jfire Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 I recently got a good deal on a Casino, which is fun to play. But, boy, is it noisy played through my Fender Super Champ XD. I get a more than acceptable hum -- I know P90s are going to hum, but this is beyond normal. I took the Casino down to a guitar shop and played through a couple of other amps and it wasn't nearly as noisy. So, I'm wonder, is it the amp? My electrical system? I have a Strat, too, that's noisy through the Super Champ, but not as bad. And I have a Reverend Club King (mini humbuckers) that sounds good. Anyway, I'm thinking about maybe trying another amp. Don't need anything over 15 watts, since this is for practicing in the living room. Any recommendations that would go well with the Casino and my other guitars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabar Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Different electrical systems can definitely make a difference. If there's lighting with a dimmer switch on the same circuit, it can add noise. With single coil pickups, the position of the guitar relative to the amp (angle, tilt, etc.) can also be a big factor. If you hold the guitar and turn 180 degrees, you should be able to hear an increase and/or decrease in the amount of hum. If none of them makes an acceptable difference, there could be several causes: 1) Loose ground wire in the guitar. This is usually attached to the screw on the end strap pin, and easily checked. There is a wire that should be securely wrapped around the screw to ground the guitar --- if this wire is loose, you'll get noise for sure. 2) Poorly shielded cable between the guitar and amp. Try a couple of other different ones to see if any are better. 3)If the wiring in the house is at fault, sometimes you can lessen the hum by putting a ground lift (3-prong to 2-prong adapter) on the power cable of the amp. 4) Grounding problem within the amp itself. Only a good tech can determine if this is the case, but if none of the other three make a difference, that would be the next thing to check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Parabar summed it up nicely, but just to make sure it's not your cable, or at least remove it from consideration, try a ProCo Lifelines Silent Cable and see if it has any effect. Even if not, they're damn nice cables. PS: Because the SuperChamp XD does not have a polarity switch like larger Fender Amps, the ground lift suggestion is the only way to reduce hum if it's in your electrical supply (short of an AC filtering transformer). But....then you won't be grounded, so be careful what you touch in your practice space, it could be shocking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Parabar summed it up nicely, but just to make sure it's not your cable, or at least remove it from consideration, try a ProCo Lifelines Silent Cable and see if it has any effect. Even if not, they're damn nice cables. +1 And thanks again for getting my ProCo's for me that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Parabar summed it up nicely, but just to make sure it's not your cable, or at least remove it from consideration, try a ProCo Lifelines Silent Cable and see if it has any effect. Even if not, they're damn nice cables. Hmmm, for $60 they better damn well be! Of course there are lots cables that sell for way more than that. Some of the high end ones get pretty ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Rastus and I got ours for way less than that on sale at MF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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