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Re: Gibson Echoplex Noise problem



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:

>
>
> 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
>
>  
>