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  • December 10, 2010 at 3:10 pm #81092
    balcaniero
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    I was about to buy a Octave Multiplexer which I ordered recently, but when I tried it on a drive chanell of a Peavey Classic 30 it made strange repetitive noise (sounds like tk-tk-tk-tk), and that was with the Blend knob on half and not playing anything.
    Tried it both with single coil and humbucker guitars but the same noise occured.

    I wonder if this particular pedal has this glitch (they didn’t have another in store) or is it a common thing with this model, or what…

    If anyone knows what the problem might be, or had a similar experience with it, I’d appreciate some help.

    Thanks.

    December 10, 2010 at 8:20 pm #113009
    Pablo
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    I’ve been told dirty or kinked guitar strings can sometimes cause the farty tk tk tk noise.

    December 10, 2010 at 8:34 pm #113013
    KartoonHead
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    Try standing much further away from your amp; I’ve found that some octave pedals will give you train sounds (like the wheels clicking on the tracks) if you (with guitar in-hand), the pedal, and your amp are in close proximity. Spread it all out and see if it goes away.

    Hope this helps, certainly helped me :)

    December 10, 2010 at 10:18 pm #113019
    balcaniero
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    Try standing much further away from your amp; I’ve found that some octave pedals will give you train sounds (like the wheels clicking on the tracks) if you (with guitar in-hand), the pedal, and your amp are in close proximity. Spread it all out and see if it goes away.

    Hope this helps, certainly helped me :)

    You may be right, the store I was in is really packed with equipment so there wasn’t much room to spread the cables. I’ll try what you suggested and see what happens.
    Thanks.

    December 18, 2010 at 4:46 pm #113176
    efe_gallagher
    Member

    Any news on how this worked?

    January 2, 2011 at 4:31 pm #113460
    jwhit007
    Member

    Yeah, I have the same problem…when the pedal is engaged I start hearing that train track noise. The noise is louder with sub set to off…when sub is turned on the noise is mostly inaudible, but I like it better in the off position. Also, the only time I’m hearing the noise is when I’m not playing…when I’m playing everything seems to drown it out. Also, I’ve tried new strings, using a 10′ cord from the amp…I’m not using a wall wort, could this be the reason?

    January 9, 2011 at 11:48 pm #113604
    jwhit007
    Member

    Bump. Thanks.

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