I am having the same problem with that hum the thing is I did not have that problem before. I have 3 amps a epiphone studio acoustic 15 a crategx15R and a crate fxt30 the fxt30 is the worst. (acquired two days ago)I am wondering if the first two got the humming due to being idle several months and somehow components are dirty? I did not have any problems with fluorescent lighting. Any ideas besides buying the Hum X?Thank you
I've spent all night trying to figure out what is causing my noise. Not only have you simply explained what ground loops are (I must have watched dozens of videos about them and still had no clue) but you've also offered a solution. Great video.
I recently got the Hum X, i was trying to use a 2 amp setup (1 amp clean and 1 distorted like Eric Johnson, or using a stereo delay using both amps at once) the ground loop was driving me crazy,then I read about this device on some forums, problem solved, so that's another way that you can use the Hum X, thanks for the cool video!!!
You can also strip a wire, tape one end to one of the screws and let the other end touch the ground. Maybe your amp also has a grounding pin for this. This way, whenever you put your amp on the ground, it's grounded. I super glued a grounding block so that part of it touches the ground when I keep it, and connected a wire to the block. Slightly less dangly solution. :)
It would be interesting to see a tour of your studio including your main pieces of gears. I would be especially interested in learning your preferences on your play back system.
Thanks Bob👍🏼 I had this buzzing sound in my home theater 10’ powered subwoofer 🔊 and know it’s gone and working perfectly as it should.. So know I wake up Alive 😂 and not dead ☠️ to enjoy the bass in my movies 🍿 and Music 🎶. Again Bob Thank you for that test you did.😉🍻
Hi Bob, thank you for solving a big problem that I have. I stripped my guitar wiring a few times, rewired just to have the same problem. I tested all the grounds and found that my Boss EBand Js8 had a problem as you mentioned. If I take a wire from the earth of the BOss to another earth, the hum goes away. I will have to look for this appliance you suggested. All the best; thank you again!!!
here we are 4 years later. i kind of just screwed myself haha. my ceiling fan died and i bought a new one. well come to find out the ceiling fan i bought has a light dimmer in it and now im screwed. my options are A)play with nasty hum or B) have no ceiling fan or light on in the room while playing. anything to alleviate this issue or should i just buy a new ceiling fan with no light dimmer. cheers!
Thanks for this video Bob, I wish my issues could be resolved this easily. I’d gladly spring for the $80 for every amp I have. I not only get the type of 60 cycle hum you demonstrated but I also get static and radio frequencies. Turning up to higher volumes makes the issues especially bad and connecting boost/overdrive/distortion pedals at even medium volume or output levels is disastrous, as it totally exacerbates the problem at ear splitting volumes. It’s virtually impossible to play under these circumstances if I need to crank my volume or pedal output levels. I primarily play vintage sixties Fender amplifiers and guitars and use good quality cables and connections with grounded power strips. Some of my amps have the original 2 prong power cords and some have updated 3 prong cords. I moved from a house to an apartment building and experienced this in both locations. My work around for this has been to keep my amp volume at as minimum levels as possible and utilize my guitars’ volume control which is somewhat limiting. With pedals engaged I found I could reduce the noise to an extent by keeping volume/output levels at bare minimum levels which of course limited my ability to get the full scope the pedals offer. I’d initially thought it was issues with the pedals and certain pedals exacerbated the radio frequencies for some reason but I’ve discovered that the source of the problem begins with the amplifiers themselves irrespective of the specific guitar, amp, pedal, cables, connections, room, outlet or power supply utilized. The reason I doubt this issue is a ground loop the way you’ve described it is because the noise and radio interference occurs on its own upon plugging in any amp to any outlet in any room and running up the volume. This is without even having a guitar or pedal connected. Since you indicate ground loop issues are the result of more than one item connected to the same circuit, having this type of noise from the amp with nothing connected to it indicates it is not ground loop related and the Hum X would not resolve the issue as others here have found. Does that sound correct?? For alternative solutions I’ve researched that the Furman SS-6B power block for $39 also provides EMI and RFI noise reduction that could greatly minimize this type of problem but I see others have not always found that to be the case. Another item is the Furman AC-215A Power Conditioner for $229-$239 which seems to be primarily marketed as a power surge protection product with AC noise filtering technology included as an added benefit. There were positive reviews indicating it did just that and resolved their noise issues. Dropping $40 on an extra power strip is not really an issue but I’d hate to spend nearly $250 on a surge protector I’m not even in the market for to fix my noise issues and then have it end up doing little to nothing. Do you think I’m on the right track here or that the problem is solely within the electrical wiring set up in my house or apartment and if that’s the case then what exactly is the issue and how can I potentially get it corrected. I am not an electrician but if I knew what the issue was and what needed to be done, perhaps I could hire someone to do it. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
@@Revenant4k I've had way too many bills lately to drop the 60 bucks for this but I'll let you know if I do.. my friends say they work but some have ad them blowout.
In all my years of playing, I've never heard of something like this. Apparently, it works miracles lol. If only if would get rid of the noise my powered monitors give my guitar, without me having to turn 180 degrees away from them, 6+ feet away lol
Alright, the thing is $79. The video was informative and displays the usefulness of the adapter which is good. Btw, if this is sponsored in anyway (re: your referral link), you may want to disclose that in your video and description!
