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How come I didn't get earth loop hum?

  • 09-10-2009 01:00PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,472 ✭✭✭


    I've been playing for yonks, but never before bothered to run two amps in stereo....

    Anyway, I was in the rehearsal studio and just fancied giving it a go. I didn't use an earth loop hum eliminator, and I figured that there'd be major hum, especially given the state of the wiring in that place (4-way extension leads screwed to the wall, all linked to the one mains outlet). But there was no more hum than is usual for me.

    I took one lead out of my mono DD3 to the practice place's Marshall Valvestate, the other lead out of my analogue Ibanez chorus to the place's fender Roc-Pro.

    So: was it luck, the amps, the fact that the leads were coming from separate pedals, or what? For the record, the dual amp setup sounded much more meaty...


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭artvandulet


    It could have been a floating earth on one of the mains leads. It could be that you were plugged into 2 seperate phases. It could be any number of things. Not a bad complaint though, NOT having ground loop!:D


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