Jon12345 Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Just tried this guitar tonight and LOVE the stripped down, thin neck, growly bite. That said, the hum was almost unbearable. Was playing through a Peavey Classic 50 on the lead channel w/ a hard rock amount of gain. Oh, it hummed on clean channel too. I guess I really don't care about hum when I'm not playing but you could easily hear the hum while actually playing the guitar. Now, this is a music store w/ a lot of lights but the hum was out of control. Was told by the saleman that I should expect that kind of hum when I play w/ gain. We put a Rocktron noise gate pedal in front and at almost full setting it helped, but sucked the life out of the guitar. Questions: 1. Is it just this guitar? or are they all like this? 2. Is it this amp? The guitar/amp combo? 2. Is there a way to better cancel the hum? Shielding, etc. (again, I don't care if it hums when not playing but intolerable if you can hear it while playing). 3. Is it the store? 4. Other options? (ISP Decimator, Boss ___?) 5. I have an LP Classic w/ 500s but I want a cheaper, more classic rock guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMSnell Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 That sounds more like an amp problem to me. Were you near a TV/Monitor or anything electrical? Cable? Try swapping out each part of your rig one by one to see if any one thing causes it. Also try your guitar with another amp, if the other amps still humming like crazy, probably the guitar. But yeah, be careful of TV's and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV-Zeppelin Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 1. Is this just this guitar? no, but not all are like that. most guitars do not "hum".... although some amps do. my LP "hums" when I'm not pressing on the strings while my SG doesn't. 2. Is it this amp? Quite likely. I don't know a lot about Peavey, but more likely it was the amp than the guitar. 2. Is there a way to better cancel the hum? Yes. Play a humBUCKER guitar. P90s are single coil and are therefore more likely to hum. a guitar with humbuckers will usually not hum as the pickups "buck the hum." hence the name. 3. Is it the store? if there is a lot of electrical interference, then it's a likely possibility. 4. Other options? Compressors can help, but I've never been a fan of effects pedals, and they're really meant to be used on stage. 5. I want a cheaper, more classic rock guitar. If you're not bent on staying with Gibson, get a Strat or Tele. If you are, try an LP studio. Hope this helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon12345 Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 thanks guys. No TV around. A lot of lights. A neon sign but still hummed when we turned it off. Come to think of it, it did sound like when any guitar (even a humBUCKER) is close to a tv that's on. It just seemed like ALOT of hum. And it being the first P-90 I tried, thought this was the norm. Mr. Zep. Not interested in the LP studio. Looking for a live application and the LP is too heavy (weight). I loved the CS-336 but $1500 more than I want to spend.... I also liked the Fender Clapton... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I have two P90 equipped Les Pauls and when I tried them out at the shop, them hummed pretty good. Same thing when I brought one into the shop to try out some amps. Music stores are the worst place to try out a guitar with singles. Funny thing too, when I tried out my Slash GT in the same shop even the double-coils hummed like a b!tch. I moved to another amp on the other side of the shop and it was gone. I wouldn't worry too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 All single coil pickups (not HUMbuckers) are going to pick up more noise and a music store is a lousy place to evaluate for noise. Since showing off one's guitars is a prerequisite for posting about anything here, here is my SG Junior with a P90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 What...posting pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon12345 Posted October 25, 2008 Author Share Posted October 25, 2008 That SG Jr is slick. I'll give it a whirl at the guitar store again. Maybe move the amp into a smaller room and bring my own cable or try another amp, etc. If the hum on a P-90 is significantly more than a single coil such that you can hear it while you're playing, then p-90 is not for me. -J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Well, a P90 is a single coil like any other. I find I get no more nor less noise with my SG Junior than I do with my Strat or Tele. Single coils are a love/hate relationship. If you love the sound of them, that's about all there is to it and you learn to live with the noise and how to get around it a bit. Me? I love 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV-Zeppelin Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I have an LP Classic w/ 500s but I want a cheaper' date=' more classic rock guitar. [/quote'] Mr. Zep. Not interested in the LP studio. Looking for a live application and the LP is too heavy (weight). I loved the CS-336 but $1500 more than I want to spend.... I also liked the Fender Clapton... Well in my opinion, there's nothing that screams classic rock louder than a Strat (other than LPs and SGs, of course.) The Clapton sig model is nice, but I would recommend a 62 RI. I'm buying one of those as soon as I've got my LP paid off... I have GAS so bad right now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon12345 Posted October 25, 2008 Author Share Posted October 25, 2008 You know, I tried a '62 Hot Rod reissue and it was more twangy than growly. It did not appear well set-up IMO, so that could have been the issue. But the guitar left a bad taste. BTW, I tried the LP Special today. Same amp, different room. Hum was better. Interestingly, I got hum from a Joan Jett w/ Burst Bucker and an LP w/ buckers. It's gotta be the room that's exagerating the extranious noise. Oh, I tried a fender strat HSS '07 USA deluxe and it smoked. I've been told that most signature models are over priced. I do like the soft V satin neck on that Clapton though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV-Zeppelin Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I really don't like the Hot Rod strat. It is technically a reissue but does take some new elements and is not really a 62 in the historical sense. You'll find a "regular" 62 strat with the 3-way toggle instead of 5-way and 57 pickups has a gorgeous tone- that kind of "glossy" growly electric blues sound. Works great clean and for rock as well... there's a certain 62 strat in a music store nearby that I've had my eye on for quite some time that works great for everything from metal to clean and everywhere in between. (including SRV, Hendrix, Chili Peppers, metallica, U2, etc...) you'll find they are very versatile guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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