DoubleSixx Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Hi everybody, I was wondering, is better to have a grounding plate or not ? Has anyone added or removed the plate and found there was more or less humming ? I'm still having grounding issues and was considering removing the grounding plate to see if that eliminates my problems. Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanx in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleSixx Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Has anyone removed their grounding plate and found improvement on cancelling out noise ? Please help this is killing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Nothing else worked? Wow, I don't know what to tell you, is it still under warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleSixx Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 No more warranty . Sadly, if there were a wood chipper near by I'd like to... No I wouldn't but it's frustrating, I can't be the only one who to deal with this problem. There's something wrong when you're not excited to play your Les Paul, you know ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 This maybe a real dumb question, but since you seem to be at a loss... Have you tried a ground lift on your amp yet? Or maybe even move your amp to a different circuit? Try a battery powered amp, or different cables, and see if the buzz is still there. There has to be a way to narrow this down without resorting to the wood chipper there. Like I said, dumb questions, but sometimes the simplest of solutions are often overlooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99SS Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Take it to a tech and have them check/re-do the wiring. You can remove the grounding plate but that would require you to do the following: Short Shaft Pots all new wiring from switch to pots to output jack While you at it replace the caps Removing the plate will be like re-doing all the electrics in the guitar except for the Pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleSixx Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 TheLiveSoundGuy, It's only happening with my Les Paul, any other guitar I plug in is nice and quiet 'til I play. It wasn't a dumb question I appreciate the help every bit counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleSixx Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 Tom99SS, I've re-wired a bunch of guitars, this is the first one with a grounding plate. Over the summer I replaced the pots, with the removal of the plate I'll still need long shaft potentiometers. The plate is only an 1/8 of an inch thick. I guess the only way to answer this is for me just to try it myself. Tommorrow, I'll disconnect the toggle switch and the ground, un-thread the output jack and the entire plate pulls out pots and all. I connect an output jack to one volume and tone and plug it in a see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99SS Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Let us know how it turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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