10 Ways To Reduce Your Guitar Amps Noise, Buzz or Hum (without a noise gate pedal)

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Do you have an annoying hum, buzz, hiss or noise on your guitar amp that you can't get rid of? Then, this video is for you!
I'm going to give you 10 tips that you can apply to drastically reduce the noise of your rig and guitar amps.
Each tip alone is going to make a small difference only to eliminate the noise, but if you can apply 5 or more of them, it will make a big difference combined!
Here are the 10 tips and timestamps:
0:00 Why you shouldn't use a noise gate pedal
0:42 #1 - Get rid of any daisy chaining cable
1:18 #2 - Get a power supply with isolated outputs
2:00 #3 - Use high quality cables
3:04 #4 - Plug your gear in the same power strip
4:22 #5 - Play with humbuckers or noiseless single coils
5:06 #6 - Use shorter cables
6:16 #7 - Get a buffer (or buffered pedals)
7:01 #8 - Reduce the gain on your distortions/overdrives
7:54 #9 - Consider removing your compressor pedal
9:04 #10 - Find an optimal spot in your room
10:07 #11 (bonus) - Live with some noise!
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@AntoineMichaudGuitar Год назад

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@5882300rickroll 2 года назад

I spent 2 days trying to figure out where this random hiss was coming from. It would be there sometimes and not there other times. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason to when it was happening. I reworded everything then finally figured out I was putting my cell phone on top of one of my studio monitors from time to time and that was causing it.

@superbroadcaster Год назад

Same, my amp was making really weird rhytmic clicks and pops and turned out to be my phone

@jeremymiller3800 Год назад

Funny

@leeanucha Год назад

The most useful video for guitar hum electrical noise of all time. Thank you

@larrygoodman453 Год назад

Great video - thanks for sharing these tips Antoine!

@nedim_guitar 2 года назад

1 & 2: I had two isolated power supplies, but my pedalboard grew to upwards 15 pedals, and so i tried daisy chaining my overdrives, distortions and fuzzes. The fuzz and distortion were very noisy then. Then I tried to daisy chain my utility pedals, like EQ, compressor, tuner and noise gate (which I have because of the white nose of a 2021 Boss GE-7 EQ), and there was no difference. The interesting thing is that gain pedals don't even have to be daisy chained for them to be noisy. As long as something is daisy chained in the signal chain, you'll have a noisy rig. I even tried to just daisy chain my tuner and a gain, or utility pedal, and it was pretty much the same thing. Even when connecting any other pedal to the output of my Boss TU-3 tuner, which is almost always turned off, and the pedal I connected to it is also off, there is still noise in my signal chain that not even a noise gate can stop, because the noise isn't sound from the rig, it has to do with the electricity flow. So, I unplugged a few pedals to see what's going on when each isolated output is powering only one pedal, and there was no noise. I got a third power supply, which means I can power 15 pedals. I connected everything, and there was no noise, other than normal and very quiet white noise from the amp and a little bit more noise when I turn on distortion or fuzz pedals, because those guys are naturally a bit noisy when cranked up. I have five dirt pedals on my board, I even stack gain pedals to tighten some of them up, and i usually don't go past 2 o'clock on the gain on any pedal, because too much gain means too much compression of your sound and you won't cut through the mix. And still, with two or even three gain pedals stacked, the noise isn't nearly as bad as when I daisy chained even two pedals. Important: everyone should make sure they buy an isolated power supply. They are more expensive, but very much worth it. I've seen guys with online ads selling all their pedals, the power supply and the pedalboard, and they have a non-isolated power supply... I wonder if they just got tired of the noise and didn't know what to do about it.

@vincele6174 2 года назад

I was trying to reduce my noises for years and I had to live with it for a long time. I searched all over YT videos to see how I can reduce this; but none was helpful until this video. This video reduces my noise such as using a shorter quality cable and having all my guitar gigs into 1 power source. Also removing my compression pedal was helpful too. Also moving my computer to a different location was helpful as it was interferring with my pickup. Merci mon ami Antoine!!

@jaygreer7430 2 года назад

These are all good tips. However, I play out regularly and sometimes the venue itself has spotlights or noisy AC power that you can’t control. I perform in a Foo Fighters / Pearl Jam cover band, and I usually handle the high gain guitar parts. I’ve found TC Electonic’s Sentry Noise gate to solve a lot of my problems. I use the four cable method with it, so my entire pre amp (Mesa Boogie Mark V) is in the noise gate circuit. Because it’s a pedal on my pedalboard, when I play a quiet part where I’m concerned that it might gate things when I don’t want it to, I just click it off. Anyway, just my two cents as someone with a decent amount of on stage experience.

@lucasj7577 Год назад

I might add, but may be unpractical, using a power conditioner for your setup would be great to have if your band could invest in them. Considering if the venue doesn’t prioritize sound.

