Re: Fender 1984 Japan Strat "buzzing"

On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:39 GMT, "Tony Done" <tonydone@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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In article <0PDNm.56265$ze1.8102@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Tony Done <tonydone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"jtees4" <jtees4@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Awhile back I asked for advice on this guitar, and ended up buying it.
I have posted here many times about being a Gibson guy, but always
wanting to find a Strat I could love. I've owned a bunch over the
years and could never bond with one.
This one is different. It's funny but the Fender type 1 bridge in
combo with the locking thing (not really a nut) really works well,
finally a Fender bridge that works, and the guitar stays in good
tune...and that's with a really nice floating bridge.
This guitar also sounds incredible, better than any strta I've ever
had for sure.
I still have single coil hum issues, and the guitar is fairly quiet in
pos 2 and 4...which works for me.
I have one question though...other than the single coil hum...I do get
some "electric buzzing" when not touching the bridge (fairly hard). I
know this is fairly common with strtas, this seems like a little more.
The ground seemed fine, and it's definitely tied to the bridge
correctly too. Any ideas on this?
Anyway, this may finally be my Strat. It plays better than any I've
ever touched, sounds better too. It's funny that I ended up with an
"oddball" Strat and that's the one I ended up liking.
I also like the fact that it is basswood (I think) and it is much
lighter thatn other strtas I've had too.



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Depending on the kind of buzz, shielding all the cavities and pickguard
and/or wrapping earthed shielding around the pickup coils has worked for
me.
Some single coil pickups are worse than others - P90 types seem
particularly
bad.


The last Strat that I shielded the pickup coils on lost all it's sparkle
until I ditched the shielding. It was like a blanket or something...



Interesting, and the same thing happens with covered versus uncovered
humbuckers. I only wrap shielding around the coil, not over the top of the
pickup, which might make a difference. The inexpensive-but-good GT branded
pickups I buy these days to make acoustic soundhole pickups come like that,
and I haven't tried removing the shielding to see how much it changes the
tone.

I have made cavity shielding from kitchen foil and double-sided adhesive
tape, but you need to check continuity as you say, especially because you
can't solder aluminium.

Tony D

I used copper tape, I'm sure I overlapped it plenty BUT I'm not sure
about the continuity...I will check that. I've recently heard that
some people find aluminum to be the best.



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