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figure out the buzzing, Howey?

BuddhaG wrote:figure out the buzzing, Howey?

I believe it is just the pickup combination with my old peavy amp. it's weird though, lately, sometimes, it hasn't been all that annoying. I placed the amp behind me, and that seemed to calm it down quite a bit.

It's weird thouugh, if I hold the guitar perpendicular to the floor while playing,the noise is next to nothing. weird.

I'll bet it's a grounding and/or shielding problem. How is it shielded? And do you have a Multi-meter? Your ground to your bridge and strings may be open, or a poor connection. I had a Jazzmaster, that put a wire under the bridge... after the years, the wire pushed down into the wood and although it was in contact, it was poor enough to buzz.

I own 1!! Its a white gloss finish. i actually loaded it with Super II's and the sds-1. Its got the CAE original preamp in it with coil taps and effects loop. It sounds good.

milobender wrote:I'll bet it's a grounding and/or shielding problem. How is it shielded? And do you have a Multi-meter? Your ground to your bridge and strings may be open, or a poor connection. I had a Jazzmaster, that put a wire under the bridge... after the years, the wire pushed down into the wood and although it was in contact, it was poor enough to buzz.

what do you mean by sheilded? what's a Multi-meter?
not all pickup positions buzz. neck, middle, middle-bridge.

You should probably take it to a local tech and see if it is shielded and grounded properly... The shielding is a conductive paint (not so good) or foil that completely surrounds/coats the cavity that your electronics and pickups sit in. It protects the electronics from picking up outside electrical interference, usually heard as a hum or buzz. A multi-meter can be used to check continuity in your grounding circuit. I use copper sheeting to shield everything. The better the shielding/grounding, the quieter your signal is, until it gets to the amp. The fact that the buzz changes at different angles indicates to me that you have a shielding problem. it's especially important with single coil pups...

Thanks for the input Rosebud, It sounds to me you hit the nail on the head!

Here's a pic of the shielding I did on my Strat clone...

HOWEYMAN wrote:Thanks for the input Rosebud, It sounds to me you hit the nail on the head!

sorry! I meant thanks milobender.