No I’m not sponsored and had to pay full price for the product. However, the referral link does generate a couple of dollars with an Amazon purchase. The folks that know and follow me are aware that I don't review or recommend products that I don’t use myself. Thanks for the comment! All the best.
HI yall, I use single coils so i get hum, one thing helped ( i think it was ground loop noise...): I put all the pedals and the amp into the same power outlet from the wall, another thing is on the way: EHX Hum Debugger, which is designed to help with single-coil hum, so there! ( I dont like the sound of the noiseless pickups so much, lets see what the Debugger will do...!!!) of course I could buy minihumbuckers, but for my three superstrats it would be very costly (six pickups!), instead of that i have yet another thing coming: Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster for humbuckish tones! so, all in all I have six pedals each having their own adapter , not too much methinks ... ( omg some people have amp stacks, but you have the effects stack!!! im so happy with my six pedals on the floor, like 40 € each, Duncan and EHX over hundred, hope theyll do their job...) Happy humming your favourite tunes...!!!
You mentioned a light dimmer. I turned off the closest dimmer, and 50% of this exact same noise you’re having disappeared. I reduced a 30% by turning down the treble just a bit on the amp, and another 20% by turning down the volume down on my guitar. Much less noise when using more of the amp’s volume than using the one of the guitar. When I touch my strings or my volume knob on the guitar, that helps a lot too! I’ll visit my guitar shop for possible solutions. I’d rather have a professional to help. His advice is free anyway.
$79 for HumX and for the EH Hum debugger its $118 at Sweetwater. I bought two EH Hum Debuggers back in 2013, and they work Excellently! I Record Clean! :)
I have a hum X and so far it's worked great! It may only work in some environments and not others, but I'm keeping it with me because it does w Really work well in some situations!
Thanks for the video I purchased 2 different noise filtering surge protectors, they reduced a little bit probably about 25% or so. I had seen the humx, appearance wise I didn’t think that little adapter could do anything but watching this video sold me on it. Thank you! I have a fender tube amp as well, I do have A LOT of electronics and dimmers around the house I’m hoping this helps too because I don’t know what else to do.
degacci hi mate. Have you tried out that Hum X? I started some recording with my Vox AC30 and same problem with clean tones. The drives are ok. They don’t show up on the mix, but the clean lines are too noise. Cheers
I'd love to have the Fender Deluxe Reverb....... I have a Princeton 65 that sounds really good, but has terrible hum. Seems like Hum X is the solution.
I don’t want to wake up dead, either. I think I need one of these. No idea how this hum started. Just turned on my amp one day and it was there. Literally changed nothing. Guitar plugged straight into the amp. Am plugged straight into the wall.
Sorry this did not work for you. Just a heads up for everyone: This is a great product but only works for "Ground Loop" problems. You can test this before you buy by using the 50 cent adapter I show in the video to lift the ground Do this for testing for purposes only! If the noise goes away, you have a ground loop. Buy the HumX. Don't play the guitar with the ground lifted to avoid shock hazard. Hope this helps.
I like how it sounded like a perfect outro to his riff even when he put his guitar back on the rack. You know your a total Bad A when you accidentally sound good. 😁
eeh you said ''you don't wanna get electrocuted, you don't wanna wake up dead..'' my question is: how would it be possible to wake up dead?? great video, keep up the good work!
Bob, I have a brand new Marshall DSL 40c Tube with a brand new Jackson Soloist Pro guitar. I know it is not my equipment because I have no static hiss at my friends house and it's brand new (less than 1 week I have had it) My problem is not that I get a hum. The problem is I get bad Hiss. On the clean channel it is not as bad, but when I turn volume up on amp or switch to the dirty channel it is horrible. I run a GE7 Boss EQ as well and the Pedal magnifies this and makes the hiss so bad I can't even use the pedal at all. I noticed if I unplug the power adapter from the wall going to the pedal it gets better. I am plugging amp and pedal into same outlet. Amp on top and pedal on bottom. I tried plugging in the pedal to another outlet across the room and it made the amp worse still. This pedal works fantastic at my friends house and not an issue. Now I know it is not just the pedal. The problem is still in the amp when it is plugged in without pedal, but it just isn't quite as bad. It has to be a issue with the power in my house cause everything sounds fantastic at my friends. Also I just ordered a Line 6 Helix so I'd really like to get this fixed so I can record with it. Will the HumX work for bad Hiss or just hum which I don't have? Also could it be that my problem is not a ground loop, but a voltage problem. Do I need a voltage regulator? Or will this HumX work for my situation?
Justin, the HumX is only for ground loop problems with USA 110 volt power. To test this get the 50 cent adapter to lift the ground that I show in the video and plug in your amp. Just don't play your guitar to avoid the shock hazard. My guess is you have other issues with the power in your house. Talk to the folks you bought your new amp from and they may have some suggestions for using other types of power filters. Good luck.
I did a crossover and combined my Battery Pack (Tronix Explorer XT) with my amplifier and the humming went away. Since it's only a 10W amp it lasts quite long enough. So that is an alternative if you have a battery pack that gives 230V but the battery pack is more expensive than a filter but it is an option.
I had put an undersaddle pickup and a positive pre-amp for my nylon guitar. For some reasons I had to solder a 2.5mm plug which connects to the pre-amp. Since day one hum was always there. I did not know until today when I used a piece of aluminium foil to wrap around the jointed. Now the hum has gone.
