Cruiser50 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 My brother recently purchased a 2016 Les Paul Studio. It has a small buzz that won't go away. Any ideas for a fix?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Have multiple cables, amps and locations been tried? Does the hum happen with a different guitar with the same set up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Any chance the wireless internet modem is causing an electromagnetic interference? Try unplugging that, and see what happens. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Try another house.My house is really noisy intermittently sometimes dead quiet , I move the gear to work, no noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentar Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Things like florescent lighting. fluorescent light bulbs(new kind), room fans and air conditioning units, TVs, AC ducting, alarm clock radios, etc are hum producing culprits we tend to overlook. (Laptops/servers sitting near amps too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser50 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 My brother recently purchased a 2016 Les Paul Studio. It has a small buzz that won't go away. Any ideas for a fix?? Thanks for all the comments to help. He has been playing several guitars in the same room for a long time and this problem is only with the Les Paul. He has ordered some copper paint and tape to put around the electronic components. It's the first Gibson he has bought, so struggling with the noise. Thanks to all again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 To my guess there is a PCB in your brother's guitar similar to the one shown below: The string ground is accomplished by a wire pinched to the green connector block seen left hand in the middle. Depressing the orange lever will loosen the clamp and allow for detaching and connecting. These connections are delicate and tend to malfunctioning what may cause buzz. Perhaps use of a contact cleaner like Deoxit or Kontakt 60 will do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam M Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Any chance the wireless internet modem is causing an electromagnetic interference? Try unplugging that, and see what happens. :unsure: Not long ago I was trying to record using my Les Paul studio onto my macbook and there was such a strange sound in the background. I couldn't work it out I was looking at my cables at my guitar everything. Then by chance I removed the power cable from the macbook and the sound went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser50 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 To my guess there is a PCB in your brother's guitar similar to the one shown below: The string ground is accomplished by a wire pinched to the green connector block seen left hand in the middle. Depressing the orange lever will loosen the clamp and allow for detaching and connecting. These connections are delicate and tend to malfunctioning what may cause buzz. Perhaps use of a contact cleaner like Deoxit or Kontakt 60 will do the trick. Thanks. He tried this, wiggled the wire in the contact, to try and make the contact better, put back together, and is significantly better. Problem solved.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Thanks. He tried this, wiggled the wire in the contact, to try and make the contact better, put back together, and is significantly better. Problem solved.. Thank you for posting, Cruiser, I'm glad I could be of help. Happy playing to your brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Thanks. He tried this, wiggled the wire in the contact, to try and make the contact better, put back together, and is significantly better. Problem solved.. Way to go capmaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaicho8888 Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 yeah...that mini green with orange lever connector is not durable. I had the same problem; the solid bare copper conductor wasn't making good contact...wiggle it and it worked for awhile...then it split open after more gentle wiggling. I used a little superglue to put it together again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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