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<blockquote data-quote="Art Welter" data-source="post: 84602" data-attributes="member: 52">Re: Bad mic shockChad said:&nbsp;&quot;In between songs I grabbed the mic to speak and when I did it felt like I couldn’t let go. I was being shocked and it froze me in place and when I was able to release my hands off of the mic I collapsed.&quot;Guitar players (or their roadies) need to get in the habit of touching the end of the high E string to the mic without touching the strings of the guitar, looking for sparks and / or noise, if either are present they need to figure out why. If no sparks, or noise, touch a string with one finger and the tip of your little finger to the mic, if no shock then try holding guitar strings and try touching your lips to the screen to check for voltage.To tell the truth, I used to use a VOM to test for faults, but getting a good connection can be difficult on some microphones, but my lips can detect those stray currents quite well, and more reliably.The guitar rig may not be at fault, miswired AC is unfortunately common, and that fact means unless you use wireless mics or a guitar body pack, always check the voltage between the strings and the microphone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Art Welter, post: 84602, member: 52"] Re: Bad mic shock Chad said: "In between songs I grabbed the mic to speak and when I did it felt like I couldn’t let go. I was being shocked and it froze me in place and when I was able to release my hands off of the mic I collapsed." Guitar players (or their roadies) need to get in the habit of touching the end of the high E string to the mic without touching the strings of the guitar, looking for sparks and / or noise, if either are present they need to figure out why. If no sparks, or noise, touch a string with one finger and the tip of your little finger to the mic, if no shock then try holding guitar strings and try touching your lips to the screen to check for voltage. To tell the truth, I used to use a VOM to test for faults, but getting a good connection can be difficult on some microphones, but my lips can detect those stray currents quite well, and more reliably. The guitar rig may not be at fault, miswired AC is unfortunately common, and that fact means unless you use wireless mics or a guitar body pack, always check the voltage between the strings and the microphone. [/QUOTE]

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