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Boss Noise suppressor

  • 06-02-2006 10:52pm
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭


    Could anyone possibly give me a review of how well these devices work?
    Will it eliminate the buzz coming off a high gain amp channel?
    How truthful is the manufacturers claim of not affecting the guitar's/amp's tone etc etc.?

    Cheers, my dears!


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 936 ✭✭✭Beecher


    Yup, as my own recent but solved high gain crisis had me exploring noise suppressors and noise gates.

    I only tried out 2 pedals, the boss one and the behringer one.

    The boss one works nicely, it does eliminate hum while not playing and it doesnt effect the tone (at least not significantly for me to notice for the short time I tried it). It did however shorten my sustain :(

    The behringer one was practically identical in effect, but totally not road worthy, but it is hella cheaper. A nice alternative if its just for home use.

    Theres also the ISP Decimator which has been getting amazing reviews on the net and I havnt read anyone complain about sustain issues with it. Its a bit pricier than the boss though but it seems to be a real pro level suppressor.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭Oeneus


    Beecher wrote:
    It did however shorten my sustain :(
    suppressor.

    Uh-oh! Big defect. :mad:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 936 ✭✭✭Beecher


    Beyond the ISP pedal you'll be hard pressed to find a suppresor that doesnt.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,848 ✭✭✭✭Doctor J


    If you need to use one of these things you're in trouble. Basically, all they do is kill the signal below a set volume threshold. Depending on the level of noise problem you're having, they can be anything from mildly useful to entirely pointless. You need to set them just barely above your basic noise level. If the level of your guitar isn't sufficiently far above that you will notice it kill your sustain as the volume coming out of the guitar gets back into the range of noise.

    You're better off, in my opinion, investing in removing the noise source.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭Oeneus


    The source is the use of high gain. Every amp I've ever used has the same effect. It's not like I have bad pickups or anything. My pickups are awesome! :D


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,848 ✭✭✭✭Doctor J


    High gain shouldn't mean excessive noise. There's something wrong somewhere. Yeah you'll always get a bit of hum or whatever but usually when it gets to the point where someone decides a noise suppressor is required there is an underlying contributor (dirty power supply, dodgy tubes, interference, dodgy lead etc) which is bringing the noise up to higher levels than should be expected.


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