jaredsgigs

Ok so I tested it today thouroughly and I found that if the level (channel one) is turned way down to wear it's supposed to only be in the green (literally all the way down) it still blinks orange at the thump of the guitar. The orange on the channel is not what seems to be triggering the pop. However the light on the back panel of the main volume, when that blinks orange the pop occurs. My studio engineer told me it sounds like every time the limiter is activated the pop occurs, which he said is a good thing so the speaker itself doesn't get damaged. Does that make sense? To note, I don't use any acoustic modeling on the guitar. And yes, I've tried other guitars with the piezo pickup doing the same thing. So if I were to play at low volume there would be no issue at all but my problem is I have to push the speaker to sometimes perform for up to 400 or more people (which is why I bought this 1400 watt speaker) so the popping sounds like it will inevitably be there unless the L3s takes care of it, which I believe it will. That test will be done next week when the L3s comes in.

Ok here is the link. I turned the speaker up quite a bit so you could hear it instantly.....the video doesn't do it a lot of justice though because of the quality of the iphone speaker but hopefully you'll hear what I'm talking about. At a normal volume I'm still finding the popping. Let me know your thoughts.

Hey Joe, so I've tried it in a few venues. Still getting the popping sound. If you have an email I can send you a video I did that I tried to show the sound I'm getting. I asked another sound guy and he said it sounds like the woofer is not being able to process the thump of the guitar properly. The light never goes red. It does blink orange but honestly there are times when I need to blast the speaker because I'm playing in front of 300-400 people so playing quietly would probably solve the popping problem but I bought the speaker so I could use something that blasts and at 1400 watts this sounded like a great option. Other than the popping I love it. Also, when I play a kick drum sample through it at loud volume it's fine...no popping. Only when I thump the guitar. Almost like the piezo might be causing it but it doesn't happen with my other speakers so I'm at a loss. I just ordered the L3s to see if maybe the cross over would absorb the pop/thump but I won't always cart the L3s around....only when I'm doing bigger gigs. But if you have an email or if I can figure out how to post on here I will send it. Thanks

I'm playing a Gibson J185 with piezo pickup but it also happens with my Godin Jazz with peizo as well. It has never happened with my Fishman Soloamp or Bose L2 or EV ZLX12P's. More than any of those units I want the L3T to work the most because of it's functionality and power. Battery on the guitars are fine as they were just changed on both guitars. I'm going to test run it again tomorrow night and will see if I can have a sound guy fill me in on what he thinks it may be.

Hi there, I'm a new owner of an L3t and I'm noticing that when I use my acoustic to do percusive stuff with like thumping the body to produce a "kick" sound the speaker pops. Almost likes it's over driven or can't handle the quick signal the thump produces. I've tried the different settings for the speaker and even dialed back the low end but I desire that low end to be there when I'm playing anyway so I don't want to miss out on it. I'm wondering if anyone has experienced this or if there could be a problem with the speaker. I actually purchased an L2t from Guitar Center brand new and that one had the same issue so I returned it for the L3t hoping it would fix the issue but it's still there. I'm really wanting this speaker to work out for me but if this is the way they're made it just won't work out. Any feedback would be much appreciated! And if you have an L3t or L2t and can try it out yourself to see if yours does it that would be great too. I just basically slap the body over the soundhole to get the desired thump. Thanks!