I usually, just move the amp to another circuit on the opposite of the room, away from the side of the room, where all the electronics are. Good tip. Peace
Thank you for making this video review and proving it works with your setup. this answered my question perfectly and let me know about the best solution to the problem on the market
Elbee Thrie He never said fliiping the off switch was any different from unplugging it. He was talking about powering the amp down first. I once shattered the tubes in a Dual Rec by just turning the amp off without putting it on standby first. May want to read a little more closely and make sure what people are saying before just commenting and jumping to co conclusions.
KC, If your tube amp has a standby switch, you should ALWAYS use it before shutting down. The damage DOES NOT come from shutting down, but from turning it back on, subjecting your tubes to high voltage B+ (325-450VDC) before they are warmed-up. I come to this wisdom from using high-powered tube transmitters since 1962. Read your amp users manual, I'd bet that is what it says. If you don't mind retubing frequently, go ahead and fry tubes (but please DO NOT touch my amp). Frying a set of finals might give you a more psychedelic performance on stage. 73, W8IMP AR K
I don't have a hum, my amp sounds more like wind or air even at low volume. It's the not the guitar because I have another amp and it's quiet on that amp. I replaced all the capacitors and still the air sound. I also tested the speaker, not blown. It's an older Solid State amplifier from the early 70's, so I was told that's the way those amps sound. if I turn the volume up high, I can't really hear the air sound, but at low volumes when I play clean I can hear it. The amp is a Univox
I have no ground wires on any outlets. My electrical BOX is grounded. But the wire they ran in my old house has no actually ground hooked to any of the grounds in the outlets. I did build one for my expensive computer/stereo/tv equipment by drilling a hole in the wall, using a thick wire and running it from ground on the outlet into a metal stake in the ground. But I have a lotta noise in my music studio, and no ground. And where the outlets are, can't really make a custom ground easy. My half stack will just HOWL violently at high volume when not strumming.
Sorry Bob, immediately sampled you saying, "You don't want to wake up dead." Wish the Hum X wasn't $80, I'll stick with scooping the hum frequency out.
Bob Sell except its $150.00! Look hear on you tube, a few people are showing how to build one for a couple bucks. I Havnt seen those videos yet though...
Bob Sell ah, that's a bit better, iamazon is where I checked, a fee seeing price decided it could wait lol. I did not look into their alt. Buying options... And as for my second comment ( an I'm directing this towards everyone else ) I am NOT suggesting anyone whom is uneducated it electrical matters to go ahead an try a diy with something like this. I myself have gotten into making fx pedals an am looking towards a boutique tube amp build in the near future... It is a great idea I am assuming is/ was yours. An if it works, hell, I can think of a hundred times it would have helped my old band. From practice in various places to studios to clubs an venues! Lets push it deeper into the market so we can can get that price down. You can sell a thousand an make gross $75,000, or sell a million at $25, an well... You where where I'm going with this. If its attainable to kids in their bedroom, it could become a staple piece of equipment as common as wall warts ( plugbars, whatever terminology you use lol)
Since my other amps did not make that noise i was for sure it was the new crappy amp I had bought. Well maybe its not built as well as the others that requires the buzz amp. but regardless it fixed by problem. I had one laying around which was nice! If your dead and wake up then your not dead
the surest way to eliminate a ground loop is to ground each component in your guitar to one common ground called (star ground)...avoid grounding in a daisy chain fashion...
I'm having a nasty buzz centered around 315 Hz, and no one seems to be able to prodive me with a straight answer of what it could be... It's not a ground loop because I've checked with a D.I. Box, so maybe EMI? I really want to fix that issue.
Just got a new amp the other day (fender super champ xd) and was extremely disappointed with the hiss/hum that came with it. I’ll have to look into this
Thanks alot for the video. We just played a gig in a park and I was really frustrated with the hum noise. I brought a wah wah and Univibe and they really intensified the hum, so much so that I just went straight through the amp (DSL 40c.)I use effects pedals when we play indoors and usually do not notice as much hum.None the less I will try this and let you know how it works.
This was not a paid advertisement. If you follow my channel you know that I only recommend products that I use myself in the studio. Nor was this product given to me for free to review. I paid the retail price for this product. I've had several products sent to me that are junk and I refuse to review. Recently, I was offed a product for free if I agreed to review on Amazon. I declined as I only review products that I can recommend and use myself. Having said that, this product has a link in the video description and if you click on the link and purchase, I do get a small commission from the sale. I think it's around 5% from Amazon. Thanks for the question.
I have the 60hz hum on my 25R Fender amp just from the guitar to it. I touch the strings on the guitar, and it goes away (or any metallic part of the guitar). I checked and the ground from the cord has continuity to the input jack so I am stumped. Since it is just the amp there can't be a ground loop so even more stumped.
I use the big shot Aby Pedal , Has ground lift Has the benefit of running 2 amps or 2 guitars and is just a few dollars more than the Hum X Which I've tried and didn't work.
It's more technical and complex than I can explain so you can do some research if you need more information. But in its simplest form, here's the best I can do: most of your equipment will have a third prong on the cord when you plug in to a power outlet. The third prong is connected to a ground that it's there for your safety. When connecting two pieces of equipment together, like with a guitar cable, that both have a ground can create a ground loop. A ground loop creates noise and interferes with your audio. Some folks will "lift" the ground by using an adapter or cutting the third prong off of the power cord. This is done in an attempt to rectify the noise problem. Most of the time it works by illuminating the ground loop and therefore the noise. However it's a very dangerous option as it creates a shock hazard. Hope this helps.
