...we got trucker's on CB...

[SoundAsleep]

anyone ever had a problem with CB traffic coming through guitar amps?

if so what did you do to fix it?

Not using any wireless systems BTW

 

[gremlin]

told my son to shut that thing off

 

[whjr15]

hahahaha, yeah ive picked up phone convos and other things.... dont know how to fix it tho, it just went away after a while.

 

[travelin travis]

yes, when i was a kid me and my guitar playing buddy picked up a cb on his amp quite a bit. it was a crate btw. we thought it was funny. it was always some country ass old woman talking to truckers. probably a granny prostitute.

 

[gremlin]

if you are in miami you can pick up castro from cuba on your amp if you turn it just right and the night is clear

 

[KamikazeKyle]

I was working in a studio up in Maine and we where picking up RF in the headhpones due to a radio tower accross the parking lot.

 

[SoundAsleep]

yes, when i was a kid me and my guitar playing buddy picked up a cb on his amp quite a bit. it was a crate btw. we thought it was funny. it was always some country ass old woman talking to truckers. probably a granny prostitute.

HA HA That's some funny shit right there.....Am I in the wrong section

 

[Dani Pace]

CBs, taxis, cell phones, local radio stations, even the police, with the right combination of stomp boxes you can pick up any of these. Cheap cables and ungrounded aliminum wireing in your house will greatly improve your reception.

 

[Elton Bear]

To actually get rid of it instead of encourage it... Try moving your amp around the room, or sometimes even yourself - your guitar cable can act as an aerial, so moving about will take it out of the reception area.

 

[whjr15]

To actually get rid of it instead of encourage it... Try moving your amp around the room, or sometimes even yourself - your guitar cable can act as an aerial, so moving about will take it out of the reception area.

or you can take the lazy mans route:

wait till they hang up!

 

[flamin-gitaur]

yes, when i was a kid me and my guitar playing buddy picked up a cb on his amp quite a bit. it was a crate btw. we thought it was funny. it was always some country ass old woman talking to truckers. probably a granny prostitute.

Crates are notorious for picking up RF. I had an old Crate stack back in the day that picked up RF better than my guitar.

 

[episg]

Someone wanted a Taxi the other day, only they really had worries about how to pay... cash? credit card? cheque??

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

CBs, taxis, cell phones, local radio stations, even the police, with the right combination of stomp boxes you can pick up any of these. Cheap cables and ungrounded aliminum wireing in your house will greatly improve your reception.

Don't think of it as a signal chain so much as a convoy.

G.

 

[Rokket]

Since no one wanted to really answer the questioin, let me try:

From what I understand, house wiring is notorious for interference. What you are going to need to do is get yourself a power conditioner and make sure that everything you are running ( pc, mixer, amps etc) are on this.

The power conditioner will keep the interference down, as well as get rid of florescent light hum and other hissing.

Google them, you can find them pretty inexpensive.

 

[timboZ]

I crashed the gates doing 98 and said let them truckers roll.......10-4.


How long of a guitar cable are you using?

 

[Duditz]

I'd try a different cable/guitar to figure out if its the amp, cable or guitar. RF interference can be greatly reduced by shielding your pickup cavities. The easiest way to do this is use metal tape from a hardware store to line the cavities. Most guitars also hum a lot less after shielding.

If it is your amp you could take a look at the amps chassis inside the amp cabinet. Making sure all six sides of the chassis are enclosed with metal may also help cut down on RF interference. Some chassis have open sides or plywood covers and maybe some creative use of the metal tape to shield those sides would help.

Umm if you do go poking around in an amp though, dont touch the circuitry. Filter capacitors in amplifiers can still have energy in them and give you a hell of a shock even when unplugged. Before you open the amp hit standby before you power down the amp to help drain the caps, but beware they probably still have a charge.

 

[KingDiamond]

Funny to read this thread today, I was sitting at my recording computer and I see a big construction dump truck driving by the house and all the sudden I could hear his CB radio on my monitors for about 3 seconds.