Help with Proctavia losing bottom end
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:44 am
Hi, for some reason occasionally I keep experiencing a complete loss of bottom end whether the pedal is on or not(when the effect is on it sounds almost like no dry signal is being past through with the effect) which seems to stem from my proctavia. I say this because when I touch the pedal casing a few times the bass will suddenly come back. Also when the issue happens it's normally just after I've turned it on/off.
The pedal is the only one I have battery operated as it has a positive ground (I don't have an isolated power supply), but I don't know if this would cause any issues like this?
Has anyone else had this happen? Is there anyway to rectify the problem? It's not all the time, but it's enough that it makes me have to think about whether I want to turn it on for risk of losing the bottom end.
Signal chain is:
Korg Pitchblack -> Boss NS-2 (in the chain; Dunlop mini wah -> Boss CS-3 -> Proctavia -> Fulldrive 2) ->Boss Super Octave -> Marshall Chorus -> Hardwire Delay -> Wampler reverb -> TC looper
All the pedals are powered via a none isolated Carl Martin power brick I've owned for years with no issue. Only one not powered via it is the Proctavia which is on batteries.
Thanks for any help
edit: I should also add that I've tried it with the power supply (using a positive ground adapter) and it works, but still experiences the same issues
The pedal is the only one I have battery operated as it has a positive ground (I don't have an isolated power supply), but I don't know if this would cause any issues like this?
Has anyone else had this happen? Is there anyway to rectify the problem? It's not all the time, but it's enough that it makes me have to think about whether I want to turn it on for risk of losing the bottom end.
Signal chain is:
Korg Pitchblack -> Boss NS-2 (in the chain; Dunlop mini wah -> Boss CS-3 -> Proctavia -> Fulldrive 2) ->Boss Super Octave -> Marshall Chorus -> Hardwire Delay -> Wampler reverb -> TC looper
All the pedals are powered via a none isolated Carl Martin power brick I've owned for years with no issue. Only one not powered via it is the Proctavia which is on batteries.
Thanks for any help
edit: I should also add that I've tried it with the power supply (using a positive ground adapter) and it works, but still experiences the same issues