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• Lango-Django Niagara-On-The-Lake, ONModerator

  November 2018 Posts: 1,855

  Bummer. I’ve had my Ischell for about five years and never had this problem.
  
  Maybe you should send it back for a replacement unit?

  

  Paul Cezanne: "I could paint for a thousand years without stopping and I would still feel as though I knew nothing."
  
  Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
  
  Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."
  
• tbleen Astoria QueensNew Gaffiero

  November 2018 Posts: 33

  First time I stuck on my Ischell it worked like a charm. Then I had removed it and placed it back on and had this feedback issue -- it was unbearable. But with patience with the placement and working with the putty, I can crank it up without feedback on my AER (Gain and master volume at about half up, which is loud enough for most bar gigs)
  
  You really have to create a solid "donut" shape with the putty and make sure there are no air holes or openings and the mic is really nestled in there tight. Give the mic a good push into the putty. Also, I found the placement of the mic did affect the feedback. Mine is now just inside of the bridge under the A/D strings and works well.

  
• wdickerson Austin, TXNew Holo #73

  December 2018 Posts: 47

  Thanks tbleen, I adjusted the placement and seal yesterday and it sounded great at my gig with no feedback! Appreciate the help.
• wdickerson Austin, TXNew Holo #73

  December 2018 Posts: 47

  In case someone else is having trouble with their Ischell, it turns out I was using the wrong cables! I was using balanced TRS cables instead of unbalanced TS, which the instructions call for. I switched to TS and it's sounding great!
• Lango-Django Niagara-On-The-Lake, ONModerator

  December 2018 Posts: 1,855

  That’s good. I hope you are as happy with yours as I have been with my Ischell.
  
  Hey, I hate to sound like a broken record but.... as I’ve often mentioned around here, I finally mounted my Ishell pickup inside the guitar body under the bridge between the A and D strings.
  
  Sounds stupid, but it worked perfectly and now I don’t have deal with that gummed-look and the little thin wire... plus you get this nice natural reverb that fattens the sound a bit... check it out!
  
  Merry solstice celebration of your choice,
  
  Will

  

  Paul Cezanne: "I could paint for a thousand years without stopping and I would still feel as though I knew nothing."
  
  Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
  
  Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."