jc1funk Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I have a new 335. It has a rattle that appears to come from the pick ups, ie if I apply pressure to the pickup cover the vibration disappears. It is an intermittent issue, but when it's bad it's bad and it affects the tone of the note/s played (usually in the bottom octave). The issue translates through the pickup to the amp, so in it's current state, I don't consider this a working guitar. I've been doing a lot of research and found these two articles: http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/66211-gibson-es-335-buzzing/ http://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/guitar-amps-gizmos/15635-pickup-rattling.html Can anyone else shed any more light on this and possible fixes before I go ahead and pull the pickups out during the next string change...??? Or should I be taking this under-warranty guitar back and asking for a refund/replacement? And that's a hard question to ask considering how much time I spent playing 335s before settling on this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EastEnder Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Not uncommon, since the pickups are basically suspended at two points and can rattle against the rings. I've got a couple that did this and i ran a strip of foam around the underside of the cover so that it butts against the underside of the ring. Can't see the fix from above. Having said that, I've never had these kind of "rattles" translate to the amp. That would concern me that something within the pickup itself is loose. Very unusual, but I suppose it could happen. I'd check the solder connections holding the cover to the pickup base at the next string change (tomorrow!). I'd even shake the pickup, plugged in, to see if anything's amiss. In any event, congratulations on the new guitar. I hope it all works out. EE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc1funk Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Not uncommon, since the pickups are basically suspended at two points and can rattle against the rings. I've got a couple that did this and i ran a strip of foam around the underside of the cover so that it butts against the underside of the ring. Can't see the fix from above. Having said that, I've never had these kind of "rattles" translate to the amp. That would concern me that something within the pickup itself is loose. Very unusual, but I suppose it could happen. I'd check the solder connections holding the cover to the pickup base at the next string change (tomorrow!). I'd even shake the pickup, plugged in, to see if anything's amiss. In any event, congratulations on the new guitar. I hope it all works out. EE Cheers for the pointers, EastEnder. Fingers crossed it's an easy fix... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EastEnder Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Cheers for the pointers, EastEnder. Fingers crossed it's an easy fix... You're welcome. By the way, that's a figured top. EE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdntac Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 My Byrdland does does the same thing --- though just a tiny bit. I took a small piece of black wet/dry 1500 grit sandpaper, folded it over a few times and forced it between the pickup ring and the pickup. You can't see it, it fits snug and the vibrations stopped. Granted, the vibrations were only heard acoustically --- not through an amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloozman Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 My 335 rattles, but it seems to be coming from the B string around the 7th fret.. It's a high pitched squeal.. I can't fix it.. I tried raising the bridge to no avail...Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 I hope he fixed it. 8 years is a long time to wait for an answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 23 hours ago, Bloozman said: My 335 rattles, but it seems to be coming from the B string around the 7th fret.. It's a high pitched squeal.. I can't fix it.. I tried raising the bridge to no avail...Anyone? A fret rattle at the 7th fret is right in the main zone for a trussrod adjustment. You can capo the first fret, hold string down a 15th fret and see how much clearance you have under string at 7th feet Should be thickness of a Business card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 On 12/8/2020 at 5:05 PM, Bloozman said: My 335 rattles, but it seems to be coming from the B string around the 7th fret.. It's a high pitched squeal.. I can't fix it.. I tried raising the bridge to no avail...Anyone? So that's F#. Does it do the same when you fret that note on another string? If so it's a resonance and could be difficult to track down; might even be coming from the tuners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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