BOSS NS-2 NOISE SUPPRESSOR | USE IT PROPERLY | GUITAR AMP EFFECTS LOOP | DON'T BE A TURKEY | SJSS 

No prob 😎

Hahaha, yes! Happy I could help your GAS

I owe you a few manwich’s at least.

I keep flashing back to spongebob at Sandy’s with no water...I NEED ITTTT!

HAPPY I COULD HELP MY DUDE 😎

Did you figure it out? I want to run it into an overdrive pedal than to my amp and am wondering best way. I’m doing 4 cable method now but not using the over drive

@@SloppyJoes_ShredShack thanks for the video. I'm confused about how to connect it if I have a pedal board and want to run all pedals through the fx loop

@@larrytate1657 did you figure out ? I have my boss compressor cs3 -> ibanez tube screamer - > ns2 with the 4 cord method into my evh 5150 . It's intense

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So where would you put an EQ, in the loop?

I'm learning. What did u mean by a "boost section"? Also, what do u mean by "in" the loop?

@@joeyoleary007 boost section is just overdrive and low gain stuff. OP prolly has a regular boost or a "clean boost" overdrive followed by their regular overdrive

@@joeyoleary007 boost section is just overdrive and low gain stuff. OP prolly has a regular boost or a "clean boost" overdrive followed by their regular overdrive. an effects loop is a method of routing your signal. some amp have them, some dont. usually an effects loop is between the preamp and power amp, and the send "sends" the signal through pedals (in OP's case, his boosts) and then another cable at the end of that section of pedals "returns" signal back to the amp

Does this pedal need batteries?

@@SnuggzAlex 9v battery, or a 9v power supply (I don't think included)

...and delay/reverb should go after the NS-2 Output so they don't get muted when you stop playing. Unless you're going for that gated reverb sound. :-)

What if you’re doing a stereo setup?

Thanks brother 😎👉

I love mine. Who buys 2?

Jason Johnson ...Because I run two amps

Does this pedal need batteries?

@@SnuggzAlex No. You may put a 9v in or just plug in a power supply.

I do not! But if you scour the comments section, I have a few responses to people that explain what to do when you have pedals involved in the mix!

if you're using a distortion pedal in front of an amplifier, your amp is amplifying these things in reverse order: the preamp, distortion pedal, the pickups, and of your picking. it sounds like this is more likely due to your own lack of control in using your hands to prevent the other strings from resonating when you pick a single string (you dont have to pick hard in order to sound good. every single string vibration, massive or tiny, will be heard, especially from a novice player. with poor instrument control, you're going to hear a lot of unpleasant sounds. hard picking is likely also is causing your strings to ring in and out of pitch as well because it is causing a string to elongate past normal tuning tension and be pulled up in pitch....) use both your fretting hand and picking hand to help you control the vibrations from strings that you are not playing. if you don't, any minute vibration from any unwanted string movement, WILL BE HEARD from your amp. most of peoples "sound" ie their playing characteristics comes from how they play, not the gear they use to enhance the output tone when they play. if you dont master basic technique, you dont need to be bothering using distortions or worrying about amplifying this signal. get yourself an unplugged guitar, or an acoustic, and listen to how you play, if you hear it doing the same thing without a pedal or amplifier, then you can take a wild guess where the issue lies and an amp.... AMPLIFIES... that to a much greater volume... a noise gate will not solve this issue for you...

In regards to the fuzz and wah? I'm not sure, i would experiment with it and see what you like. In the past. I had the wah before the NS-2 and the fuzz in the loop of the NS-2

put all pedals into the FX loop.. try that inc drive pedals.

Guitar to input of pedal. Output of pedal to delay/reverb/modulation then to FX return on amp. NS-2 send to drive and other noisy pedals then to input of amp. Lastly the NS-2 return plugs into the amps input. There is a great article on the Roland website which explains each possible combination with charts. The reason it’s better like this is because with the guitar going into the input it can detect the guitar signal and differentiate it from background noise of pedals/amp. You don’t want reverb and delay with quiet trails being affected at all by the suppressor so you leave them out.

After the pedal before the return on the amp

Guitar -> Boss Tuner -> Wah -> DigiTech Whammy -> Chorus -> input (ns2) -> send (ns2) -> input of amp -> Send of amp -> return (ns2) -> output (ns2) -> M5-> Canyon Delay -> Behringer Delay -> return of amp. That's just me though 😎 Hope this helps!!

After the pedal, before the power amp

For sure! Email me a pic of your pedal board. sloppyjoesshredshack@gmail.com Basically, you'll want to put all of your overdrive, distortion, and compressor pedals in the loop of the NS-2!

Help please

Lmaoooo

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Never had I heard NS 2 tone suck! Never had a problem. Since the 90's

@@tanker1960 Exactly!

@@Dan_Ranger We do not read our owner's manual. There's a disclaimer saying, either they are not responsible if it is used with any other product than those listed. Or specified or with any other product. Boss and other companies. List this disclaimer. Again I and others has had no problem with BOSS NS 2 pedal. I will try and test ISP to see for myself.

Big oof. Couldn't tell ya, hopefully someone else on this thread can help you out!

Yeah this actually makes a lot more sense than his method. A noise suppressor is meant to silence string noise and feedback, if you're running all the preamp through the ns-2 its getting way more fuzz than just your guitar would produce. TL;DR The feed from the guitar will have less nose to silence than the feed coming from your pre-amp/head

So if I use my bd-2 and sd-1 in front of the amp and my looper and delay in the effects loop I should put the boss ns-2 right after the bd-2 and sd-1 in the front of the amp right? That way makes more sense to me but I am new to this so I’m looking for some advice here. Playing a tele with any gain brings noise along with it so I’m hoping the ns-2 would help in that regard. Thanks.

