Help! SD Pickup Booster not working!

[Maggie]

Can anyone (SD folks?) help me? I have a SD Pickup Booster, fresh out of the box, and I've tried to use it thusly:

Gain knob dialled hard counter-clockwise to 6db.

Resonance switch set to "0".

9v AC adapter in, power LED fully lit.

I'm running my guitar into a Lehle Dual switcher and then straight to two amps. I bought the Booster in the hopes of goosing one of those amps, so my initial set-up was guitar -> switcher -> SD Pickup Booster -> front end of amp "A". This gave me an excellent pass-through signal, but as soon as I switched the Booster on, I got loud line noise, almost to the point of feedback, and no signal. Amp "A" has a reputation for being unfriendly to some front-end devices, so I tried the Booster, with the same settings/set-up, in front of amp "B", as well, to exactly the same effect (or, rather, lack thereof). Has anyone encountered anything similar? Anyone know what I'm doing wrong or if I have a bad Pickup Booster?

 

[Curly]

Re: Help! SD Pickup Booster not working!

well, I haven't used mine in a while ...
just check the usual things ... physical connections, jacks, cords, etc ..
if the pedal is really ok, then it's usually something simple

also, maybe dial up the db's a little, just to make sure it's not zeroing out ... I think mine's usually around 8-9 db

 

[Maggie]

Re: Help! SD Pickup Booster not working!

well, I haven't used mine in a while ...
just check the usual things ... physical connections, jacks, cords, etc ..
if the pedal is really ok, then it's usually something simple

That was my initial thinking, but I'm confused because I get a great signal when the pedal is in the chain and powered, but off. Clearly, the power source is working, the cables are good, the circuit is complete, etc.

also, maybe dial up the db's a little, just to make sure it's not zeroing out ... I think mine's usually around 8-9 db

I'll give that a try. Thanks!

 

[drew_half_empty]

Re: Help! SD Pickup Booster not working!

what exactly do those things do anyways?

 

[Robert S.]

Re: Help! SD Pickup Booster not working!

what I would suggest is to check first that you are using the proper signal in/signal out jacks on the booster. It may sound silly but strainger things have happened.

Since you are getting signal to the amp in the bypass position, it may be that you received a malfuntioning unit. I'd have it checked/replaced by the folks that sold it to you.

 

[Curly]

Re: Help! SD Pickup Booster not working!

yeah,
I'd check a couple things ... reverse the cords, and check the battery

again, simple stuff

 

[Kent S.]

Re: Help! SD Pickup Booster not working!

what I would suggest is to check first that you are using the proper signal in/signal out jacks on the booster. It may sound silly but strainger things have happened.

Since you are getting signal to the amp in the bypass position, it may be that you received a malfuntioning unit. I'd have it checked/replaced by the folks that sold it to you.

I used to think stuff like that couldn't happen, until I saw a competent friend of mine caught up in conversation plug a crybaby in backwards ... :smack: