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.
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!
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!!!
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.😉🍻
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!
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
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
@@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.
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.
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
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
$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 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.
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.
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...!!!
@@BobSell Hello 👋🏼 Bob It turns out it did work on my home theater powered subwoofer 🔊 Polk 10’ dad a humming and know it’s gone and working perfectly✊🏼👍🏼👋🏼✌🏼 thank you for that testing you did.🙏🏼✌🏼
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!
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.
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)
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 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 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'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.
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.
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.
Hey bob - great vid! So what would be the advantage to the hum x over using a DI with a ground lift on the guitar end? Are they similar? Better to use combined?
Yes, not for the entire power strip. Just one instrument. Probably not necessary on a keyboard. They normally have a power converter to convert to D.C. voltage with no ground. This is only for ground loop related noise. No ground ( 3rd prong on power cord) no ground loop! Hope this helps.
Bob Sell Well the problem is..I haven't even connected to the keyboard to the speaker yet. i just bought 2 QSC k12.2. I connected speaker cables, turn on, set input to instrument, set level to 0 (from off)..and i get the hum. I unplug the cable and I just get hiss. I tried XLR, speaker and instrument cables..with the same results. This was in my office where I have a mixer, arranger keboard and desktop pc. All were off. Except cable modem and router which were on different side of the room. Then I too the speakers out to the larger living room where on tv was on the other wall. Same test same hum noises. I don't get it. note.. I tried direct to wall outlet and regular power strip. Friend of mine said to try using Noise Filtered power strips.
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. 😁
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.
Bob I have three amps, two don't have any buzz or hum, but one does. If I had a ground loop issue, wouldn't all three amps hum? I've had it in for repairs but they can't find anything wrong with it.
Use the 50 cent adapter I show in the video to lift the ground for testing purposes! 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.
Bob, I play at church and no telling how clean the power is. We also have lights probably on the same circuit. The problem I have is I have non-noise cancelling pickups in my tele, but I use a pedalboard and amp that are both plugged into a decent power strip. I don't think I have a ground loop. Do you think a HumX would work in my situation. Even with the guitar unplugged the amp has a lot of buzz and normally it is dead quiet. What say you?
Use the 50 cent adapter I show in the video to lift the ground for testing purposes only! Don't play the guitar with the ground lifted to avoid the shock hazard. If the noise goes away, you have a ground loop. Buy the HumX. Hope this helps.
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.
This is great video. I have been trying everything. I have a dimmer switch in the basement now and I am thinking that could be it. Hopefully the hum x will work
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
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
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!
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.
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!
thnk you Gilmour
Such arrangements to be able to play open chords! That's something in itself!
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. :)
Thanks Bob!
These things make a huge difference. I had a terrible ground Loop with stereo amplification until I used a hum Eliminator
Good to hear!
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.
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...
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!
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.
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
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!
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!
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...
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
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
Wake Up Dead = Megadeth \m/ \m/
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.
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
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??
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.
Thanks Bob, another useful vid.
Thanks Dan!
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!
Good bless you good man
Thank you so much! Now I can fix my DVMark Jazz buzzing amp!!!
Excellent video, great advice, thank you.
Thanks John!
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
Thats pretty amazing.
Cool!
$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 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!
Awesome!! That’s the exact problem I need to solve
Thank you, excellent, buying one
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.
This is a very good video.. im new to this guitar thing. And i have that noise . Tnx
Thanks for watching!
thanks, i hope this solves my buuz issue, ill give it a try, cheers!
Thanks. cheers!
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!
Would this help for a home theater powered subwoofer 🔊 hum? Somebody help.. 🙏🏼
No, this in only designed for guitar amp ground loops. Thanks.
@@BobSell Hello 👋🏼 Bob
It turns out it did work on my home theater powered subwoofer 🔊 Polk 10’ dad a humming and know it’s gone and working perfectly✊🏼👍🏼👋🏼✌🏼 thank you for that testing you did.🙏🏼✌🏼
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!
Excellent!
Thank you!
Many thanks!
You're welcome!!
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.
Thank you Sir! you saved my day.
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)
Grrrrreat video Bob! I always wondered about that stuff!
Thanks for the Grrrrreat comment!!
you're a life saver and saved me so much money.