@kristofwynants Год назад

The sentry is a great piece of gear. Saved my bacon many a time

@colortheoryclub Год назад

i would do anything to join your foo fighters pearl jam cover band 😂😂😂🙌🏽🖤

@chriseddy7992 7 месяцев назад

This was a great video. Such good info. Thanks

@kevinmejia9065 4 месяца назад

Thanks for this video, very informative, really helpfull

@soohz 4 месяца назад

VERY helpful. Thank u so much!!!

@zephyrderg 7 месяцев назад

Very informative video, thank you

@jeremymiller3800 Год назад

Good tips. Thanks!

@guppy-fy1zv 2 года назад

thanks for the tips man nice video

@PRoth63 Год назад

Hello Antoine, just to say that your video is great and helped me a lot in better understanding what not to do and do, in order to reduce this hum sound with my amp. Following your advice, I placed it differently, bought new cables and I'm going to do more. So the sound of my amp is now improved and I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Thank you so much Antoine, I give you five stars ;o)

@AntoineMichaudGuitar Год назад

Glad it helped :-)

@TheHateClub Год назад

Thank you for the amazing video Antoine. My dual rectifier was noisy, even having a noise suppressor pedal didn't help. So I followed the advise and went to get a couple of new high-quality gold tip connector cables instead of the cheap ones I was using. Well, guess what? Noise is completely gone and now I can resume working on the album. Thank you very much!

@AntoineMichaudGuitar Год назад

Awesome! Now go create some magic on that album 😊

@CousinOlivier 2 года назад

Good video! Thank you Antoine.

@Rivervishmusic День назад

Great Tipps Period.

@christianzelaya6361 Год назад

Great video. Thanks.

@rodas_guinea 2 года назад

very clever! Thank you

@chriswallace9387 11 дней назад

Nice video. Each item explained is a nice start. But, it’s not always the solutions or the most cost efficient. For example. I had a very quiet pedal board… when I added a new pedal. It was horrible. I was using daisy chain power. So , the solution was to isolate the power source of that ONE pedal. There are many ways to isolate. I did eventually get a multi isolated power source. But isn’t cheap. And was not really necessary to contain the noise. I bought it cause it also powers my pedal board power amp. So I have my dream board. It’s fairly simple- 9 pedals and on board amp. Easy fast setup when on the go.

@CastIronCooking 2 года назад

*Thank you that video was very helpful and you are hilarious without even trying to be.*

@WstlR 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, the best!

@waynegram8907 2 года назад

ANTOINE, which noise reduction guitar pedals would you recommend using for live gigs? because i don't want to use a noise gate pedal or the boss NS-2 because they aren't good noise reduction pedals. I'm sure there are rackmount noise reduction units for the studio recordings

@davidwagner85 6 месяцев назад

Weirdest thing, I've ran two daisy chains of 8 pedals with both the cheapo daisy chain power supplies and the more expensive "isolated" power bricks and had excellent results and a clean signal from both. A lot of times it isn't necessarily the power cables you are using and may boil down to the wiring at the house/venue/studio you are at. Sometimes though... It can be the power cable. Lol.

@JuanArias-xr6je 2 года назад

10:07 i agree, in fact in some records of great artists you can hear the noise from the guitars at the end or the begining of the song and it gives more warm and human factor to the artist, like for example Radiohead 2+2=5

@nedim_guitar 2 года назад

Guitar rigs are always a bit noisy. But it shouldn't be so much that's it's a distraction.

@MrPinkfloydian Год назад

I have the distortion situation on my Frontman 15G amp, with my Squire HSS beginner's package. Some say it's a good amp, that 15W already offers a lot for playing at home or even at small gigs at the local pub. But the noise with distortion would be better if gone. I'll try upgrading the instrument cables...

@eearts Месяц назад

Antoine you are awesome 🎸

@davidnguyen5028 Год назад

Hi, I’m a subscriber. My class A amp, (adcom gfa5802) just recently developed a slight buzzing hum on the left channel. Do you think the filter capacitors for the left channel are bad? I checked the DC voltage at the speaker terminals and they’re at 0.025V, so I think the coupling capacitors are fine. Or do you think it’s something else? Thanks in advance.

@potatoebugz6310 Год назад

Thank you!

@GokusSpiritBomb 6 месяцев назад

THANK YOU!!! I didn’t have a single 9v power cable buuut I do have another pedal to help offset the voltage going through the cable! It’s a quiet hum but no longer a headache! 😂❤

@antonellovanni Год назад

Very interesting thanks

@shelbyrawlins314 Год назад

Very helpful video. I am new to pedals. Yesterday I bought a very Grungy distortion pedal the new Boss DS1w. And let me tell you it’s a hisser lol. I knew going in about boss distortion and OD’s. I thought maybe buy that power supply but honestly don’t think it’ll make much difference because I like the crunch when the gain is higher. My JHS Ratpak doesn’t hiss at all but doesn’t have the chug the Boss does. Kinda stuck as whether to get that power supply because I feel it really won’t change much? I have a Les Paul, Fender Hotrod Deluxe IV. Also using a Small Clone, JHS Ratpak, Boss GE7, and lastly the hisser DS1w.