I have atrocious ground loop hum at my amp's input, when i use the dirty channel. It goes away completely when I use a wireless system. But when i use any cables with any guitar, doesn't matter if there are pedals in between or not, there is atrocious hum. it's not an amp issue because the noise goes away completely when i use a wireless pack. there is some kinda ground loop happening whenever i use physical cables of any kind and it's driving me crazy because i can't use wireless with everything i want to use. If I go wireless to my pedals, and plug the pedals into the amp with cables the hum returns. please help
Hi Bob, The thing is I have a lot of amps. I have a Mesa Tremoverb, a Fender Bassman, 1965 Fender Blackface Bandmaster, tweed Deluxe, Ceriatone JTM45 bluesbreaker, Ceriatone HRM Dumble amp, and a Vox Brian May special Edition amp from 2005. All of these amp get this same sound happening. I have 2 strats and 4 les pauls . It's definitely not a guitar or amp issue that I have. For a while I was changing valves like crazy, still didn't get rid of this problem. Really don't know what to do.
Well, my buzz issue lead me to this video however in the end I found it was my lead. A quality lead I had for ages but something’s gone wrong as an exactly the same lead got rid of 90% of the noise. I wonder what could be wrong with that bad lead. All of the soldered connections are healthy!
I guess that proves that a quality lead can go bad after ages. Maybe enough strands of wire broke in time to create the noise. Obviously you identified the problem and replaced the cord.
I’m using the Hum X to fix my ground loop problem. Here’s a link to amazon for more information: amzn.to/29Dn58s
I am having the same problem with that hum the thing is I did not have that problem before. I have 3 amps a epiphone studio acoustic 15 a crategx15R and a crate fxt30 the fxt30 is the worst. (acquired two days ago)I am wondering if the first two got the humming due to being idle several months and somehow components are dirty? I did not have any problems with fluorescent lighting. Any ideas besides buying the Hum X?Thank you
Excellent video! very informative.
Rob Hernandez - Hi Bob would that work for a power bar too it that doesn’t have more amperage as recommenced?
what do i do if its a problem with my guitar ? i have no buzzing on my strat but when i plug in my telecaster is starts buzzing really badly ?
I have the Humx my guitar still making noise need to called you
"You don't want to wake up dead" this guy sold me
i thought being dead is not waking up 😂😂😂
"Wake up dead" lol
Didn't they have a huge debate about this in Scary Movie 3?
morrisaurus17 yeah hahahaa
Megadeth's wake up dead ruclips.net/video/bN-0_ErU-wU/видео.html
Charly Lopez one of their best songs
Well wake up dead on the other side lol
Him: you don't want to wake up dead.
Me: wait a minute. That make no sense
Afterlife I guess? If we ever have one that is.
You, have absolutely just changed my entire perspective on my setup💀. I thought that was just something I had to deal with. Thank you very much
Glad it helped!
Dang, David Gilmour lost his British accent?? Nice video 👍🏻
That's funny! Thanks!
I bet you can play like him as well👍🏼🎸
I wish... Maybe after another 50 years of practice!
Thought the same thing 😂
Gilmore maybe, but Gilmour not until I know. BTW what's doing Rick Harrison here?.
I've spent all night trying to figure out what is causing my noise. Not only have you simply explained what ground loops are (I must have watched dozens of videos about them and still had no clue) but you've also offered a solution. Great video.
Glad it helped
I recently got the Hum X, i was trying to use a 2 amp setup (1 amp clean and 1 distorted like Eric Johnson, or using a stereo delay using both amps at once) the ground loop was driving me crazy,then I read about this device on some forums, problem solved, so that's another way that you can use the Hum X, thanks for the cool video!!!
Thank you for the info and that great tip! All the best to you and your music!
You can also strip a wire, tape one end to one of the screws and let the other end touch the ground. Maybe your amp also has a grounding pin for this. This way, whenever you put your amp on the ground, it's grounded. I super glued a grounding block so that part of it touches the ground when I keep it, and connected a wire to the block. Slightly less dangly solution. :)
Such arrangements to be able to play open chords! That's something in itself!
thnk you Gilmour
These things make a huge difference. I had a terrible ground Loop with stereo amplification until I used a hum Eliminator
Good to hear!
It would be interesting to see a tour of your studio including your main pieces of gears. I would be especially interested in learning your preferences on your play back system.
I haven't had anyone ask about my gear before. Maybe I'll do a studio tour someday...
Thanks Bob👍🏼 I had this buzzing sound in my home theater 10’ powered subwoofer 🔊 and know it’s gone and working perfectly as it should.. So know I wake up Alive 😂 and not dead ☠️ to enjoy the bass in my movies 🍿 and Music 🎶. Again Bob Thank you for that test you did.😉🍻
you’re welcome
Hi Bob, thank you for solving a big problem that I have. I stripped my guitar wiring a few times, rewired just to have the same problem. I tested all the grounds and found that my Boss EBand Js8 had a problem as you mentioned. If I take a wire from the earth of the BOss to another earth, the hum goes away. I will have to look for this appliance you suggested. All the best; thank you again!!!
Glad this helped you! All the best to you and your music!!
