Andrea Del Signore wrote: > By the way I ever thought that since the guitar has two output plugs one > XLR and one jack 1/4", the XLR one was balanced while the other > unbalanced. Yes, the XLR jack is balanced. Phantom power on that jack should _not_ harm your gear. It's called 'phantom' because it's transparent to devices that don't need/want it. If you try to use phantom power through a normal instrument jack (without a direct box)... you will fry your gear -- and this is what Jorn was saying. (**) No, I don't think you need to inspect the circuitry on your guitar. Note, however, that most mixing consoles are able to turn off phantom power on a per-channel basis. On the mixing console I use, it's a discrete button at the top of each channel. Most literature doesn't even mention phantom power unless (a) it _utilizes_ it or (b) it will damage the equipment. I've never seen (b). If you use a direct box between the mixer (w/phantom) and the instrument, you do not have to worry about phantom power. Your gear will be safe as long as everything is working proper. (**) - Caveat: If the cable is damaged, it is possible for phantom power to damage your gear. As Jorn said, phantom power utilizes all 3 wires in the mic cable. If one of the wires is damaged, then your gear will be at risk. This is also what Jorn was saying. Viz. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_power HTH, Gabriel _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
