Guitar Pickups Vs Amp Transformer Noise, Anybody know "out of this world" tips? |
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Sep 26 2013, 07:51 PM
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No power needed!! Just plug and go  so no "euro conversion" needed you plug your guitar straight in.QUOTE (Darius Wave @ Sep 25 2013, 06:44 PM)  http://www.ebtechaudio.com/humxdes.html This looks interesting though.... Maybe a good mobile device when the reason of hum is a power connections on the stage. Unfortunately...Didn't see european plug version |
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Oct 19 2013, 11:10 PM
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Most of this post is going to seem rather obvious and basic but I just want to state a few things in a simple way.
Probably because I don't use high gain, I don't seem to have serious hum problems even though I've got single coil pickups in my 1954 Gretsch. That said, most of the time when these problems do arise, it is at a club that is in an old building and there are serious problems with the club's electrical wiring due to additions and modifications having been done by people who are not qualified electricians. Many times different outlets and circuits will be out of phase with each other and ground connections may not be adequate. I have gotten some nasty shocks and burned lips from microphones when the PA system was out of phase with my guitar amplifier. Needless to say, in Europe with 240v current you can be killed by this. Add stage lighting circuits with dimmers and electrical noise gets totally out of hand. Most of the time when I have had trouble with hum, it has been due to lighting dimmers which produce all sorts of dirt in the AC service. A comment was made about P90 pickups producing a lot of hum. I have a 1949 Gibson ES125 with an original P90. I have almost no hum problems with that guitar. Similarly, I don't have many problems with my Gretsch with original Dynasonic (DeArmond 2000) single coil pickups. I attribute this to two things. First, I always stand or sit with my body between the amp and my guitar (my back toward the amp) which shields the amp and guitar from each other. Secondly, I run the volume controls on my guitars wide open or nearly so (which gives a solid signal to noise ratio through the guitar patch cable) and control my volume with the volume control on the amp. This produces a clean sound with very little or no audible hum. If you like a lot of gain and distortion, this won't work for you, but if you like a clean sound it will solve most of your problems. If at all possible, put some distance between yourself and the amp...one meter will usually do the job. I have seen players who complain about AC hum actually sitting on top of the amp while playing! This will absolutely guarantee a lot of hum. One last thing...make sure the ground wire in your guitar is solidly connected to the tailpiece or bridge so that the strings are solidly grounded, this way your body will be grounded when you are touching the strings completing the shielding of the guitar's wiring when you are between your guitar and amp. -------------------- Mike
"The business ain't nothin' but the blues!" - Rahsaan Roland Kirk Inductee in the Blues Hall of Fame, March 14, 2012. Mike-Wilhelm.com YouTube: Michael Ray Wilhelm, Blusician, guitar & vocal |
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So It's always a tiny step further i the gear setup quality
 
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