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Guitar hum - grounding?

Post by dynomike » Fri Nov 11, 2005 8:07 pm

Edit: I'm pretty sure its the guitar ... see post below.

I am so angry at this hum. Regardless of what guitar I use, or what cable (which I thought may have been the problem... nope!) I start getting hum after a few minutes of having my amp on, which is proportional in volume to the volume knob on my guitar. Thing is, it goes away when I touch a metal part (standby switch, etc) on my amp. Grounding? I dunno how to fix this or whats going on, its just driving me nuts as the amp (musicman 210hd130) and pickups (bill lawrence) are dead quiet apart from this.


I'd really appreciate any help!

Mike
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Post by dynomike » Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:17 pm

So it was my guitar grounding. I fixed up the string ground but its still a bit hummy - what can I do? Any books on guitar electronics I should read or something?

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Post by soundguy » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:49 pm

unplug your guitar from the amp. With nothing plugged into the input of the amplifier turn it up. Does it still hum?

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Post by dynomike » Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:28 pm

Nope, good point. As I said above, its the guitar thats humming. even with the bill lawrence pickups, so it must be the wiring. I found a page for sheilding and rewiring a strat for less hum but lack the aptitude to adapt it to my washburn.. ugh. Thanks

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Post by kayagum » Wed Nov 16, 2005 2:43 pm

http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/index.php

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Post by TapeOpLarry » Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:59 pm

Remember sigle coil pickups will buzz/hum. If this is the problem turn around on axis and find the quiet direction.

One side note: Step away from the amp. I'm amazed how many players don't notice that getting right up on it generates buzz...
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Post by Sayer » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:09 am

what kind of strings are you using?

I know this sounds rediculous, but certain strings don't ground.

I would really doubt that it is a sheildng issue by the way.
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