welcome Jason...i have no issues running my board in front on my stage 60 - its pefectly quiet unless both the amp and pedals are turned waaaaay up....
Types and Causes of Noise
Guitar rigs are susceptible to 3 types of noise, each with a different cause:
HUM . A low pitched, smooth bass tone (60Hz).
If it does go away when you turn the ax down, you are probably using single coil pickups and standing too close to a power transformer in an amp.
If it does not go away when your turn the guitar down, it is caused by:
A ground loop in your rig, and can be fixed
A cheap power supply. Get a good "audio" supply or a wall wart from Boss, Dunlop, etc.
An overloaded supply. Remove some pedals from the power-chain
BUZZ . Similar to Hum (from 60Hz wall power frequency), but sounds like a "buzz" instead, with a higher pitched component in the sound
If does go away when you you turn the guitar down, you are probably using single-coil pickups and getting buzz from light dimmers, neon lights, color TV's, etc. (these emit radio waves).
Try turning-off these buzz sources, or move away from them.
It may help to rewire your pickups and pots properly, and shield the cavity (the manufacturers rarely do), Stewart-MacDonald has a nice kit, and Shielding a Strat has an excellent guide for proper wiring--take it to a good tech if you don't do it yourself.
Horribly noisy wall power. Try plugging your amp into a good power strip that claims "EMI" filtering on the package
HISS . Is just what it sounds like---a high pitched "white noise".
Hiss is typically "system" noise, and does not go away when the ax is turned down.
The most common cause is high gain. Use only enough gain to get the right sound (which can be a lot sometimes).
Other than that, hiss is best reduced by getting better amps and FX pedals.
POWER SUPPLY NOISE This is like buzz, but is not always based on the 60 Hz "wall power" frequency. It is based on the switching frequency of your pedal's power supplies.
Power supplies, unless they are expensvie chassis style supplies with "toroid" transformers, can radiate noise as radio frequencies. This does not imply you need an expensive toroidal power supply, only that you shouldn't put standard power supplies right up next to your pedals and cables. When moved to a safe distance, there is no difference in noise between the expensive supplies and the standard wall warts. They isolation and circuitry are the same, and the typical wall wart will have a higher current rating than most of the outputs provided by the expensive supply, which makes them better for power chains.
A fun experiment: Put a typical wall wart on an extension cord, and wave it around your pedals and cables while the volume is up loud on your amp. This will give you an idea of how much noise your power supplies contribute, how far away they need to be, etc.
