Loudbox Mini on my doorstep!

[roadbiker]

My new Fishman Loudbox Mini arrived today from Musician's Friend. I plugged it into my 814cd and I am very happy with it! What a huge difference between playing through the Fishman and my old KMD elecrtic amp! It sounds great! I love the effect of adding a little chorus to it. I was really close to getting the new Loudbox Artist, but since this is for home use I decided to save the money and get the Mini. No regrets! Plus there was a promotion and it came with an Audio Technica mic, a chord, and a stand for the same price and with the 15% discount. No sales tax or shipping either - another bonus.

It sounds like there is a little static coming through on it but I'm pretty sure that it's cased by dry air and static electricity. When I move around it pops a little. The odd thing is that it isn't as noticeable with my Epiphone. Anyway, I'm going to put a room humidifer in here to see if that helps any. I took my Planet Waves electronic monitor out of the case and in only about 10 minutes the reading has dropped from 47% down to 42%, and I'm pretty certain that it will keep falling.

Jim

[cjd-player]

My new Fishman Loudbox Mini arrived today from Musician's Friend. I plugged it into my 814cd and I am very happy with it! What a huge difference between playing through the Fishman and my old KMD elecrtic amp! It sounds great! I love the effect of adding a little chorus to it. I was really close to getting the new Loudbox Artist, but since this is for home use I decided to save the money and get the Mini. No regrets! Plus there was a promotion and it came with an Audio Technica mic, a chord, and a stand for the same price and with the 15% discount. No sales tax or shipping either - another bonus.

It sounds like there is a little static coming through on it but I'm pretty sure that it's cased by dry air and static electricity. When I move around it pops a little. The odd thing is that it isn't as noticeable with my Epiphone. Anyway, I'm going to put a room humidifer in here to see if that helps any. I took my Planet Waves electronic monitor out of the case and in only about 10 minutes the reading has dropped from 47% down to 42%, and I'm pretty certain that it will keep falling.

Jim

Jim, in my experience, some 1/4-inch connectors fit the Taylor end jack better than others.  The popping is likely a jack moving in a socket or a loose connection of a wire at one of the 1/4-inch jacks on the cable. 

[Paul]

Has anyone requested for pics for amps 

Thanks for your mobile wallpaper 

[roadbiker]

Has anyone requested for pics for amps 

Thanks for your mobile wallpaper 

I'll post a picture by the weekebd

What picture did you use as your mobile wallpaper? And, you're very welcome, of course!

Jim

[Paul]

Has anyone requested for pics for amps 

Thanks for your mobile wallpaper 

I'll post a picture by the weekebd

What picture did you use as your mobile wallpaper? And, you're very welcome, of course!

Jim

I'll give you some hints, it's the best one  , with some lights on a tree at the background.

[roadbiker]

I just made a brief test. I plugged my 814 into my KMD electric amp. No hissing or popping. When it's plugged into the Fishman, it hisses unless I touch the plug on the bottom of the guitar - almost as if I were grounding it.  Do you thin it could be a problem with the amp? Do you think a Taylor cord would help?

Jim

[cjd-player]

I just made a brief test. I plugged my 814 into my KMD electric amp. No hissing or popping. When it's plugged into the Fishman, it hisses unless I touch the plug on the bottom of the guitar - almost as if I were grounding it.  Do you thin it could be a problem with the amp? Do you think a Taylor cord would help?

Jim

I would first try switching between amps several times.  Loose connections in cables and jacks can be very intermittent and hard to find.  It could also be an intermittent ground connection problem in the guitar.

If possible, I would try a different 1/4-inch cable.   No need to buy a Taylor cable unless you want to plug directly into an XLR jack.

These things can sometimes be hard to isolate, so be patient and thorough.  You need to systematically eliminate one thing at a time.

Also, keep the amp away from flourescent lights and any dimable lights when doing your tests.  These can sometimes cause noise in the circuit path to the amp.   Make sure the wall outlet where you plug in the amp is properly grounded.

[forhim]

Those things sound really great!!