Purple_String Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 Thanks Musikron! You made my day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gl297 Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 27 posts to to solve a non-existent problem. This topic gotta be turned into a sticky before we move onto the "Why are my single coil pickups making so much noise?" discussion. lol If this humming/buzzing bothers anyone, which it does me too sometimes, then either buy a good quality noise gate, they work very well or learn to get quick with your volume knobs, ala, Ted Nugent. Watch some of his early vids and see how much he touches his volume knob. This is why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 As was mentioned previously, I'd re-check all the wiring first. Then make sure that you used the correct wires from the pickup coils and connected the correct wires together from the pickups. The diagram sometimes shows different colors for the pickup wires. The two wires that are connected together are the + and - poles of the pickup so that they are connected in opposite polarity for humbucking operation. You might find that the colors on the wires don't match the instructions you used to wire it. Then, I'd connect an ohmmeter to the ground at the output jack and set it on the lowest ohm setting and touch each ground connection in the diagram and make sure that all your grounds are secure. Also, make sure that you read continuity to the bridge from the ground connection on the output jack. As the post link in the 2nd or so post suggests, you may have a broken ground wire that is supposed to contact the bridge. That's what grounds the strings. If you don't read ground on the strings, check the red? wire that goes from the bridge to the ground wiring at the pots. I'm thinking that you might have the poles connected in a non humbucking manner or no ground to the bridge. You want the - and + connected together between the poles. That's what gives you humbucker operation. If one is reversed, it's like having two parallel single coils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 27 posts to to solve a non-existent problem. This topic gotta be turned into a sticky before we move onto the "Why are my single coil pickups making so much noise?" discussion. lol Thread alrady included in the Epi Lounge "Do it Yourself" STICKY' date=' under the "Electrical Hum/Buzz" from guitar sub-section.[/b'] In hindsight, one question WE didn't ask was HOW BAD a hum is it? I've installed all my own pickups, from the Gibby Pups on my current LPs to various project guitars. My Epis do not hum at all, even with hands off strings. I DID run into a Hum problem when I installed a set of overwound pups (16K ohms each) into a 70's Hondo II as an experiment. With hands off strings, the Hum was so noticeable I said : "Man, something is NOT right". I rechecked ALL wiring, all correct. During this process I noticed a bit of solder on one of the Vol pots between tabs. This was one of the few gits I actually swapped pups with all components STILL in guitar, rather than on a cardboard template. Getting to the point, I eventually pulled the pot from the git, removed rear metal cover, and discovered that a "whisker thin" bit of solder had splashed onto the pot and had gone INSIDE the pot cover. Once I removed solder from inside cover and reassembled, hum was GONE. Just one of those "Freaky-Deaky" things that happen. On this forum, we actually DO try to help each other and learn from the experiences! The info in this thread will be used by someone else in the future, so all is good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple_String Posted May 4, 2010 Author Share Posted May 4, 2010 Just one of those "Freaky-Deaky" things that happen. On this forum' date=' we actuallyDO try to help each other and learn from the experiences! The info in this thread will be used by someone else in the future, so all is good...[/quote'] You are darn right, animalfarm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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