Pierre Joubert I have this problem with my js10 and ibanez and I don't have a clue where the problem is. It's driving me crazy.
great video! I hate waking up dead
Yeah, not good! Thanks.
ruffaccord ditto
Exactly what I thought! Lol
Wake up dead with appetite for brainsszzz.
You just saved me about 100 headaches. This was the amp eureka voila for me
Great! Glad this helped!
indeed. im on easy street now! cheers Bob
here we are 4 years later. i kind of just screwed myself haha. my ceiling fan died and i bought a new one. well come to find out the ceiling fan i bought has a light dimmer in it and now im screwed. my options are A)play with nasty hum or B) have no ceiling fan or light on in the room while playing. anything to alleviate this issue or should i just buy a new ceiling fan with no light dimmer. cheers!
Dimmers! I couldn't figure out why I was getting intermittent unbearable feedback. I shut them off and it cleaned right up. Thank you sir!
Excellent!
Thanks for this video Bob, I wish my issues could be resolved this easily. I’d gladly spring for the $80 for every amp I have. I not only get the type of 60 cycle hum you demonstrated but I also get static and radio frequencies. Turning up to higher volumes makes the issues especially bad and connecting boost/overdrive/distortion pedals at even medium volume or output levels is disastrous, as it totally exacerbates the problem at ear splitting volumes. It’s virtually impossible to play under these circumstances if I need to crank my volume or pedal output levels. I primarily play vintage sixties Fender amplifiers and guitars and use good quality cables and connections with grounded power strips. Some of my amps have the original 2 prong power cords and some have updated 3 prong cords. I moved from a house to an apartment building and experienced this in both locations. My work around for this has been to keep my amp volume at as minimum levels as possible and utilize my guitars’ volume control which is somewhat limiting. With pedals engaged I found I could reduce the noise to an extent by keeping volume/output levels at bare minimum levels which of course limited my ability to get the full scope the pedals offer. I’d initially thought it was issues with the pedals and certain pedals exacerbated the radio frequencies for some reason but I’ve discovered that the source of the problem begins with the amplifiers themselves irrespective of the specific guitar, amp, pedal, cables, connections, room, outlet or power supply utilized. The reason I doubt this issue is a ground loop the way you’ve described it is because the noise and radio interference occurs on its own upon plugging in any amp to any outlet in any room and running up the volume. This is without even having a guitar or pedal connected. Since you indicate ground loop issues are the result of more than one item connected to the same circuit, having this type of noise from the amp with nothing connected to it indicates it is not ground loop related and the Hum X would not resolve the issue as others here have found. Does that sound correct?? For alternative solutions I’ve researched that the Furman SS-6B power block for $39 also provides EMI and RFI noise reduction that could greatly minimize this type of problem but I see others have not always found that to be the case. Another item is the Furman AC-215A Power Conditioner for $229-$239 which seems to be primarily marketed as a power surge protection product with AC noise filtering technology included as an added benefit. There were positive reviews indicating it did just that and resolved their noise issues. Dropping $40 on an extra power strip is not really an issue but I’d hate to spend nearly $250 on a surge protector I’m not even in the market for to fix my noise issues and then have it end up doing little to nothing. Do you think I’m on the right track here or that the problem is solely within the electrical wiring set up in my house or apartment and if that’s the case then what exactly is the issue and how can I potentially get it corrected. I am not an electrician but if I knew what the issue was and what needed to be done, perhaps I could hire someone to do it. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
thanks.. I f ing hate ground loop hum to no end and have traded 3 amps trying to eliminate it. I will give this a try
Hope it works out for you. Good luck.
did it work?
@@Revenant4k I've had way too many bills lately to drop the 60 bucks for this but I'll let you know if I do.. my friends say they work but some have ad them blowout.
In all my years of playing, I've never heard of something like this. Apparently, it works miracles lol. If only if would get rid of the noise my powered monitors give my guitar, without me having to turn 180 degrees away from them, 6+ feet away lol
Yes, it does work miracles if it's a ground loop...
Alright, the thing is $79. The video was informative and displays the usefulness of the adapter which is good.
Btw, if this is sponsored in anyway (re: your referral link), you may want to disclose that in your video and description!
No I’m not sponsored and had to pay full price for the product. However, the referral link does generate a couple of dollars with an Amazon purchase. The folks that know and follow me are aware that I don't review or recommend products that I don’t use myself. Thanks for the comment! All the best.
HI yall, I use single coils so i get hum, one thing helped ( i think it was ground loop noise...): I put all the pedals and the amp into the same power outlet from the wall, another thing is on the way: EHX Hum Debugger, which is designed to help with single-coil hum, so there! ( I dont like the sound of the noiseless pickups so much, lets see what the Debugger will do...!!!) of course I could buy minihumbuckers, but for my three superstrats it would be very costly (six pickups!), instead of that i have yet another thing coming: Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster for humbuckish tones! so, all in all I have six pedals each having their own adapter , not too much methinks ... ( omg some people have amp stacks, but you have the effects stack!!! im so happy with my six pedals on the floor, like 40 € each, Duncan and EHX over hundred, hope theyll do their job...) Happy humming your favourite tunes...!!!
Ok keep us posted. Thanks!