@flipperbooch2194 Год назад

What I’ve found that works for me is using a wireless system to transmit from my pedalboard out to my speakers, My two cents… having speakers plugged into different circuits will leave them on an ever so slightly off balance AC current, resulting in the buzz. Because my buzz only happens when the two are hardwired, I.e. have a physical connection between them.

@tobbebergman7583 13 дней назад

I had a terrible ground loop within my pedal board and mixer in my home studio ! Just couldn't get rid of it so I had to use a gate but it was not a great idea ! Then I remember a friend had told me ages ago to cut the earth at one end of the cable so there was only the signal without the ground connected at one end of thee cables ! The hum completely vanished ! Cheapest and easiest method by far !

@felixraphael268 Год назад

Suuuuuper helpful and useful! Great explanation. Thank you! Subscribed

@ThePoopsnak Год назад

Your spot on ....on every point and some new things like the buffer.....I'm also using a triplite isobar unit to plug amps into kills rfi emi....and I'm using ferrite clip on magnets on patch cords and amp cords......my house is an electrical conundrum.....outlets grounded not grounded reversed lines......dam slum lord owns the place lol.....

@tonedwithtj6847 Год назад

Thank you

@gregdale1066 2 года назад

Thank you , im guilty of 5 of these !

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 2 года назад

Great, so you can improve your rig a lot!

@jimr5793 4 месяца назад

thanks

@sofia.xooo0 Год назад

no bc my amp started to have sounds the third day, im trying to fix it and it aint working clearly idk if its because im a beginner but please help me, i rlly wanna play my guitar peacefully w no noise 😭

@florentgrenier7330 2 года назад

Nice tips! So if i'm recording my guitar using audio interface, computer, etc, do i have to plug everything (computer, amp, pb...) into the same power strip?

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 2 года назад

If possible, yes. If you have too many things to plug, try different combinations. The noise on my studio monitors stopped once I plugged my interface and computer on the same strip, but my monitors on a different one. It can be very random! Of course you can put your amp elsewhere, but try to have at least your amps and pedalboard on the same strip. Just regroup the most you can!

@vega8429 2 года назад

La fuente de poder con salidas aisladas me cambió la vida,esos cables araña sumaban demasiado ruido. El equalizador del amplificador también reduce la brillantez del ruido.

@thesongtowoody Год назад

noise is good! is this rock or classical music?

@tristan_840 4 месяца назад

How about using fret wrap string dampeners?

@HerrMeier007 Год назад

I have a different problem: My amp makes noise even if I don’t plug anything in. And it doesn’t matter which amp, all amps have that in my house due to the bad electricity circuit. Is there any way to get rid of that? Like a filter maybe? My pedal board is dead silent if I plug it in at other places.

@1man1guitarletsgo 7 месяцев назад

Try a Morley Humno Noise Eliminator.

@pprovost 2 года назад

Hey Antoine. Very interesting video. What noiseless pickups are in your guitar?

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 2 года назад

Suhr ML with SSCII system.

@redguitar6062 5 месяцев назад

I get an intermittent ringing at around 4.2kHz. US Strat SSS. Driving me nuts. The only info I've ever found is that Brian May gets something similiar from data when playing live. His tech carves it out with a drastic notch in the EQ on Brian's live rig.

@SirBitingBen 10 месяцев назад

You're right about the cables lmao. Idk why but yeah, I have a $2,000 guitar, $1,000 amp, $1,000 in pedals, and I feel guilty about spending more than $10 on a couple cables

@J_Braz_ 3 месяца назад

My dsl20 amp just started making a helicopter sound. Worse the more gain and volume was used. Thought it was my phone. Nope. TV. Nope... Turns out it was modem or router. Both plugged into the same power strip. Turned the strip off and noise completely stopped. Very relieved

@bretf5371 2 года назад

Roland JC-xxx amps are notoriously “hissy”, even with no volume, and not all the amps can be modified. So now you’re either stuck with a noise pedal or your DAW software.

@jayfurness6695 25 дней назад

The shielding on the cables is the key , with the cable. Gold plated makes no difference. Or so little can’t even measure. A lot of good ideas though

@PinoyDiyCreators Год назад

try earth grounding your amplifiers ground wire. it can neutralize hissing sound.

