should I have a noise gate?

nickp

no 1 strat is a but buzzy, as is the BM Special when going through the noisy channel of the amp, and esp so if I kick some distortion in at the front end.

should I, do you, use a noise gate to tame it a bit?  and if so does it go at the very front of the chain or the end?   

The wost thing is the dirty look I get from the other guitarist who mistakenly thinks i'm going to take his head off with the sound, which is getting on my tits a bit.  Obv I do wind the volume down in between songs coz i'm not a complete doughnut, but there are a few seconds of unrestrained buzzing at the mo.

ta

Drew_TNBD

Single coils? New pickups I would've thought in this case?

nickp

Drew_fx said:

Single coils? New pickups I would've thought in this case?

never - i've got uncle Ash' best texas pups in there, sounds luvverly  The bridge pickup is the super hard man 10K - wowsers

Drew_TNBD

Well then live with the noise!

nickp

but what about a noise gate?

Sassafras

Are the pickup cavities properly shielded?

GavRichList

Boss NS-2 works very well

mike_l

nickp said:

but what about a noise gate?

An MXR Smartgate should cover what you need. Small, really easy to set to remove hum without upsetting the tone balance.

Drew_TNBD

nickp said:

but what about a noise gate?

Always better to address at the source, imho.

Even though I do use a noise gate :P

ennspek

I think I might need one but in my case it's poor technique that causes the issues rather than my gear. I don't play high gain very often but when I do it sounds a proper mess. Poor muting, fingers sliding on strings etc

I know I should sort myself out but it is tempting.

DesVegas

an mxr smart gate is always good to have around

ThePrettyDamned

ennspek;574405" said:

I think I might need one but in my case it's poor technique that causes the issues rather than my gear. I don't play high gain very often but when I do it sounds a proper mess. Poor muting, fingers sliding on strings etcI know I should sort myself out but it is tempting.

A noise gate won't really reduce that kind of noise, unless it's set so high that it really affects everything a great deal - your tone will be different, and you'll lose a lot of sustain.

ennspek

Thanks, have a wis. I'll have to practice more plugged in then!