You mentioned a light dimmer. I turned off the closest dimmer, and 50% of this exact same noise you’re having disappeared. I reduced a 30% by turning down the treble just a bit on the amp, and another 20% by turning down the volume down on my guitar. Much less noise when using more of the amp’s volume than using the one of the guitar. When I touch my strings or my volume knob on the guitar, that helps a lot too! I’ll visit my guitar shop for possible solutions. I’d rather have a professional to help. His advice is free anyway.
Good luck!
@@BobSell The guy of the store who sold it to me offered to set it up. I forgot to ask him if it’s free. I don’t think it is!
Wake Up Dead = Megadeth \m/ \m/
$79 for HumX and for the EH Hum debugger its $118 at Sweetwater. I bought two EH Hum Debuggers back in 2013, and they work Excellently! I Record Clean! :)
“You don’t wanna wake up dead” 💀💀💀💀💯💯💯✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾😂😂😂😂
I have a hum X and so far it's worked great! It may only work in some environments and not others, but I'm keeping it with me because it does w
Really work well in some situations!
Great thing to have in your toolbox. Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it!
Foil inside the guitar under pickups also works great
Thanks for the video I purchased 2 different noise filtering surge protectors, they reduced a little bit probably about 25% or so. I had seen the humx, appearance wise I didn’t think that little adapter could do anything but watching this video sold me on it. Thank you! I have a fender tube amp as well, I do have A LOT of electronics and dimmers around the house I’m hoping this helps too because I don’t know what else to do.
degacci hi mate. Have you tried out that Hum X? I started some recording with my Vox AC30 and same problem with clean tones. The drives are ok. They don’t show up on the mix, but the clean lines are too noise. Cheers
Le Rosa haven’t tried to humX but I moved WiFi/Bluetooth devices away from my amp and changed bulbs to LED. It’s helped significantly.
@@degacci hum ok cool. Yeah I tried to sit the amp far from other electric stuff as well and it helped a lot. Cheers bro
I'd love to have the Fender Deluxe Reverb....... I have a Princeton 65 that sounds really good, but has terrible hum. Seems like Hum X is the solution.
I found that keeping amp as far as possible from wall socket does the trick....same amp as in vid....picks up mains hum n buzz if too close to socket
I’ll try that!
I noticed when I lift the guitar cable off the ground, the humming stops.
Bro it works hahah
@I’m-a-plastic-bag i think its the plug of the amp . But could mean the guitar cable. Could be either
@I’m-a-plastic-bag he said guitar cable so patch cord not amo
Okay I thought my amp was just broken, i should definitely invest in one of these
Thanks Bob!
I don’t want to wake up dead, either. I think I need one of these. No idea how this hum started. Just turned on my amp one day and it was there. Literally changed nothing. Guitar plugged straight into the amp. Am plugged straight into the wall.
Bought this item. Wish I could say it worked..... Sadly, I still have the problem. Glad it helped some people
Sorry this did not work for you. Just a heads up for everyone: This is a great product but only works for "Ground Loop" problems. You can test this before you buy by using the 50 cent adapter I show in the video to lift the ground Do this for testing for purposes only! If the noise goes away, you have a ground loop. Buy the HumX. Don't play the guitar with the ground lifted to avoid shock hazard. Hope this helps.
I like how it sounded like a perfect outro to his riff even when he put his guitar back on the rack. You know your a total Bad A when you accidentally sound good. 😁
Bought one. Plugged it in. Still tons of hum. Returned it.
Waking up dead is A miracle. I'm in.
Relatable
ok, i'm buying one, right now
Remember, ‘you don’t want to wake up dead’ 😂
You can DIY with power plug, power socket, two regular 10 Amp diodes, a 10Ω to 100Ω resistor and regular cables.
Can you explain how to make
eeh you said ''you don't wanna get electrocuted, you don't wanna wake up dead..'' my question is: how would it be possible to wake up dead?? great video, keep up the good work!
Ha! Yeah, but no one really knows! Thanks for the great comment!
Thank you very much!! your demonstration is literally what I'm going through with my new guitars! I'm going to try and order it and see if it helps!
You’re welcome! Good luck Gabe.
did it work??
Bob, I have a brand new Marshall DSL 40c Tube with a brand new Jackson Soloist Pro guitar. I know it is not my equipment because I have no static hiss at my friends house and it's brand new (less than 1 week I have had it)
My problem is not that I get a hum. The problem is I get bad Hiss. On the clean channel it is not as bad, but when I turn volume up on amp or switch to the dirty channel it is horrible. I run a GE7 Boss EQ as well and the Pedal magnifies this and makes the hiss so bad I can't even use the pedal at all. I noticed if I unplug the power adapter from the wall going to the pedal it gets better. I am plugging amp and pedal into same outlet. Amp on top and pedal on bottom. I tried plugging in the pedal to another outlet across the room and it made the amp worse still.
This pedal works fantastic at my friends house and not an issue. Now I know it is not just the pedal. The problem is still in the amp when it is plugged in without pedal, but it just isn't quite as bad. It has to be a issue with the power in my house cause everything sounds fantastic at my friends. Also I just ordered a Line 6 Helix so I'd really like to get this fixed so I can record with it.
Will the HumX work for bad Hiss or just hum which I don't have? Also could it be that my problem is not a ground loop, but a voltage problem. Do I need a voltage regulator? Or will this HumX work for my situation?
Justin, the HumX is only for ground loop problems with USA 110 volt power. To test this get the 50 cent adapter to lift the ground that I show in the video and plug in your amp. Just don't play your guitar to avoid the shock hazard. My guess is you have other issues with the power in your house. Talk to the folks you bought your new amp from and they may have some suggestions for using other types of power filters. Good luck.
