Solving Another Mysterious House Noise

#music #guitar #housenoise
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Guitarist/Songwriter/Samurai Born in the Manitoba prefecture of Canada, samuraiguitarist, honed his discipline under the study of the country's most powerful musical sensei. Bred on rock, raised on the blues, trained in jazz, samuraiguitarist creates incredibly innovative videos that showcase his talents on the guitar.

[SoundcastStudios]

The fact that the city actually helped and solved this issue is incredible.

[tylerjames]

SG: "If it werent for my audio engineering skills this problem would have never been fixed"
Also SG: *walking around the neighborhood with an amp and pointing his guitar at things*

[thebreakfastmenu]

As an American, I'm more impressed your power company followed through than anything.

[jamesgilbert]

For those wondering about making a faraday cage to isolate a studio, you should know the shielding doesn't need to be solid (i.e. tin foil) to be effective. Wire mesh, chicken wire, "hardware cloth, " and chain link will all work really well as long as they're properly grounded. If you do decide you want continuous cover, mylar blankets (like the scene in The Boys) are going to be your best bet as they're a super thin layer of foil between two layers of mylar resin. Again, the trick is grounding.

All of that aside, I'm really impressed by both SG's ability to track down the noise and the power company's responsiveness. Solid work all around.

[bin]

Hydro actually sent somebody - that's the real miracle here.

[matthewven]

"Your big green box is causing a detrimental effect on my life" lmfao

[ostry]

As a person who was educated in high voltage electricity AND a lifelong guitarist I find it absolutely hilarious that you've found a faulty shielding on a transformer box with a guitar and an amp. I'd guess for the electricians it's one of those work stories they're going to tell 5 or 10 years from now

[OnboardG]

I work on sensitive magnetic instruments and stuff like this is the bane of our lives. We had issues with one of our stations a few weeks ago and were going nuts trying to find out why. We checked equipment, temperature, mains, weather. We only worked out what it was when we hung a webcam and found out it was the herd of cows in the next field coming to investigate the box. They all had magnetic ear tags. I’m genuinely impressed with your detective work. Sometimes you just have to get a sensor and go checking.

[willowdotnet]

“Well, your big green Box in my neighbours yard is having a Detrimental effect on my life” - line of the century right there.

[gs]

7:22 Canada man challenges ghosts on the streets to battle him on a Shred off

[tommysheehan]

“House noise” sounds like a new avant-garde genre of music and I’m all in

[SimplyNotReally]

I was absolutely cracking up when he was walking around his neighborhood holding his axe in the air like the guitar god he is. Just imagine what the neighbors were thinking...

[markjames]

Ham radio operator here. This is exactly the way hams track down RFI problems — except of course they don’t usually use a guitar. But the guitar is obviously a good directional antenna; I guess the internal shielding is blocking signal through the back of the guitar. What is NOT normal is the power people actually fixing the problem so quickly—I’ve heard horror stories involving months of calls to get a bad transformer fixed (I’m taking mostly about utility companies in the US).

[jwstout]

Neighbor peering through their blinds: Honey, the new guy across the way is running around outside with a guitar and amp like he's a crazy person, shouting at a power transformer.

One week later, same neighbor: Wait, did our TV stop buzzing after that guitar Viking guy shouted at the transformer? I'm gonna go bake them a plate of cookies.

[needfortweed]

I just loved how good old Sammy G actually brought the amp and guitar out to talk to the electricians. Also, this proves that almost everything can generate quality content (and a song) for the right person. I am almost looking forward and hoping for another phantom sound episode to complete the trilogy...

[dfalstaff]

I hate laughing at another man's misery, but after three days of chasing down a cricket you had me in tears.

[acapellascience]

dude this was an amazing video, congrats on the clean signal

[FelipeAkira]

Is it bad that I wish he'd get different problems like these all the time so we could get more videos like this

[edlegge]

You’re a hero!! I’ve been pulling my hair out for weeks because of noise. Endless googling, I’ve rewired my guitar twice, and I Even bought a new multimeter because i was convinced my cheap one was reading incorrectly. Then, the camera panned to the big green box. I swear i heard angels sing. That box is 20ft from my house. Time for me to call the electrical company and lie about my profession. Thanks!

[theorigamicube]

i like how this guy prioritizes his guitars over something like his fridge and washing machine