Karl Adams Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Hi everyone, I own a 1982 Gibson Chet Atkins CE. Preamp, separate volume controls on board seem to work just fine. Nevertheless, there is a substantial ground hum. The hum almost completely stops when i touch the end plate, the volume/EQ-mount plate or even the shield paint on the left side top of the backside cavity where the board and battery are stored. The cavity seems to be painted with special shield paint; the plastic backside cover is shielded. The battery holder is placed on the shielded backside cover. Is there any (quick) fix to this issue? Thanks so much for your time and attention. Karl Adams - the Netherlands IMG_0539.HEIC IMG_0540.HEIC IMG_0542.HEIC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarman1 Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Hello, i have exactly the same problem with my Gibson Chet Atkins 1991, I follow the thread Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marpar Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 (edited) Have your guitars always had this problem or did it start later? What do you amplify guitars with? Is your grounding okay? (I mean that of your apartment) @Karl May I have photos of the wiring of the jack, volume and tone control? Excuse me for my bad english... Edited April 7, 2023 by marpar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarman1 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Hello, I took the guitar to someone who knows how to fix and set up guitars, but there is still some low-frequency noise coming from the low end.. It's still playable like this, but i want to fix it.. And I still don't have a solution to this problem.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Adams Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 @marpar I bought the guitar online 'as is', it has always had this issue. I mainly use it through a Kemper; though grounding in our house is not optimal, the issue here mainly concerns the guitar 🙂 Here is a picture of the wiring of the volume and tone control: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Adams Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 @marpar And here is the wiring of the jack: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Adams Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 @marpar And one from the inside: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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