dougg330 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Hi, all - Looking for some help from this august group again. My Sorrento has developed a buzzing sound that seems to be coming from the P-90 bridge pickup. It's not electrical - it seems to be just the cover vibrating against the pickup - which must mean the pickup has come loose somehow from the chrome cover. I've heard that the best remedy is to put some wax in to bind the pickup to the cover (without getting it on the polepieces or winding). Is this true? Also - can I just reach for the nearest candle, or do I need some kind of special wax? Thanks for the help Dougg330 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PP_CS336 Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Hi' date=' all -Looking for some help from this august group again. My Sorrento has developed a buzzing sound that seems to be coming from the P-90 bridge pickup. It's not electrical - it seems to be just the cover vibrating against the pickup - which must mean the pickup has come loose somehow from the chrome cover. I've heard that the best remedy is to put some wax in to bind the pickup to the cover (without getting it on the polepieces or winding). Is this true? Also - can I just reach for the nearest candle, or do I need some kind of special wax? Thanks for the help Dougg330[/quote'] Doug, I'd advise bringing it to a good guitar tech, if you have one in your area, before doing that. If you ruin it, then there goes you Warranty with Epiphone/Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungrycat Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 But it will be cheaper to take it to a tech first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Doug, modern Epiphone P90 covers are not soldered to the pickup, so they come right off if you were to remove it. Wax potting is a solution if you have a pickup that's gone microphonic, which doesn't seem to be the problem. If it were my guitar, I'd carefully remove the cover at the next string change and see if perhaps a small piece of felt between the pickup and cover would quiet the rattle. If not, there's no harm done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i Can Tuna Guitar Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Before taking anything else apart, check to see if the problem isn't the bridge itself. Buzzing T-O-Ms on Epiphones occurs pretty frequently, especially on fully hollow guitars, like the Casino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smips65 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Check the TOM, but ensure that your strings are well seated in the tailpiece as well, I have that same problem with my Zephyr all the time, a well placed pick fixes the problem. It might be the cover on the pup, but eliminate other easier problems first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greasy Ivan Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 I put clear nail polish on the screws of my TOM bridge recently and that stopped it from buzzing and rattling all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Everytime I see this thread title, I think of the BEE-GEEs: Tune of "How can you mend a broken Heart": "How can you MEND this buzzing pick-up, How can you stop the Gain from going down?, How can you STOP - the AMP from Whining, What makes my strings make sound?" La,la,la.... B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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