what are these noises

[blackdiamond]

Hi to everyone,
I dont know really how to explain whats going on with my equipement at the moment , so I am hoping maybe someone has had the same experience.... let me explain. I have an Alesis quad + eftp, and a blackstar HT studio 20 amp ( just had all valves replaced..same spec as manufacturer) ..everything has been fine for a few weeks, playing away merrily in my studio, and then started to here my sound get really sharp, some notes zinging, and regular tunes that I play sounding like Ive just altered all the eq. Not to get to concerned I thought it might be a one off, so on new years eve I offered to play a few tunes at some friends party...and when I started to play ..my strat (kinman pups) started sounding like a banjo...much to my embarrasment and dissapiontment, I tried in vane tweeking this and that, and ended up with some kind of acceptable tone ...but not as it should be. So I am now in the position as to were do I start looking, is it the quad, or is it the amp, at the moment all Ive tried is the quad in the bypass mode and I cant really say if the guitar sounds are noticable without the echoes, so please any advice..experience of yours, will be most valuable.
Colin

[neil2726]

a faulty guitar lead?????

[ecca]

Eliminate things one at atime.
Plug guitar straight into the amp. Is it the same ?
If yes then plug different guitar through same set-up. Is it the same ?
If yes then it's the amp.
If no then it's the guitar.

if straight into the amp is OK then it's the echo.

[blackdiamond]

Hi.. thanks for your comments, have tried the process of elimination , and yes, the guitar sounds fine through the amp on its own,which indicates that the quad + must have some re-occuring noisey patches, if this is the case, god knows where the problem lies, unless any of you guys have experienced this, and know of a route to take to rectify the problem. it certainly appears that something in the software isnt quite right, and more important -why. Where now ??
Colin

[AlanMcKillop]

If you have the facility to back up the patches, back them up and do a system reboot and reload the patches, it may help but no guarantees.

[JimN]

...have tried the process of elimination , and yes, the guitar sounds fine through the amp on its own,which indicates that the quad + must have some re-occuring noisey patches...

Not necessarily. As you describe the test process, there is still the possibility that one of the guitar leads is faulty.

I suggest you try both leads individually, jolting them around a bit whilst in use to check for physical robustness and security of connection.

[51 Relic]

Hi I have had the same problem with my Zoom G.7 EFTP unit . cause was the power unit , this sounded like a fizz at the tail end of the note . I cleaned all leads and conections and no problems since