Back they go...

[candid_x]

...into the Silent Circuit!

Being the creative genius that I am my perceptions are subject to suggestion. IE: up until today I was quite sure that removing the battery from the Silent Circuit gave slightly more edge to the sound.

Today my amp was facing me when I played and sang an awful hum, using my SSS Silo Special. I figured it was a good time to carefully A/B with/without the battery installed. Surprising conclusion: I like the sound better with the battery in! I'm now quite convinced it does make a difference to the sound to have a battery installed in the Silent Circuit, and it actually sounds better to my ears when the battery is in, hum canceling aside.

This leads to the question: Is the activated Silent Circuit part of the equation for the desired outcome of the tone/sound, or is it viewed as inconsequential, other than canceling single coil hum?

 

[Colin]

good question and I like it when people experiment.

 

[Big Poppa]

Colin your experiments are different than mine!

It is designed for hum cancelling and any improvement in sound is a by product.

 

[candid_x]

Thanks, BP!

 

[robelinda2]

i was trying out amps one day and was getting all kinds of noise from the lights in the room, threw a battery in and the silent circuit worked a treat!

 

[Colin]

Colin your experiments are different than mine!

true, and they usually involve a rubber chicken and a feather duster

 

[dwells]

my axis sounds better with battery in
not sure why, but i love the idea

 

[dannymusic]

silent circuit and piezo are 2 BIG reasons why I chose an AL as my ONLY sss guitar.

 

[Spudmurphy]

^
my battery gave out over Xmas (or was it fiendishly swapped for a dead one by one of my sons??)
so right now I'm missing the silent circuit and Piezo.

I don't notice any difference to the sound , I have to say battery in or out.