MY Whammy IV acts weird.

DBDbadreligion · #1 09-21-2007, 12:17 PM

Hi have a whammy reissue. It's a great sunding pedal but it has a problem. I have it coming right after my guitars output. When it is turned off, it makes radio signals come through my amp. When it is turned on it adds some hum and radio signals.

I have tried to put it as the last thing on the board right before my Rocktron Hush pedal on the pedal chain. After doing that and it is turned on, it drops my volume by quite abit.

What could this be? Does it need to be made true bypass or something? Because if it does that is not an issue for me, because i build effects pedals.

But please can someone help me figure this out?

Thanks Alot,

Nick

Salamander In The Sun · #2 09-22-2007, 08:22 PM

Is everything in your rig properly grounded? Also, try putting the Whammy last in your effects chain, and running your Hush through your amp's effects loop.

DBDbadreligion · #3 09-23-2007, 02:49 AM

my amp doesnt have an effects loop. it has a insert slot and that is it.

Salamander In The Sun · #4 09-23-2007, 10:34 AM

What amp do you have?

reguv760 · #5 09-23-2007, 04:19 PM

i had the same problem when I got a wah pedal... setup is from guitar > wah > preamp using planet waves cables using the shielded end from the guitar and wah's output.
answer: the shielded end of the cable should be connected to the wah input and output.

Reg

DBDbadreligion · #6 09-23-2007, 10:12 PM

i am using a crate xt120r.

is the shielding factor only on planet waves cables?
the jumper cables i use are live wire.
the cable coming from my guitar is a monster cable.

reguv760 · #7 09-23-2007, 10:33 PM

the shielded end is marked on one end of a PW cable connector... those other cables are probably shielded but i'm not sure which end would be which... as a suggestion, try reconnecting the monster cable first... if it's not that, reconnect the cable from the whammy to the amp input.... start rearranging the cable order before ya start having fun with a soldering iron

Reg