Jera Woden Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 (edited) i just got my strat back from the music store today and was playing hells bells to test it out. i put my pick selector on just the neck pick up and played it sounded ok. i tapped on the wood just above the neck pickup and it sounded through the amp. in fact if i tap anywhere on the body its self while just the neck pick up is on i get the same thing. my strat is a $170 ibanez gio strat with the orginal powersound humbuckers in it. it is my favorite feel wise but not sound wise. ive had it for about 6 years. is there anyway to figure out why its doing this? any way to stop it? if i put new pickups in it would that go away or is it set in there? thanks for any help. Edited May 23, 2005 by Jera Woden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutronboy Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 (edited) Seems weird... if it's gone microphonic with loose windings you'd think it would feedback like crazy at high volume Is it noisier than the other pickup? Is it still humbucking? Is the scratchplate loose?...is the pickup sitting nice and solid? If it's not feeding back through the amp maybe you could isolate it from the scratchplate somehow.. Seems weird if the other pickups aren't doing it and it's not feeding back Edited May 23, 2005 by mutronboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 When you say you can hear it, what kind of noise is it making? Amplifying the actual tap sound? If the other pickups aren't doing it, it can really only be the pickup itself. It may be microphonic and you just haven't played at high enough levels for it to feed back much. Potting your own pickups is easy (though not necessarily "quick", it was a 2-hr project for me, though an experienced person should be able to do it in less), and if it's microphonic that's your cure right there. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jera Woden Posted May 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 it makes the sound of the tap. the bridge pick up isnt making the same sound, and i live in an apartment building so i cant play at very high volums. i dont think the pickguard is loose but ill check it. question what is potting? and what do i do for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutronboy Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Hi Jera, Sorry, when you said you were playing "Hells Bells' to test it, I was under the impression you were playing really loud...heh Potting the pickup involves immersing it from the top down, in melted wax, and letting the wax work into the coil winding..this stops the wires vibrating if they're a bit loose... I've never done it so it's probably better to get Greg to explain...he's done it before Good luck with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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