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a typical dimmer for incandescent (old-fashioned or halogen) bulbs chops up the waveform in way that, if it was audio, would make any grunge guitarist happy. In fact, I wonder that no one has made an SCR fuzz box, that I know of...hmmm... run guitar through step-up transformer-- plug into cheap dimmer-- step back down (or not) then into amp-- look ma! Sound, lights and smoke effects in one cabinet! btw he didn't mention fluorescents-- but while we're off topic, modern high-frequency ballasts (some of them at least) are a lot better with regards to induced hum and buzz. At 6:24 PM -0400 7/23/03, Will Brake wrote: >AND it is unlikely replacing the dimmer will solve your problem. >Florescent lighting is a HUGE problem. Best of luck! > >Respect > >Will Brake >Soul Fruit Electronics > > >-----Original Message----- >From: David Beardsley [mailto:db@biink.com] >Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 5:44 PM >To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >Subject: Re: Bass Hum > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "redrum123" <redrum123@worldnet.att.net> > >> Well, it's been fixed. Here's the bag. >> >> Me and my friends (I'm 20) set up a studio in my parents basement, >with >> assorted equipment of all kinds (it's really too nice), and we put an >> ultraexpensive dimmer on the lights (touch sensitive dimming), which >causes >> the lights to hum. >> >> After I went to guitar center and figured out there was no hum when I >> plugged her into thier amps, and talking with one of the guys there >who >> didn't know as much as me + etc. etc. etc. I went down to our studio >and >> plugged it in with the lights off kinda in a rush, and bam diggity no >hum. >> New lightswitch being installed ahora mismo. >> >> Thanks a GREAT DEAL for the help, I wear my t-shirt proudly. > >Light dimmer = one of the classic reasons for hum! > > >* David Beardsley >* microtonal guitar >* http://biink.com/db