Randy Rhoads Performer Series

[gibsonsg26]

hi guys i just wanted to know if anyone could answer this for me. my 1990s rr suddenly started humming extremely loud i figured it was a grounding problem and found the ground on the output jack came loose i fixed that and it plays now but when i touch the strings they hum i thought that was from the string ground but that looks fine on it are there any other things it could be? Thanks in advance

[grungehead]

maybe some wires have oxidized?

if it buzzes when you touch the strings then you have a grounding issue with the bridge or the trmolo claw (or whaever your using)

i would replace all of the wires if i were you. guitarelectronics.com has every wiring schemes you could possibly think of. scroll down on the left side of the page to ;wiring diagrams'.

[gibsonsg26]

thanks the wires did look pretty messed up right when i touched the output jack with the broken ground wire the hot snapped off so ill try that.

[Geo]

If you get buzz when you touch the strings, you must have the hot and ground wires reversed. Normally you should have less buzz when you touch the strings.

[gibsonsg26]

thanks ill try that tommorow night after i get out from work hopefully it is only that i dont want to have to pay someone to do it. (wiring is not my forte) Im better at the woodworking end of building so im a little nervous about working on it.