Re: Fender 1984 Japan Strat "buzzing"


"jtees4" <jtees4@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
<stephenleeNOSPAMcowell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"jtees4" <jtees4@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
I think the pickup hum is about normal. I've been using humbuckers for
years and probably am spoiled as far as hum.
The electrical buzz thing, without touching the bridge (hard)seems
more than normal to me though. I think I will try an additonal ground.
Can't hurt I guess.

If it does it with the guitar volume all the way down, then
you can re-wire the guitar volume to load the output instead
of the input... this would definitely stop the hum.

If it's happening because you're removing your fingers
with the guitar volume *up*, then you have the wrong
technique... if your hands leave the instrument, then it
should be turned off.

I don't understand the first part (loading the output), I don't have a
big understanding of wiring.

OK... you know how a pot works? Three terminals... the middle
one moves, the outside two are fixed at each end. The volume
pot can be wired so that either the input (the pickups) is on
the moving terminal or the output jack is on the moving terminal.
The second way, when the volume is all the way down, the
output jack is effectively shorted to ground... no hum.

As far as the removing my fingers thing,
If I am touching the strings with my left hand (right hand off the
guitar) it is considerably louder than if I press hard on the bridge
with my right hand. Sure it's even louder without touching the
guitar...but it's definitely not a technique thing in this
case...though my guitar technique is bad, well just my playing really

1.) We're still not clear as to whether the hum happens when
the guitar volume is at zero.

2.) As Jochen brought up, sounds like you're using coated strings.
These prevent an electrical connection from body to guitar earth.

It is normal for single-coil and unshielded guitars to hum in noisy
environments... perhaps there is a dimmer switch near you?
Fluorescent lights? Plenty of other sources (like, diathermy is
still popular?) available for electrical noise.

What most of us do:
1.) Get rid of noisy stuff we can lose... mostly cheap light dimmers.
2.) Keep hands on the strings (uncoated!) during quiet passages.
3.) Use humbuckers/EMG's/cavity shielding.
4.) Turn volume down between songs.
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Steve
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