Glad it helped!
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.
Very cool. Thanx. Appreciated.
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for your vid! Help me a lot!!!
Foil inside the guitar under pickups also works great
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!
thank you for the info, i was thinking i may have had a short somewhere lol
Thanks alot gilmour!
Yeah, I’ve been call that a lot. I guess everybody looks like somebody. Wish I could play like him! Ha!!
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!!
Beautiful tele
Thank you!
thank you it was the adapter.
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!
very cool .
Thanks Marc!
thank you
You're welcome!
Bob, you're the freaking boss.
Thank you Travis!
Bought one. Plugged it in. Still tons of hum. Returned it.
no sir, i don't wanna wake up dead 2:06
great video by the way.. thanks for these useful advices
thanks
Awesome vid, I gave a like
Hey thank you Josh! Really appreciate it!!
Man…. THANK YOU!!!!!!
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.
that telecaster looks so fine
ok, i'm buying one, right now
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.
You just saved my life
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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.
Great Video
I use the Electro-Harmonix Hum Debugger...but thanks for another great solution! Cheers Bob :)
Thanks for the tip!
Good piece of kit, but can one be purchased for use in the U.K.?
USA 110 power only!
Ah well. The principal must be repeatable for other power levels? Someone will, or maybe has, produced a 230 AC version. Thanks for your reply. Ben.
Check with your local music store. I'm sure someone has them in the UK! After all, you guys are the Kings and Queens of music!! Good luck Ben.
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 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
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Hey bob - great vid! So what would be the advantage to the hum x over using a DI with a ground lift on the guitar end? Are they similar? Better to use combined?
Good question! Not sure the difference but you wouldn’t use together.
Great example! So the unit is for each instrument...not quiet the whole strip?
Can I use this for a keyboard also?
Yes, not for the entire power strip. Just one instrument. Probably not necessary on a keyboard. They normally have a power converter to convert to D.C. voltage with no ground. This is only for ground loop related noise. No ground ( 3rd prong on power cord) no ground loop! Hope this helps.
Bob Sell Well the problem is..I haven't even connected to the keyboard to the speaker yet.
i just bought 2 QSC k12.2. I connected speaker cables, turn on, set input to instrument, set level to 0 (from off)..and i get the hum. I unplug the cable and I just get hiss. I tried XLR, speaker and instrument cables..with the same results. This was in my office where I have a mixer, arranger keboard and desktop pc. All were off. Except cable modem and router which were on different side of the room.
Then I too the speakers out to the larger living room where on tv was on the other wall. Same test same hum noises. I don't get it.
note.. I tried direct to wall outlet and regular power strip. Friend of mine said to try using Noise Filtered power strips.
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. 😁
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.
Bob I have three amps, two don't have any buzz or hum, but one does. If I had a ground loop issue, wouldn't all three amps hum?
I've had it in for repairs but they can't find anything wrong with it.
Use the 50 cent adapter I show in the video to lift the ground for testing purposes! 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.
Bob, I play at church and no telling how clean the power is. We also have lights probably on the same circuit. The problem I have is I have non-noise cancelling pickups in my tele, but I use a pedalboard and amp that are both plugged into a decent power strip. I don't think I have a ground loop. Do you think a HumX would work in my situation. Even with the guitar unplugged the amp has a lot of buzz and normally it is dead quiet. What say you?
Use the 50 cent adapter I show in the video to lift the ground for testing purposes only! Don't play the guitar with the ground lifted to avoid the shock hazard. If the noise goes away, you have a ground loop. Buy the HumX. Hope this helps.
Thank you, Bob, you are helping a lot of people here. I appreciate your time.
Thank you for that great comment!
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.
If you touch the strings without humx, does the noise go away?
Is the humX just an EMI filter?
Do those adapters bottleneck your tone at all?
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You’re welcome
This is great video. I have been trying everything. I have a dimmer switch in the basement now and I am thinking that could be it. Hopefully the hum x will work
Good luck! Cheers
@@BobSell - Don you think it will work for dimmer switch
Do you get that hum on the amplifier when there is no instrument connected?
I drooled all over my keyboard for your equipment
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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
i can't find an alternative solution for this problem because i have europe outlet, any advice?