picture wah problem
mogwai
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My picture wah makes a terrible hiss when it's on and I am playing in low volume.Especially when it's pressed forward.The hum is so strong that even if i mute the guitar and move the pedal back and forth u can hear the hum being wah-wahed.Till now i hadn't played in low volume the wah and hadn't noticed the problem.Is it sth normal or not?My crybaby didn't do that noise!
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and drop a line to teese.
Chances are very good that the close proximity of the amp to the pedal is the cause of the problem. Inductor based wahs are sensitive to electromagnetic interference. This EMI can be caused by many things, such as power transformers in amps, power cables, TV/monitor screens, electrical wiring grounding issues, and more, just like single coil pickups in Strats. A wah circuit, when actice, will try to effect the signal being fed into it. If no "sound" is being fed into it, the circuit will amplify the background noise. You'll need to try the wah at a different location, under more nominal playing conditions, before being able to determine what is the actual hum source.
Geoffrey
That's what geoffrey wrote but I don't even want to think about the possibility that this is caused by the single coils...It would be illogical...OMG I think i am getting a stomachache!!!!!!!!!
Stacked humbuckers are the best thing that happened for Strats since Leo Fender.
Geoff is a good guy, he'll fix it. That's why you pay 250 euros.
If you bought a VOX or a Crybaby you're sunk fixing it yourself.
It just needs some EMI sheilding just like the foil underneath your pickguard.
Unfortunately the unfortunate side effect of inductors is that they can pick up the EMI interference. That picture wah is basically a perfect brand new version of a classic old Vox 846 (Clyde McCoy)
Don't change your pickups, Hendrix played them and he had single coils. So did Clapton and countless others. I'm sure a little EMI/RFI sheilding should fix the problem it's usually more common in cheaper wah's. I used to pick up radio stations with an old Dunlop Hendrix Wah.
I'm sure it will work out, hopefully your analogman stuff will get there soon.
Sorry about the 2-3 week wait, I know you were excited about it. I hope the tone didn't disapoint.