paulmonan Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I have a fairly new Epiphone Casino, but there seems to be something vibrating inside the body, it makes a distorted sound and it can be heard everytime I play it but especially when not plugged in or on quite amp volumes. Its not fret buzz. I obviously can't access inside the body to see if anything is loose so what should I do? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carverman Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I have a fairly new Epiphone Casino' date=' but there seems to be something vibrating inside the body, it makes a distorted sound and it can be heard everytime I play it but especially when not plugged in or on quite amp volumes.Its not fret buzz. I obviously can't access inside the body to see if anything is loose so what should I do? Thanks in advance.[/quote'] More than likely it's the height adjustment springs on the p_ups or the p_up rings are not screwed down tight enough to the top..or the pickguard rattling/buzzing against the bridge pickup. Some things you could try: 1. The p_ups on the new Epis, could have the "improved" tapered springs for height adjustment. These could still vibrate acoustically, but not as much as the older style springs that need some damping..like some silicone seal on the spring once you have the proper p_up height set. 2. If it's one of the p_up rings vibrating acoustically because it's not screwed down enough and the screw is loose, you will need to glue in a toothpick in the screw hole and tightened it down some more. (If that's were the vibration's coming from.) 3. If it's coming from the pickguard..remove the pickguard temporarily and see if the vibration goes away. If it does, you will need to install a piece of sticky foam on the underside of the pickguard (sticky on one side and where it won't show) and where it possibly touches the bridge p_up ring. Also make sure that the pickguard is adjusted so the notch (cutout for the bridge pickup) is not touching the pickup. Also, it could be one of the pickups itself that is resonating from certain frequencies and vibrating. This can happen on an acoustic top. I just stuff some acoustic foam directly underneath the p_up (through the p_up routered hole) to stop that...works for me anyway. There may be some other cause, but these are the most common ones from my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmonan Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 Thanks Carverman. Hmmm, I'm pretty sure that its not the pickguard. I think it is something to do with the p_ups. I wouldn't want to mess with it too much though, I might take it back to sound control as they said when I got it that they'll service it for nothing anytime I want. By the sounds of things I think its number 2 Carverman, but not sure I want to be glueing things to it cos known me I'd make an arse of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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