whisky182 Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 umm, i'm half way though my project, but the pickup seams to be buzzing alot more then it should, what's wrong here?! how can it be fixed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truerussian558 Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 did you ground the bridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 ...the pickup seams to be buzzing alot more then it should, what's wrong here?! Sounds like you have a problem! how can it be fixed! Correct the problem Seriously, you've asked a specific question without giving any information whatsoever except that your pickups "seams" to be buzzing - it could be an ungrounded bridge, as truerussian mentions, or a ground loop, reversed pickup wires, bad shielding, incorrect switch wiring, a bad cable or defective amplifier, your computer power supply, a fluorescent light on your bench or even bad mains wiring in your workshop. We don't even know if it's a humbucker or a single coil. Any diagnosis would be a shot in the dark - how about some info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefm Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 I think you should check for bees are they single coil..... actually just go to the guitarnuts site...they have some troubleshooting for wiring troubles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whisky182 Posted July 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 k, it's a single humbucker, no bees, the amp's fine. it probly is the grounding, can you ground to a crome plated Bridge?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 it probly is the grounding, can you ground to a crome plated Bridge?! Yes, and if you haven't, it sounds like truerussian had it right from the beginning (how'd you do that?)! If that doesn't fix it, holler back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truerussian558 Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 score, me 1, odds 0 w00t if its a strat type trem (floyd rose also), you usualy solder a wire to the spring claw (theres sometimes a little tab for it), if its hardtail youll need to drill a hole from under the bridge (in the wood), to the control cavity and solder a wire directly to the bridge (or post, or screw, it all depends). then just solder it to your ground wire collection point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whisky182 Posted August 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 it's a non trem bridge (not TOM) is it posible to solder on to chrome though?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefm Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 you don't have to solder....but if you want rough it up with sand paper and it should work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey69962000 Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 make a hole to the bottom of the bridge hole, and send a wire from all the grounds through the hole and have the bridge screw hit the bare wire. and thats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truerussian558 Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 it's a non trem bridge (not TOM) is it posible to solder on to chrome though?! to test if it conducts just take a multimeter and put it on the ohm setting and touch the two wires to the chrome, if it shows a reading then your fine, if you diont want to solder (or it wont), you could always sandwich the wire between the bridge and the wood. im not sure if chrome is a material that is bad to solder too, i know alluminum is though. just dont forget to use some solder flux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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