• From: Nottingham, UK
  • Registered: 2006-08-08
  • Posts: 690

Topic: Ringing and Booming

OK found this with my bass and virtual amp last night but I reckon it applies equally well to regular electrics, particularly the low strings.

I was bugged by a ringing booming sound, particularly on headphones (ie. when the virtual speaker is engaged). I cut both compression and reverb then reintroduced them. Reverb was the main culprit but not always at max. I could stroke the strings pan the reverb dial and around midway the boom/ring really kicked in. Must be simulated bad feedback...

Second compression, great effect on electric guitar but it does raise extraneous noises to the front, if you aren't playing real clean it can be a noisy annoyance.

I'm now playing alot cleaner but have found that selecting no amp is utterly dull. Behringer's combination of Roland Jazz Chorus and Marshall Plexi gives life and character.

'The sound of the city seems to disappear'
  • From: Frederick, MD
  • Registered: 2006-12-28
  • Posts: 851

Re: Ringing and Booming

I get the same problem from my guitar. I think that it's because the saddles touch each other. I am looking into purchasing rubber "Isolators" that will keep the vibrations from each string seperated to  the saddle for that string.
These things go inbetween the saddles and keep the vibrations from transmitting to the surrounding saddles.

Dm

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