KennyC

I deleted my first post from the top of this thread. I kept getting request for the google drive photo because the link had changed. This site does not allow editing of an old post, so I just deleted that post and people can use the one above that has the current link which is: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-cYxYdF23EJZlBsaXd3QnhnZlU/view?resourcekey=0-xjpX0sVRzpnJGt__3HiTVg

Pardone, Sorry for such a late response (almost 3 years) but I am glad that the above fixed your hum issue. It makes all the difference in the world to be able to play the guitar without the hum. So you are very welcome. Kenny

From my text above: I recently bought a used Epiphone Chet Atkins CE and as the original poster stated, there is an annoying hum. The hum would go away when you touched the jack plate. I knew this had to be a grounding problem so I went searching for a remedy. This is how I fixed mine and now it is quite as a mouse. I drilled a small hole (1/16 or an inch) in the metal 9v battery holder near the edge and ran a small wire through it and looped the wire back around and twisted it to itself then soldered this so the wire would remain in contact with the metal battery holder. Solder will not stick to the metal battery holder, not even using flux. I don't know what type metal the holder is, but this is the reason I drilled the hole and just looped the wire around and twisted it to itself. I then soldered the other end of the wire to the negative wire (black) on the square pin block that the piezo plugs into. Just to be clear I am talking about soldering it to the black wire that comes out of pin block and goes to the preamp board, not the black shielded wire that comes from the piezo. This completely removed all hum from the guitar. I hope this helps someone. LINK TO THE PIC has been updated: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-cYxYdF23EJZlBsaXd3QnhnZlU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-xjpX0sVRzpnJGt__3HiTVg Kenny