Noise Reduction Pedals

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donahue

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I was wondering what my fellow forumites use for noise reduction pedals? I like to use lots of gain with my setup, and usually there tons of feedback, espcially with my P90 guitar. I've tried a Rocktron Hush pedal in the past, and also, the Behringer NS-2 clone, and while the later worked ok with my smaller amp, with my Marshall, its kind of a sh*tshow.

I've looked at the ISP Decimator as a leading option. And since the G-String pedal came out (what is up with that price tag?), the regular Decimator has gone down in price. Is that a worthy pedal? What do you guys use for feedback/noise cancellation and why?
 
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I can't imagine a noise reduction pedal having much impact on feedback. The only unit I have experience with is the Boss NS-2 and it didn't work for me. I am not a high gain player and this type of pedal destroys subtlety.
 
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ISP decimitaor is great, if you have experiencie with the rocktron hush rack, I understand this pedal was made as a stompbox version of that, its great killing the high gain hiss, the feedback could be a potting in the pups problem.
 
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The ISP Decimator is a good noise gate.

The ISP Decimator G-String is a lot better, simply because it triggers the gate off of your direct guitar input, but the Gate itself can be in you effects loop if you want it to be.
Its pretty much king of noise gates for that reason! It opens and closes perfectly.
 
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i dont like noise reduction pedals, gates are okay but annoying sometimes. Maybe some humbucking p90s would be the way to go a.la. Billy Joe Armstrong.
 
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the ISP will help with feedback while you aren't playing, if you have an issue while you're playing then a different solution is in order...
 
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I don't use anything.




...and I use a big muff with the gain dimed. think about what this means.
 
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I'd look for an old Rocktron Hush rack unit. They can be had pretty cheap and work very well. The ISP pedals are cool, but I don't know if I'd pay the going price even for a used one. Playing high gain with singles is going to be noisy any way you go about it though. Before you do anything though, pinpoint the nosiest parts in your signal chain and try do something about them first. A noise reduction unit is only going to do so much on it's own.
 
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I used to use a hush pedal. still have it, but don't really need it. it worked ok with my marshall jcm800/od pedal, but if I ever wanted to turn the volume down on the axe or turn off the od, it would clip the signal, and to me it sort of changed the tone and definitely changes the sustain, since when the signal drops to a certain db, it cuts it off. but it did cut the feedback and hiss, it was just a little clunky in how it did it. most modern hi gain amps don't seem to need them. it's a fine line where you set them to still hear what you want but cut the other stuff you don't. you basically lose all the dynamics, unless you want to stomp on the noise pedal at the same time you switch to clean.
 
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gibson175 said:
astro! wft? bring back Katy!
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I wasn't into that pic.

on the topic at hand: how much gain are you using that you need noise reduction? i mean..

i run my super overdrive into my small clone, phase 90 and electric mistress and digital reverb...
 
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Great responses guys! Its my fault I wasn't clear enough in my needs. Noise-wise, I'm referring to the feedback you get when you take your hands off the strings, i.e. whenever your not playing or stringing a note. Its just really annoying and loud.

Lately I've been trying to really see what my setup can do so I've been cranking it up. I do, however, know what you're talking about Dankstar, about how the gate pedals can kill sustain, and all.

Also, when I was talking about noise reduction pedals, I was reffering to any and all of the above, including gates. Again, my bad, I wasn't clear enough. I typed the thread up quick before work. It seems though, that the market is kind of limited pedal/rack wise as far as noise pedals go.

I did notice though that MXR has a couple different models, and a newer one as well.
 
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DankStar said:
I used to use a hush pedal. still have it, but don't really need it. it worked ok with my marshall jcm800/od pedal, but if I ever wanted to turn the volume down on the axe or turn off the od, it would clip the signal, and to me it sort of changed the tone and definitely changes the sustain, since when the signal drops to a certain db, it cuts it off. but it did cut the feedback and hiss, it was just a little clunky in how it did it. most modern hi gain amps don't seem to need them. it's a fine line where you set them to still hear what you want but cut the other stuff you don't. you basically lose all the dynamics, unless you want to stomp on the noise pedal at the same time you switch to clean.
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Well, yeah!

The one cool thing about the ISP Decimator G-String is the fact that its the first thing in your signal chain, but the gate section of it can be placed in your effects loop for the most quiet.

So while you still can't roll your volume down without the gate screwing up, you can still change channels and have perfect silence between anything you play.

If you wanted to do something where you would use your volume control on your guitar, turn off the gate.

Other than that, I believe it would be impossible to have a noise gate "read your mind" and automatically adjust its own threshold.
 
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