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candid_x

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...into the Silent Circuit!

Being the creative genius that I am :rolleyes: 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?
 

Spudmurphy

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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.
 
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