boynigel Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Joking of course, but i find it amusing that my LT regularly makes mechanical noises, whether it's on or off, and when not in use. I'd liken them to settling cracks that you hear inside some houses...which is probably kind of what i'm hearing the equivalent of on my LT. Metal clicking noises, basically. This is nothing that keeps me up at night as its performance has been solid for a few years now, but i am curious if anyone else has encountered this. If not, i'll look into an exorcism. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Maybe start with a spray bottle of Holy Water? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacommando Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 On 2/14/2024 at 4:01 AM, boynigel said: If not, i'll look into an exorcism. You could try playing the intro to Tubular Bells! On 2/14/2024 at 4:28 AM, rd2rk said: Maybe start with a spray bottle of Holy Water? Water and electricity - Aaarrrrggghhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boynigel Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 On 2/13/2024 at 11:28 PM, rd2rk said: Maybe start with a spray bottle of Holy Water? That's what i use for contact cleaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boynigel Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 On 2/14/2024 at 6:43 AM, datacommando said: You could try playing the intro to Tubular Bells! I'll play it through a ring mod block to make it sound even creepier 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theElevators Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Umm... maybe something is arcing inside. Crackling is not good. I'd be careful. I know somebody whose house burned down because of a cheap Chinese lamp. It arced and started a fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boynigel Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 On 2/14/2024 at 1:09 PM, theElevators said: Umm... maybe something is arcing inside. Crackling is not good. I'd be careful. I know somebody whose house burned down because of a cheap Chinese lamp. It arced and started a fire. thanks, but don't think that's the case here. It makes these sounds even when it's not hooked up to electricity. definitely not a electrical "zapping" or arcing kind of noise. imagine the sound if you were to cut a 3mm length off your low E string, and then drop it on the chassis. that's about the ballpark of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulTBaker Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 mice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 On the serious side, I don't want to frighten you, but... I once worked for a nationwide rental company transporting consumer electronics, appliances and furniture from customer's homes to the service department. Hearing the sorts of noises that you described, during transport, in big screen TVs invariably indicated a single cause - cockroaches! I'm not making this up. I also frequently encountered mice in larger appliances such as washers and dryers. You don't want to know about the couches and bedding. Nobody wants to think that they might have vermin problems, but it's more likely than demons... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boynigel Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 On 2/14/2024 at 2:11 PM, rd2rk said: On the serious side, I don't want to frighten you, but... I once worked for a nationwide rental company transporting consumer electronics, appliances and furniture from customer's homes to the service department. Hearing the sorts of noises that you described, during transport, in big screen TVs invariably indicated a single cause - cockroaches! I'm not making this up. I also frequently encountered mice in larger appliances such as washers and dryers. You don't want to know about the couches and bedding. Nobody wants to think that they might have vermin problems, but it's more likely than demons... all good info, but i've had it open a couple times. once to specifically investigate the noise, and once to to spray contact cleaner on my foot switches. nothing in there, living or dead...BUT, now that you mention it, I'm in New England and we do see a stray "stink bug" in the house two or three times a week. Pretty common/harmless, found even in the cleanest of homes, and nothing as sinister as cockroaches. That said, maybe the next time i hear the noise, i'll grab my LT and shake it. Maybe a stink bug is getting in/out via the exp pedal cutouts, and both times i looked, the bug happened to not be in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 On 2/14/2024 at 1:23 PM, boynigel said: That said, maybe the next time i hear the noise, i'll grab my LT and shake it. Maybe a stink bug is getting in/out via the exp pedal cutouts, and both times i looked, the bug happened to not be in there. That would stink, but better than roaches! Meanwhile, back at the Vatican... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebodyelse Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Probably temperature related. Stuff expands and contracts with temperature changes, and different materials do it at different rates. Doesn't need to be much temp. change. Otherwise, the exorcism sounds like a plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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