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Thumb Picker

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Amp feedback mystery eliminated
« on: September 16, 2016, 03:29:07 PM »
Amp feedback mystery eliminated

You folks might have already run across this issue but it was new to me and drove me nuts until I found the cause

I suddenly started getting a goofy feedback in my Ultrasound amp
It would come and go at random , increasing and decreasing in volume

I checked out all my cables and mic, looking for the usual suspects
but found nothing wrong

Unplugged everything and sat down and waited..... sure enough, the feedback returned
I thought, maybe I have an intermittent short or component in my amp

Finally, I walked away from the switched on amp
to do something else, and as I was returning the feedback returned and went wild as I approached the chair beside the amp

Yup,
This new phone I just bought was in my pocket and was transmitting something, somehow,
to the amp every time I turned a certain way while sitting in my picking chair, and also when I walked up to the already turned on amp

Anyhow, phone now sits on a table across the room from where I pick

Amp is happy, old man picker is happy
Just thought I'd pass this on, might help somebody else  :)
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Frettingflyer

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Re: Amp feedback mystery eliminated
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2016, 05:01:45 PM »
Haven't had that but good to be aware of. Thank you for sharing.
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