Thank you Bob!
I'll give this a shot.
All the best!
@@BobSell I got it guitar still making humming noise
@@MathieuJeanty grounding issue with your guitar then
I did a crossover and combined my Battery Pack (Tronix Explorer XT) with my amplifier and the humming went away.
Since it's only a 10W amp it lasts quite long enough.
So that is an alternative if you have a battery pack that gives 230V but the battery pack is more expensive than a filter but it is an option.
I had put an undersaddle pickup and a positive pre-amp for my nylon guitar. For some reasons I had to solder a 2.5mm plug which connects to the pre-amp. Since day one hum was always there. I did not know until today when I used a piece of aluminium foil to wrap around the jointed. Now the hum has gone.
Great tip!
I drooled all over my keyboard for your equipment
😁
I usually, just move the amp to another circuit on the opposite of the room, away from the side of the room, where all the electronics are. Good tip. Peace
Thank you for making this video review and proving it works with your setup. this answered my question perfectly and let me know about the best solution to the problem on the market
Glad it helped!
You don’t want to wake up dead haha good one !!
thank you it was the adapter.
thanks, i hope this solves my buuz issue, ill give it a try, cheers!
Thanks. cheers!
you should reaaally power down your amp properly rather than just unpluGGinG it while its still in like that. AND THANK YOU, I LEARNED SOMETHING.
Yeah, and I know better! HA! Thanks!
Elbee Thrie He never said fliiping the off switch was any different from unplugging it. He was talking about powering the amp down first. I once shattered the tubes in a Dual Rec by just turning the amp off without putting it on standby first. May want to read a little more closely and make sure what people are saying before just commenting and jumping to co conclusions.
nitpick is real.
KC,
If your tube amp has a standby switch, you should ALWAYS use it before shutting down. The damage DOES NOT come from shutting down, but from turning it back on, subjecting your tubes to high voltage B+ (325-450VDC) before they are warmed-up.
I come to this wisdom from using high-powered tube transmitters since 1962. Read your amp users manual, I'd bet that is what it says. If you don't mind retubing frequently, go ahead and fry tubes (but please DO NOT touch my amp). Frying a set of finals might give you a more psychedelic performance on stage.
73, W8IMP AR K
I don't have a hum, my amp sounds more like wind or air even at low volume. It's the not the guitar because I have another amp and it's quiet on that amp. I replaced all the capacitors and still the air sound. I also tested the speaker, not blown. It's an older Solid State amplifier from the early 70's, so I was told that's the way those amps sound. if I turn the volume up high, I can't really hear the air sound, but at low volumes when I play clean I can hear it. The amp is a Univox
Sorry I'm no help here. Not familiar with your setup.
Thanks Bob, another useful vid.
Thanks Dan!
I have no ground wires on any outlets. My electrical BOX is grounded. But the wire they ran in my old house has no actually ground hooked to any of the grounds in the outlets. I did build one for my expensive computer/stereo/tv equipment by drilling a hole in the wall, using a thick wire and running it from ground on the outlet into a metal stake in the ground. But I have a lotta noise in my music studio, and no ground. And where the outlets are, can't really make a custom ground easy. My half stack will just HOWL violently at high volume when not strumming.
thank you for the info, i was thinking i may have had a short somewhere lol
My Fender Princeton Chorus has the hum all by itself. I'll try the Hum X to see if that takes care of the issue. Thanks!!
Thank you so much! Now I can fix my DVMark Jazz buzzing amp!!!
Bob, you're the freaking boss.
Thank you Travis!
Thank you very much. My amp has recently began to buzz and it interferes with the sound quality of my playing.
@Samuel Mccoy alright I'll clean them, thank you
Thats pretty amazing.
Cool!
I always wake up dead, but that's just me. 😂
Yeah but mine is making a loud obnoxious noise when i turn it on (everything is turned down)
Sorry Bob, immediately sampled you saying, "You don't want to wake up dead." Wish the Hum X wasn't $80, I'll stick with scooping the hum frequency out.
Ok Nick... put the sample to good use!
Hats a great tool to have in case you ever do bring your gear to a new place that may have a problem... Thanks
Great point! Thank you!
Bob Sell except its $150.00! Look hear on you tube, a few people are showing how to build one for a couple bucks. I Havnt seen those videos yet though...
$79.00 on Amazon: amzn.to/29Dn58s
Bob Sell ah, that's a bit better, iamazon is where I checked, a fee seeing price decided it could wait lol. I did not look into their alt. Buying options... And as for my second comment ( an I'm directing this towards everyone else ) I am NOT suggesting anyone whom is uneducated it electrical matters to go ahead an try a diy with something like this. I myself have gotten into making fx pedals an am looking towards a boutique tube amp build in the near future... It is a great idea I am assuming is/ was yours. An if it works, hell, I can think of a hundred times it would have helped my old band. From practice in various places to studios to clubs an venues! Lets push it deeper into the market so we can can get that price down. You can sell a thousand an make gross $75,000, or sell a million at $25, an well... You where where I'm going with this. If its attainable to kids in their bedroom, it could become a staple piece of equipment as common as wall warts ( plugbars, whatever terminology you use lol)
Since my other amps did not make that noise i was for sure it was the new crappy amp I had bought. Well maybe its not built as well as the others that requires the buzz amp. but regardless it fixed by problem. I had one laying around which was nice!
