lukesochacki Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) Hello, Just wanted to communicate this issue to anyone else who may experience it. I started to feel slight electric shocks through my guitar strings and on the metal stomp buttons on my Pod HD500X. After doing some troubleshooting, I found that it was the USB port on my computer that somehow got bent and was causing the electric shock. When I switched the USB cable to another port on my computer, the shock went away completely. Before you take it in to get repaired, give this a shot and see if it works. EDIT: I have also been told by a guitar tech that incorrect grounding in your guitar can cause this problem. Try using another guitar with your pod to see if you experience the shock. If you do not, it is probably the guitar Edited January 1, 2019 by lukesochacki Additional Info Added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoguyy Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Just wait until you are on stage in front of 30,000 people and you go up to the mic to start singing the first song and it zaps you unconscious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkingdon Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 On 1/1/2019 at 4:54 PM, pianoguyy said: Just wait until you are on stage in front of 30,000 people and you go up to the mic to start singing the first song and it zaps you unconscious. Lol, haven't been knocked unconscious but have had one heck of a shock from the mic that made my lips go numb in front of about 2000 people. Sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoguyy Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Because of years of experience as a musician... I don't skimp on certain types of repairs and remodels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toobhed Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I got a shock while using the Line6 StageScape mixer with my HD500X JTV rig. It happened when enabling phantom power on the mixer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necromedia Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 On 1/2/2019 at 6:12 AM, lukesochacki said: Hello, Just wanted to communicate this issue to anyone else who may experience it. I started to feel slight electric shocks through my guitar strings and on the metal stomp buttons on my Pod HD500X. After doing some troubleshooting, I found that it was the USB port on my computer that somehow got bent and was causing the electric shock. When I switched the USB cable to another port on my computer, the shock went away completely. Before you take it in to get repaired, give this a shot and see if it works. EDIT: I have also been told by a guitar tech that incorrect grounding in your guitar can cause this problem. Try using another guitar with your pod to see if you experience the shock. If you do not, it is probably the guitar i got same problem when open POD HD500X Edit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoguyy Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 5 hours ago, necromedia said: i got same problem when open POD HD500X Edit No you don't. When connected via USB, maybe. But not because you opened a computer program. How lollipoping stupid do you take us for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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