@thepuddingking5204 Год назад

I plugged my guitar directly into my amp and it started whistling or squealing, anyone know the fix? I don't have a tube amp

@ozzy8791zig 9 месяцев назад

you have microphonic pick up, you can put the pickup on melted wax

@raynbirdmusic 10 месяцев назад

Check your guitars... alot of noise comes from a bad jack, poor soldering or a damaged bridge ground cable. The amp itself mayalso have a ground problem. It happens alot moving amps around stuff can get shifted or damaged

@pattepato4592 Год назад

A lot pedals are compressing on their own. The Boss Blues Driver for example.

@maxime1776 6 месяцев назад

Are you from Quebec?

@1man1guitarletsgo 7 месяцев назад

I agree with all of these, except daisy chains: if your power supply provides a clean, steady 9V DC, daisy chains won't introduce noise. Also; "live with noise". No. I disagree. And noiseless pickups? Well, in extremis, if a gig venue is particularly prone to hum, use humbuckers. I would add three more: 1) shield your guitar. 2) keep your send/return loop cables tight together. If these cables are physically separated, a hum can be induced (possibly due to capacitance). 3) keep a passive hum eliminator (e.g., Behringer HD400, dirt cheap at £23) in your bag, for use when necessary.

@GregTuckerKellogg Год назад

This has some good tips for reducing noise in a first pedalboard or home recording studio. You know what it has nothing to do with? Noise from an amp. I suppose "plugging everything into the same circuit" is arguably amp-relevant, but for the most part a big nope. How about "clean the pots on your amp".

@ethandonston517 Год назад

I thought this video was completely useless until you got to your 11th point.

@comeonhay9899 10 месяцев назад

My problem is earth, aint have a ground cable connected to the circuit

@user-xm5nu5uq7e Год назад

I wanna cry man

@PriveGitaarles 4 месяца назад

when my amp starts producing submarine boat noises every once in a while I just lift it from the floor a couple of cm and drop it and problem solved for a few days again

@En_Diel 6 месяцев назад

Thanks, but that number 11 tho 😁😁

@revishon 2 года назад

Step 1 start japanes noise band

@kameron95 2 года назад

What do I do with " White " noise?

@roygreene406 2 года назад

Please, can you answer?

@JiihaaS Год назад

Have you figured out what's causing the noise? You can try to remove parts of the signal chain and see if the noise changes or goes away.

@kameron95 Год назад

@@JiihaaS no

@frankhachenberg6305 Год назад

Not new but really good explained. 👍

@athomeontwo 2 года назад

All right great video but you plugged into what looks like a $20 power strip. A power conditioner is a no brainer with the amount of money you have in that set up, rack rider, etc

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 2 года назад

Totally! That's being lazy on my part. Thanks for sharing!

@eric.paquet 2 года назад

Ooops... I'm guilty of #1, #2, #3, #4 & #6!

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 2 года назад

🤭

@UmVtCg 2 года назад

Noiseless single coils do not exist and never will because of physics. The noiseless pickups in Fender guitars are stacked humbuckers. Also some cheap guitars may not have completely isolated pickups cavities.

@Mnnwer 2 года назад

Wait, you do know that using gain makes it sound a lot more grungy and a lot cooler in my opinion.

@upside-down6211 2 года назад

final tip: grounding your amp

@hassansaem2032 6 месяцев назад

How?

@jobbe-wijnen 3 месяца назад

no gold plating makes no difference, so Ive been told by a national radio engineer.

@xertiasstrat8957 2 года назад

so : be rich to have gear

@Bhraonain 3 месяца назад

So the solution to every problem is basically to throw money at it?

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 3 месяца назад

Have you watched the video? I think your comment is unfair. There are tons of tips like plug in the same power strip, find the optimal spot, REMOVE your compressor, reduce gain. It's not all about buying things.

@Devilsavage 2 года назад

Damn, guitarists used to be the cool ones. Also use humbuckers? Ok I’ll just throw out my strats with Eric Johnson pickups. Also noise gates r perfect if u dial it back and use it how it’s designed. Doesn’t touch tone unless u then it up too much . Great I’ve wasted my time with this

@JiihaaS Год назад

You act like you were personally offended by this video. If guitarist used to be the cool ones why don't you start the change back to that from yourself.

@vanomadics5538 27 дней назад

bro u need help

@dazedmartian5411 7 месяцев назад

I have an easy solution, play acoustic xD

@uticacrib1664 10 дней назад

I hope your acoustic becomes a home for bees. 🤭

@Cross8ow 2 года назад

Nothing about EMI/EMC filters? Pretty useless vid to be honest.

@JiihaaS Год назад

Useless because it didn't cover something you were hoping it would? Ok, maybe useless to you, but I for instance learned a lot, so in no way it's useless in general. Btw, aren't EMI filters just low pass filters? Wouldn't that mean they'd damage the sound quality? And wouldn't they fall into the category of noise suppressors which he specifically ruled out of this video in the beginning, because he wanted to concentrate on taking care of the noise at the source?