread starter Low_End_Theory
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- Jun 16, 2005
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That's the weird thing, this has never happened before. Does this happen to MIM Jazzes a lot, cuz that's what I have.
I have a homebuild boost/lowpass called the trainwreck, seriously, I laughed out loud when it actually worked
. It did that to me when I put it on top of my practice amp. Was kind of freaky, but now I think it's cool, my own little piece of spinal tappage
. It did that to me when I put it on top of my practice amp. Was kind of freaky, but now I think it's cool, my own little piece of spinal tappage
Try swapping your cables.
Most likely the full tone is boosting the signal all ready coming in somewhere else in your chain.
Most likely the full tone is boosting the signal all ready coming in somewhere else in your chain.
I use mine in a venue adjacent to a radio station, and have never had that problem. That is one of the things I love about the Fulltone...quiet as a mouse.
Its prolly the pups. The Fulltone is just amping the signal.
There is a RATM song when the Morello (sp?) stops playing at the end you hear a recording of a radio station being picked up by his guitars pups. It sounds cool, and they kept it on the recording.
I get something simmilar on my SX jazz if i only use 1 pup, which ive been doing recently....
There is a RATM song when the Morello (sp?) stops playing at the end you hear a recording of a radio station being picked up by his guitars pups. It sounds cool, and they kept it on the recording.
I get something simmilar on my SX jazz if i only use 1 pup, which ive been doing recently....
I honestly dont know. Ive just kept the pups that my bass came with. IIRC I picked up a station with my P style pup on my noname bass, so I dont think that a humbucking style of pup will do anything.
Do you use both pups or just one? cus one will be wired opposite to the other so that with both on its like a large humbucking style pup
Im just thinking of an easy way to test whether humbucking type stuff will prevent radio signals from being picked up by your bass
Do you use both pups or just one? cus one will be wired opposite to the other so that with both on its like a large humbucking style pup
Im just thinking of an easy way to test whether humbucking type stuff will prevent radio signals from being picked up by your bass
It could be the pickup, but thats normally directly associated with hum like interference from lights etc...
Radio stations are actually normally picked up by your lead working as an aerial. Wireless systems get around this problem, or you could try different leads. Its probably always been happening, but now you have something that is really bringing that sound out.
Radio stations are actually normally picked up by your lead working as an aerial. Wireless systems get around this problem, or you could try different leads. Its probably always been happening, but now you have something that is really bringing that sound out.
and a pretty nifty one at that!
Devastated if its tuned to pick up a country and western station tho
