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Posted by: Chris-triff Aug 6 2008, 06:00 PM

hei there
i have a little problem with my guitar:
i get a little electricity shock when i plug my squier strat in my vox valvetronix ad50vt
also this is when the guitar is pluged into the amp and i touch the strings, i get a little more when i touch a string and stand barefoot, and i get much more elctricity when i touch a string and with the other hand touch the window frame (metal)
this happens if the amp is on or off.
i dont understand why this i happenig. is it something wrong with my guitar or my amp?
is it ment to be like this?

Posted by: JeroenKole Aug 6 2008, 06:04 PM

It is probably something with the guitar. I don't know the english term, (Ground wire?), that is loose.

Take it to a guitar tech and have him look at it. Could be that you'll be walking out with your guitar in 5 minutes.


If that is not the case it will either be the plug in of the amp.


Hope this helps,
J

Posted by: Chris-triff Aug 6 2008, 06:08 PM

thanks
do you know where this "ground wire" is in the guitar i just opened it and nothing is loose

Posted by: JeroenKole Aug 6 2008, 06:13 PM

depends on the guitar, if it is an strat style guitar it should be on the back where the tremolo springs are connected to a piece of metal.

Posted by: MickeM Aug 6 2008, 06:14 PM

also got one in the 1/4" jack

Posted by: Chris-triff Aug 6 2008, 06:16 PM

i saw it and it doesnt seem to be loose
but maybe it is that way the elictricity came
you know more

Posted by: USAMAN Aug 6 2008, 06:19 PM

polarity on the receptacle you are plugged into may be backwards.

Posted by: JeroenKole Aug 6 2008, 06:20 PM

As MickeM said also check the jack of the guitar and see if a wire could be loose there. if that isn't the case take the guitar to an guitar tech, if he says there is no problem with the guitar it will most probably be your amp.

until that time you'll have to play unamplified though.

Posted by: Bedlam Aug 6 2008, 06:21 PM

Most likely ground wire. I had the shock of my life after working on my friend's guitar and didn't attach the ground wire properly. Look near the springs in the back of the guitar for the loose wire.

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Aug 6 2008, 08:39 PM

Most likely electronic malfunction. Take it to guitar tech, usually these kind of stuff is fairly easy and cheap to fix, don't worry.

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Aug 6 2008, 11:36 PM

Did you try playing a different guitar on that amp ? Or same guitar on different amp ?
Could be both guitar or amp...

Posted by: Chris-triff Aug 7 2008, 04:44 AM

yes i tried everything:
-another guitar same cable same amp same problem
-same guitar same cable another amp same problem
(a little less shock it could be becouse the amp i used was a squier 10w)
-another guitar another cable another amp another everything same problem

i think i found out that the wall outlet (not sure about the englis term) is the problem
it might not be grounded or something,
i think that may be a little dangerous dont you think

thanks for the help anyway

Posted by: Juan M. Valero Aug 7 2008, 09:23 AM

incredible... you should change the guitar player !!!

excuse, just kidding, it's really weird... I have no idea what owuld happens

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Aug 7 2008, 10:33 AM

Well did you try it in another outlet? If you find out that the outlet is the problem don't call guitar tech, call electrician

Posted by: Muris Varajic Aug 7 2008, 12:12 PM

I had similar problems few days ago,
I plugged my guitar into an amp at my house
but I used outlet which I don't use a lot.
And there was the buzz when I move my hands
from strings or any metal part.
I almost opened guitar to see what's the problem
but luckily I tried with another outlet before
and it was it,an outlet.

Posted by: Chris-triff Aug 16 2008, 05:14 PM

thats exactly the problem
i will call the electrician soon
thenks to all of you