Re: Gibson Echoplex Noise problem

[".David.Auker." <DaVAuk@Hevanet.com>]

My only experience with EDP noise is before it warms up (a few 
minutes)...a REALLY bad white noise.  Then it's fine.  Someone said it 
might be bad memory, but I forget.  :-)

David.

Dave Lauzon wrote:

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>
> Hi,
>
> Its been a long long time since I posted anything here, but I've 
> always found this list to be a great resource of information so I 
> thought I'd ask here.
>
> I've got a Gibson Echoplex, circa 1999 2000 maybe.  not quite sure 
> although I bought it new. I believe... Its loop 3 v.5 software.  I 
> realize there's been a software upgrade and I'm thinking of going that 
> way. 
>
> It has served me really well and I certainly put it through quite a 
> lot of use on the road 200 nights a year for 4 years.
>
> So here's my problem.  Lately I'm finding that it is REALLY noisy.  I 
> can also get more noise out of it by tapping it. 
>
> I've called Gibson, and I guess the one guy who is responsible for 
> this product is too busy to return my calls.  I bought it in Canada 
> and the distributor tells me they wouldn't know what to do with it so 
> they'd probably send it to gibson.
>
> Bottom line is that I use this thing every day proffesionally and I 
> can't afford to be without it for four months while it sits on a shelf 
> somewhere.  I'm just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience 
> and if it is a simple fix like replacing the RAM or upgrading the 
> software.  Any input would be greatly appreciated. 
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>
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