TuskBuffer Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 I recently bought a cheap, POS guitar for the sole purpose of messing around with it, as far as modding and stuff (practicing before I do it for real on one of my good guitars). It's a Harmony Les Paul style, and I put different pickups in it that were pretty hot (around 13k in the neck and 14k in the bridge). I didn't notice it when I first switched them out, but now I've got an annoying hum that only subsides when I touch the metal cover on the cord (doesn't go away when I touch the strings). The jack is nice and tight, and the cord has no slop or anything inside the guitar. None of my other guitars do this, so I think that eliminates the possibility of it being the cord itself causing the problem. The pickups (humbuckers) that I put in were pretty beat up looking, so I cleaned them up with 0000 steel wool and buffed them to make them look nice. So, do I have a ground problem, could it be that steel wool fibers may be the culprit, or something else? Hey, by the way, cool forum! I don't even know how I found it, but I'm glad I did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 Check the ground wires and sheild the cavities has my vote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 ya, sounds like u don't have a groud running to the bridge, that's why the noise isn't going away when u touch the strings... but it does when u touch the outside of ur patch chord. So if the volume pot is ur common ground, run a wire from that to the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strings to the Max Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 Also Check Your Phasing !!!! Max! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuskBuffer Posted August 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2003 ya, sounds like u don't have a groud running to the bridge, that's why the noise isn't going away when u touch the strings... but it does when u touch the outside of ur patch chord. So if the volume pot is ur common ground, run a wire from that to the bridge. Thanks for the replies, all! I'm thinking it sounds like the ground to the bridge also. The cavities are not shielded, so I might as well try that also. As far as the phasing, wouldn't that affect the sound/tone of the output? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted August 29, 2003 Report Share Posted August 29, 2003 http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/menu.html Click on the above link and you should find a link called "Quieting The Beast" to find some great tips on shielding your guitar... also read the other links if you have time.. they have alot of neat tips you can use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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