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Radio signals that will not go away from my NS1
 PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 2:43 am Reply with quote  
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  WRHLondon
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I received my new NS1 in March and it picks up a radio station every time I play. I can EQ it out with a lot of fiddling, but that takes time. I returned it to the company for them to replace the electronics but since I live in Canada it spent over a month in transit, and when I finally got it back the problem was still there. I am in touch with the guitar technicians who are researching the problem further but I would find it really helpful to get some of your suggestions as to what to do.

Here is the situation.

1.I know it is not the Carvin amp or the cord connecting it to the amp. The problem exists even when I use another amp on another cord.

2.I know it is not the location of the guitar. I took it to a friends apartment in another neighbourhood (yeah, I spell it with a "U", remember I'm Canadian eh Very Happy ) and the problem was still there

3.I tried tech supports' advice and used a converter to make the three prong plug a two-prong one to avoid a grounding issue. No luck.

4.I don't play near electronic equipment, furnaces, or florescent lights as was suggested as a possible source of the problem. Nor do we live near a radio station, or a tower.

5.The station gets much louder suddenly when I set the mid.cut boost and mid sweep controls

So, any thoughts? I really hadn't planned to be playing along to E-Z listening!

Thanks!

WRH
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re: Radio signals that will not go away from my NS1
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Is it the same when plugged with the GK cable?

Is the guitar signal through the GK cable clean ?

Have you tried the guitar directly in a "Board" with headphones?
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re: Radio signals that will not go away from my NS1
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Thanks for the suggestion about the GK. No, I haven't tried that yet. I've been holding off buying synth equipment until I got this problem solved. What would trying this show me?
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re: Radio signals that will not go away from my NS1
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Just out of curiosity, did you find out which radio station you are hearing and where the transmitter is located and how powerful the transmission is?
Every bit of info helps.
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re: Radio signals that will not go away from my NS1
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Good idea, I'll see if I can figure it out.
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WRHLondon wrote:
What would trying this show me?

With a GK cable ;it could pinpoint the problem to the output jacks of the guitar.
With a board & headphones ; it would eleminate the possibility of being a guitar amp problem.
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