Is it normal to have noise with gain and the volume turned down?

[Clint 55]

Is it normal to have some noise when using gain and the guitar's volume turned all the way down?

 

[Silence Kid]

Re: Is it normal to have noise with gain and the volume turned down?

Turned to zero or turned down?

 

[Clint 55]

Re: Is it normal to have noise with gain and the volume turned down?

Turned down to zero.

 

[Christopher Caruana]

Re: Is it normal to have noise with gain and the volume turned down?

yep. I can make my amp hiss when using enough gain, even when the guitar's volume is on zero

 

[Clint 55]

Re: Is it normal to have noise with gain and the volume turned down?

Thanks! I thought I had wired my guitars correctly.

 

[Silence Kid]

Re: Is it normal to have noise with gain and the volume turned down?

I have no guitars where the noise level does not decrease by some amt. when you roll the volume all the way back to zero.

I once had an issue where pots part-way on (not rolled all the way back) created more noise; it was a grounding issue. I once had the use case where turning both pickups off at the same time using switches created noise; that was also a grounding issue.

I still get amp hiss, but less than with the volume up.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Is it normal to have noise with gain and the volume turned down?

If I crank my Super it makes some noise, and it doesn't even have a gain knob.

 

[AlexR]

Re: Is it normal to have noise with gain and the volume turned down?

Components in the amp contribute to noise as well as the guitar. Plus there are interference type noise elements that will occur too.

 

[VinceT]

Re: Is it normal to have noise with gain and the volume turned down?

Is it normal to have some noise when using gain and the guitar's volume turned all the way down?

Hi, Clint - are you talking about amp hiss/hum or the sound from the guitar (as in you can still hear notes when the volume is all the way down)?


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[Clint 55]

Re: Is it normal to have noise with gain and the volume turned down?

Amp hiss.

 

[VinceT]

Re: Is it normal to have noise with gain and the volume turned down?

Amp hiss.

Yup, definitely - amps can be inherently noisy even at low gain. Depending age of amp, there can also be electrical interference in pots, etc.


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