@@brianrollins7275 I guess you should plug your dist/overdrive pedals inside the NS2’s send/return loop so they are affected by the noise reduction. Guitar -> NS2 Input -> NS2 Output -> Amp NS2 Send -> Dist/OD Input -> Dist/OD Output -> NS2 Return

@@kinonico yeah, that's precisely what I've heard as well 🤔

Does this pedal need batteries?

Yes. But semi hollows are a totally different beast and way harder to control in general

jose vergara El NS2 suprime el ruido de la cadena entre el send y return, y con esta configuración lo que hace es incluir en la cadena todo el pre del propio amplificador y entrar directamente al power. No hay una regla única para esto, pero normalmente la modulación de chorus y delay suenan mejor sobre el final de la cadena, podes probar entre el output del pedal y el return del ampli. El pedal de overdrive definitivamente lo colocaría entre el send del pedal y el input del ampli, para empujar el pre. Espero te resulte y suerte experimentando. Saludos.

You would wire the NS-2 output to the other effects in your loop chain

Ay! Whatever works, am I right?

Not anymore. Full digital now but if I was still using valve amps? I would still be using it

Guitar -> input (ns2) -> send (ns2) -> Compressors, overdrives, etc -> input of amp -> Send of amp -> return (ns2) -> output (ns2) -> time based effects, modulations, etc. -> return of amp. Hope this helps!!

SJ... the signal flow works as advertised. The wifey and I are happy now. Thank you very much!

@@SloppyJoes_ShredShack so if you have the delay and chorus at the end through ther loop, the noise gate will only be on if you have your effects channel on? Is there a way to do this so i can have the nose gate on constantly and then be able to switch my delay and chorus on and off at will? I have an evh with the 3 channels and the effects loop on the foot switch. So far I been using the gate in the front of the amp and then just using the effects loop on the amp for my other effects so I can turn them on and off with the foot switch.

@@SloppyJoes_ShredShack that was going to be my exact question. I'm also building my first board been playing since April 2020 and there's been a fair bit to learn apart from the playing ( power supply, the right board, signal chains, and then the effects amps and speakers used by favorite artists... it's endless) Thanks so much Joe👍

@@manicmurph did you ever figure this out fella? I have the same sort of set up and an evh and I find my ns 2 doesn’t work unless I have the effects button on for my evh(4 cable method). I want the ns 2 to work without having to have the effects button on. Haha so many ways to run this pedal! What set currently works for your evh? Thanks

I don't believe that would work in this case unfortunately

Absolutely! But that's just me. It's simple and effective

@@SloppyJoes_ShredShack Thanks !😁👍

Who cares?!.... I'm a doctor too

In that case you either can go 1 of 2 ways: guitar - input - output- amp. Or guitar - NS2 input - (NS2 send - other pedals - NS2 return) - NS2 output - amp input. Hope that made sense. Basically the additional pedals are in the send and return loop of the NS2

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Woof... this is really hard to read. Tried it. I wasn't able to make it sound good. Also the NS-2 seemed to be a little tighter of you're using the 4 cable method.

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Well I assume that you're running the effects straight into the amp. So, no it won't do anything in that case.

Depending on how you use it? Yes

Yes that's correct. Its a gate. So, let's say you have a weird ground issue. That noise will come back when the gate opens back up. It doesn't eliminate unwanted frequencies.

@@SloppyJoes_ShredShack when you have it switched off and playing clean is there any effect on tone by it just being in the loop?

When you run the pedal back through the loop, put the pedals AFTER the noise gate but before the return.

Good question! Basically you're going to wire up the NS-2 the same way but you're going to put the Maxon between the send on the NS-2 and the amp. Guitar -> input (ns2) -> send (ns2) -> Maxon808 -> input of amp -> Send of amp -> return (ns2) -> output (ns2) -> return of amp.

Thank you you very much!!! That's kind of you!!! I'm gonna try this!!! greetings from France!

Probably not the pedal for you then

I wrap my cables in tape so noone steals them and they are easy to identify. I feel that is a common practice if you gig a lot like myself

@@SloppyJoes_ShredShack seriously? You gonna lie boy? You cant afford decent guitar cables or date a stripper like rock stars…tells me you iz amateurs

Does this pedal need batteries?

@@SnuggzAlex they run better on batteries...if they are asymmetrical clipping types with Germain parts

@@mikehunt576 You gonna be a dick boy? Yes, you are aren’t you.

After taking a look at the back panel of that amp. You don't have an effects loop. Sorry bud, but you will not be able to use the NS-2 as described

@@SloppyJoes_ShredShack that's ok. I'll sub for your response though! Thanks

Some newer amps have them

Directly after the NS-2. Before the amp.

Guitar > NS (input) NS(send) > {Any eventual distortion, overdrive or compressor } > Preamp pedal > NS (return) NS (output) > {Any eventual modulation, reverb and/or delay} > Amp

This would go before your delay/reverb/etc pedals in your FX loop.

@@SaulMaddox Surely after

@@tom01b nop. before. you don't want it eating your reverb or delay repeats. In the effects loop because you want it to act after your pre-amp. Delays, reverb and modulation won't create noise. Do not give advice just because. If you're unsure don't post. Cheers.

R I P

Sure

@@SloppyJoes_ShredShack Aites.. Thanks alot brother!! Appreciate it!