VP making noises

Delvin Morgan · Post by **Delvin Morgan** » 15 Jan 2006 1:54 pm

My Emmons vol pedal all of a sudden started sqealing when connected to a FX pedal. Could it be a pot gone bad?

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Emmons S-10,Nashville-112,Peavey Pro-Fex II,5 guitars and a banjo

Bob Knight · Post by **Bob Knight** » 15 Jan 2006 5:13 pm

Probably not!

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 16 Jan 2006 8:47 am

Sounds like you might be losing a ground somewhere. Loosen the nuts on the volume pedal jacks and on the EFX pedal jacks, and then re-tighten them.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 16 Jan 2006 10:47 am

How can a volume pedal "scream"??

Since it apparently didn't cause any "screams" until you hooked up to something else - logic would say the other item is the cause.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 16 Jan 2006 12:06 pm

Maybe so, Jack, but not always. High-gain EFX (like a fuzztone) will oscillate sometimes if the ground on their input is lost. I once had a shield break loose on a cord plug going into a Big Muff PI, and it made a terrible squealing noise, not the low-freq hum you might expect.