premiumplus Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Dear Gibson, In 2015 I bought a nice SG, the standard model that went for around 1400 dollars. It's getting better with time, but it had horrible static issues. This year my wife bought me a 2017 Firebird T and I absolutely LOVE that guitar. But I can't move my hands up and down the neck or move the guitar against my clothes without hearing the snap crackle and pop of static discharge. I've done everything to eliminate it. Rubbing with dryer sheets helps for a bit, but they leave residue behind. What's going on? Is it the fact that you charge your bodies with a negative charge to attract the paint, like powder painters do? I know it will go away with time, but it's frustrating as hell to spend this kind of money and get an instrument that you can't really crank and play hard without getting the pops of static discharge. Frustrated in Swartz Creek Michigan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny 6 String Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Dear Gibson, In 2015 I bought a nice SG, the standard model that went for around 1400 dollars. It's getting better with time, but it had horrible static issues. This year my wife bought me a 2017 Firebird T and I absolutely LOVE that guitar. But I can't move my hands up and down the neck or move the guitar against my clothes without hearing the snap crackle and pop of static discharge. I've done everything to eliminate it. Rubbing with dryer sheets helps for a bit, but they leave residue behind. What's going on? Is it the fact that you charge your bodies with a negative charge to attract the paint, like powder painters do? I know it will go away with time, but it's frustrating as hell to spend this kind of money and get an instrument that you can't really crank and play hard without getting the pops of static discharge. Frustrated in Swartz Creek Michigan... Hey premium; The static as you mentioned I think is likely being aggravated by lack of humidity in the winter air, don't think your Michigan winters are too different than here in Canada and the air is brutally dry right now. If possible I'd try humidifying your environment and see if that helps. Avoiding synthetic shirts while playing could also reduce the static. Powder coating charges the powdered paint and the parts painted must be grounded to attract the paint. Liquid automotive paint is also charged in most OEM applications. Wood can not be grounded and Gibson does not charge their nitro, it is applied with a conventional spray gun. Hope that helps. Johnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocProf Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I hear that dry air can cause some fretboards to crack. Yes, humidifiers are a must for guitar owners in most climates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 we all deal with this -- keep a few dryer anti static sheet that have gone thru one cycle, and rub that where you're getting static,, this helps a little. but nothing will remove it unitl the RH reaches a more comfortable level. very dry here in the North East.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I used to get a similar thing with my Studio, when I played it in my basement in winter. I think it was from the plastic piece on the back covering the pots. It would rub against my shirt and build up a charge and whenever I moved a certain way, there would be a creaking type sound. Like a door that needed it's hinges oiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Hopefully some of this advice will help. Meanwhile dont play any NYE gigs. 30 balloons sticking to your guitar is embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelT Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Before winter when it was hot and humid outside and cool inside, no issues with static. Now, during winter, with cold dry air outside and warm dry air inside, static. Happens on both my Standard with the nitro finish and Tribute with satin finish. Humidifiers really help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Hopefully some of this advice will help. Meanwhile dont play any NYE gigs. 30 balloons sticking to your guitar is embarrassing. nah the visual alone is compelling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkj Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I've had that problem with 3 new Gibsons. It went away after about a year. My personal opinion is it is a combination of the finish, the home environment, the weather and my electric personality. Cleaning the guitar also seems to help temporarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Don't we live in a time that is so far ahead of what anyone would have imagined technologically and guys with fancy college degrees can't invent a guitar finish that repels static. What? This feller? How many around here would buy it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shupe13 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 My new LP was horrible for about a week. Non issue now. I’ve never had a static issue before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Hmmm...You aren't wearing polyester are you? Deadly in dry environments. Humidity is your issue. Get your relative humidity up to at least 30% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingarmadillo Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Hmmm...You aren't wearing polyester are you? Deadly in dry environments. Humidity is your issue. Get your relative humidity up to at least 30% And cotton shirts and pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Whether or not you have static problems is probably slightly complicated. I live in Oregon. It's warm and VERY dry in the summer, it's cold and VERY wet here in the winter. Spring and fall are a mix. I've never had any static problems on my guitars, or anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 On the 2015 SG Std. basses, Gibson changed the Control Plate, Back Plate Cover, to a Stainless steel infused polycarbonate for Electrostatic Discharge Protection. I wonder what was going on there. My 2018 SG Std. has the upgraded Control Plate, Back Plate Cover as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAC Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 I am an electrician by trade and that is all that electricity is, just magic. Or PFM (Pure F-ing Magic).That POP as you say is called getting shocked. Many people say electrocuted, but that is getting shocked to death. I hear dryer sheets work. Are you an IBEW sparky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 I see this is yet another thread where a new member posts a query, gets 2 pages of responses, and never comes back to read them. I don't get that, but ---- what evah....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAC Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 I see this is yet another thread where a new member posts a query, gets 2 pages of responses, and never comes back to read them. I don't get that, but ---- what evah....... Been reading them all so far brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Been reading them all so far brother. Have you had any success eliminating your static issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 My first thought was stop polishing and start sweating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Been reading them all so far brother. but you didn't post the original thread,, premiumplus did.. and I don't see that has back to offer any updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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