If your dead and wake up then your not dead
My amp makes so much noise whenever I plug in my pedal board. I hope this solves the problem
Good luck. Cheers.
Awesome!! That’s the exact problem I need to solve
the surest way to eliminate a ground loop is to ground each component in your guitar to one common ground called (star ground)...avoid grounding in a daisy chain fashion...
Excellent video, great advice, thank you.
Thanks John!
I'm having a nasty buzz centered around 315 Hz, and no one seems to be able to prodive me with a straight answer of what it could be... It's not a ground loop because I've checked with a D.I. Box, so maybe EMI? I really want to fix that issue.
Good bless you good man
Just got a new amp the other day (fender super champ xd) and was extremely disappointed with the
hiss/hum that came with it. I’ll have to look into this
This is a very good video.. im new to this guitar thing. And i have that noise . Tnx
Thanks for watching!
"You don't want to wake up dead"? Uh?!
Just joking, this've been very helpful.
Thank you!
Thanks for that awesome comment Antonio! All the best!
Grrrrreat video Bob! I always wondered about that stuff!
Thanks for the Grrrrreat comment!!
Thank you, excellent, buying one
Thanks alot for the video. We just played a gig in a park and I was really frustrated with the hum noise. I brought a wah wah and Univibe and they really intensified the hum, so much so that I just went straight through the amp (DSL 40c.)I use effects pedals when we play indoors and usually do not notice as much hum.None the less I will try this and let you know how it works.
Was this a paid for advertisement for Hum X? Were you compensated in any way to endorse this Hum X product?
This was not a paid advertisement. If you follow my channel you know that I only recommend products that I use myself in the studio. Nor was this product given to me for free to review. I paid the retail price for this product. I've had several products sent to me that are junk and I refuse to review. Recently, I was offed a product for free if I agreed to review on Amazon. I declined as I only review products that I can recommend and use myself. Having said that, this product has a link in the video description and if you click on the link and purchase, I do get a small commission from the sale. I think it's around 5% from Amazon. Thanks for the question.
you're a life saver and saved me so much money.
Glad it helped!
Thank you Sir! you saved my day.
no sir, i don't wanna wake up dead 2:06
great video by the way.. thanks for these useful advices
thanks
I have the 60hz hum on my 25R Fender amp just from the guitar to it. I touch the strings on the guitar, and it goes away (or any metallic part of the guitar). I checked and the ground from the cord has continuity to the input jack so I am stumped. Since it is just the amp there can't be a ground loop so even more stumped.
David Gilmour?
Ummmmm,,,, You can't wake up dead... Just an FYI...
You just saved my life
I use the big shot Aby
Pedal , Has ground lift
Has the benefit of running 2 amps or 2 guitars and is just a few dollars more than the Hum X
Which I've tried and didn't work.
Beautiful tele
Thank you!
Two nooby questions. What is a ground loop and what does lifted mean?
It's more technical and complex than I can explain so you can do some research if you need more information. But in its simplest form, here's the best I can do: most of your equipment will have a third prong on the cord when you plug in to a power outlet. The third prong is connected to a ground that it's there for your safety. When connecting two pieces of equipment together, like with a guitar cable, that both have a ground can create a ground loop. A ground loop creates noise and interferes with your audio. Some folks will "lift" the ground by using an adapter or cutting the third prong off of the power cord. This is done in an attempt to rectify the noise problem. Most of the time it works by illuminating the ground loop and therefore the noise. However it's a very dangerous option as it creates a shock hazard. Hope this helps.
I use the Electro-Harmonix Hum Debugger...but thanks for another great solution! Cheers Bob :)
Thanks for the tip!
My amp keeps a hum sound when its power on i didn't even plug in aux or guitar and it keeps the noise
Sick tascam 38! My dream rig ❤️
Got mine in the 80s. Still a dream machine!
I have atrocious ground loop hum at my amp's input, when i use the dirty channel. It goes away completely when I use a wireless system. But when i use any cables with any guitar, doesn't matter if there are pedals in between or not, there is atrocious hum. it's not an amp issue because the noise goes away completely when i use a wireless pack. there is some kinda ground loop happening whenever i use physical cables of any kind and it's driving me crazy because i can't use wireless with everything i want to use. If I go wireless to my pedals, and plug the pedals into the amp with cables the hum returns. please help
Hi Bob, The thing is I have a lot of amps. I have a Mesa Tremoverb, a Fender Bassman, 1965 Fender Blackface Bandmaster, tweed Deluxe, Ceriatone JTM45 bluesbreaker, Ceriatone HRM Dumble amp, and a Vox Brian May special Edition amp from 2005. All of these amp get this same sound happening. I have 2 strats and 4 les pauls . It's definitely not a guitar or amp issue that I have. For a while I was changing valves like crazy, still didn't get rid of this problem. Really don't know what to do.
Excellent!
Thank you!
Well, my buzz issue lead me to this video however in the end I found it was my lead. A quality lead I had for ages but something’s gone wrong as an exactly the same lead got rid of 90% of the noise. I wonder what could be wrong with that bad lead. All of the soldered connections are healthy!
I guess that proves that a quality lead can go bad after ages. Maybe enough strands of wire broke in time to create the noise. Obviously you identified the problem and replaced the cord.