Nov 21, 2002 12:43 pm ...and can it be fixed if it's not the plug that's doing it?
broken amp blues over broken blues amp
Posted on Nov 21, 2002 12:38 pm
tincanbug
Member Since: Nov 15, 2002
I have a Fender Blues Deluxe amp that I love... it has the grounding plug broke off. It now apparently has a problem with picking up and playing radio broadcasts. Is this because of the broken plug, or would there be another reason for this?
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Nov 21, 2002 12:43 pm ...and can it be fixed if it's not the plug that's doing it?
Nov 21, 2002 05:34 pm i heard that some delay units pick up radio signals because it has part of the same circuit as a radio reciever. Does your amp have a built in delay? i wouldn't think so, but hey, its an interesting fact.
Nov 21, 2002 07:00 pm My amp does the same thing. Its a Behringer Blue Devil. Its not extremely loud, but it does pick it up a little.
Nov 22, 2002 07:53 am I have a dod bass effects unit, when that was pluggend into my old tascam 4 track i could hear voices- i freaked out, thought some one was in the room. thought i should stop drinking or something, then it broke into a ford commerical and i felt better and got another drink..... it was very faint, and i tried to record it, but it never showed up on the tape. so i dont think its the grounding. the right circuits mixed with a bunch of guitar cord antenna is all you need.
Nov 22, 2002 12:16 pm heh, my drummer's PA picks up a gospel talk show sometimes. that's always hilarious.
also, my old tape deck here in my bedroom (studio ;O) hehe!) picks up CB radio trans sometimes and some trucker guy once got inserted into my old band's old singer's old band's old band demo tape that I was remastering to CD for him. I decided to just leave it cause it sounded cool.
tincanbug, i don't believe it has anything to do with the ground, although that could introduce noise, i've never heard of it turning an amp into a receiver :O) but i could very wrong. If the radio reception is a new thing and it coincides with the breaking off of the ground pin, maybe you might concider replacing the power cord. it's worth a try. you can get 'em at radio shack pretty cheap.
Nov 22, 2002 04:59 pm Ha, yeah, my friend has had problems with his Wawa pedal picking up the radio :-)
Nov 22, 2002 06:28 pm I have this little box with a tuner on it, and when I turn it I hear strange voices and people telling me to buy things. Is this magic?
Seriously though, I have a PA system that if I turn it up too loud I hear air traffic controllers cause I live right by and air force base
Nov 23, 2002 02:19 am whoa!? really? hey loki, can you sample some of that for me? we can work something out in trade. email me -j
Nov 24, 2002 05:20 pm I'll see what I can work out. I can't get it when I want it, it just seems to pop up sometimes at random, but I;ll try to sample it next time I hear it.
Nov 24, 2002 07:52 pm wicked!! i have mucho neat stuff to trade. i hope to hear from you. -j
Nov 24, 2002 11:27 pm We never really answered the question at hand did we?
Nov 24, 2002 11:30 pm dude never got back with us as to wether or not he was certain the ground plug caused the radio reception. I don't think that has anything to do with it, but then again, I'm not an electrical engineer. hey tincanbug? where ya hiding :O) -j
Nov 26, 2002 07:13 pm <shrugs> I dunno... The radio thing started around the same time as when the plug thing started.
Well, there is one thing I can do to minimize the noise from the radio... I can just use it to record in my booth/closet, and tinfoil the inside walls to keep the rf out. :) Seems to have worked out with wrapping my stereo input cord (mixer out --> sound card in)... reduced the background noise level somewhat.
Nov 26, 2002 09:35 pm how long have you had the amp? and is replacing the power cord feasable?
Dec 01, 2002 11:06 pm I've had the amp for probably 7 years. My father in law says he'll replace the plug for me, so I'll see if that takes care of it.
Dec 02, 2002 12:28 am hmm, yeah if you've had it for 7 years, then all of a sudden the noise coincides with the device not being grounded anymore.... makes sense to me to replace the plug.
If you guys don't know a whole lot about electronics, just heed a little advice: When you open that amp up, avoid touching those big cylindrical componants near where the power comes in.. they're called capacitors and they can store huge amounts of electricity long after the amp has been unplugged. At least, that's what I hear :O) -j
Dec 03, 2002 12:19 am hey tincanbug, you didn't happen to recently buy/make/steal a new cable did you? another member discovered that some unshielded cables were causing radio reception. here's the thread:
www.dbmasters.net/hrc/for...read&id=593
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