Grounding Issue With Pickups? |
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Grounding Issue With Pickups? |
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Jan 18 2013, 06:12 PM |
Very interesting thread Todd - I'm looking forward to learning more about this issue.
My Jazz bass does tend to pick up noise from time to time but I have no clue what is causing it. Sometimes there is noise - sometimes none! Usually, I solve it by moving away from electronics (Computer, speakers etc) - when I'm recording. -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net
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Jan 19 2013, 03:31 AM |
I haven't had a problem like this for many years... since I got an Ibanez RG520 in 1999, and then my Gibson Les Paul in 2006, and then the Fernandes Monterrey in 2011, none of there guitars had any problems with the pick ups. But I'm sure that the Guitar Center technicians will solve that problem! it usually appears with very old guitars/pick ups.
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Jan 21 2013, 11:06 AM |
Here's what my guitar was equipped with by the previous owner, in order to handle this issue
The little wire which is welded takes care of the noise!
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Jan 21 2013, 01:00 PM |
No one has asked the most important question, Are the pickups P90's?
If so they're meant to buzz, especially with the high gain settings you use Todd! -------------------- My SoundCloud
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Jan 21 2013, 01:23 PM |
No one has asked the most important question, Are the pickups P90's? If so they're meant to buzz, especially with the high gain settings you use Todd! Mine are DiMarzio Paf Pro |
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Jan 21 2013, 02:33 PM |
There should always be a Ground Wire soldered to the Bridge! I also found this: http://www.ehow.com/way_5792775_ways-groun...ric-guitar.html |
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Jan 21 2013, 02:37 PM |
I also found this: http://www.ehow.com/way_5792775_ways-groun...ric-guitar.html That just about sums it all up! Good article! -------------------- I'd rather have a full Bottle in front of me than a full Frontal Lobotomy!!
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Jan 21 2013, 08:17 PM |
I have the same problem with a SD Custom. Who did the wiring? Ehhhm, me...
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Jan 22 2013, 09:15 AM |
I have the same problem with a SD Custom. Who did the wiring? Ehhhm, me... SD Custom? What sort of an axe is that man? |
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Jan 22 2013, 04:49 PM |
SD Custom? What sort of an axe is that man? That's the pickup (Seymour Duncan Custom). It's mounted in a Cort M520: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andersbornhol...57605035570014/ (pics from before the switch) |
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Jan 23 2013, 11:22 AM |
Aaahahaa silly me I was thinking that the SD was the guitar ..
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Jan 25 2013, 08:02 PM
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Another thing I see constantly, is people do not do a series ground. If you run a constsnt ground from pot to pot, this will help.
P-90 are not made ti hum or buzz they are Gibsons version of a Tele neck pickup. The design is the same only the coil structure is a bit different. A well built P-90 or Single coil of any kind will be very quiet. Yeah there is always the flourescent issue, but I run 3 of them directly over head in my shop and have very little issue with hum,/buzzing even at heavy gain and volumes. -------------------- http://mhd-pickups.com/
https://www.facebook.com/mhd.pickups DC DOES NOT EQUAL OUTPUT. Dc is a resistance value and that is all. It WILL NOT tell you what it will sound like, it WILL NOT make you sound like another player. |
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