hummm!!!!

**vroomery** · October 13th, 2007, 03:00 PM

So i have a crazy obnoxious hum on my tele. I'm pretty sure its not a grounding issue, but I have shielded the control cavity and put some shielding tape on the underside of the pickguard and it still hums like crazy. Is my only choice to go w/ noiseless pickups? Or would it work as well to go w/ a neck noiseless pickup and a hot rails bridge pickup to get some beefier tones on the bridge?

**Justaguyin_nc** · October 13th, 2007, 03:36 PM

The best pedal I own does get rid of hum... from anything..
I have a tv , cells, wireless connections.. lamps, lights etc etc.. and this kills it all..
including leaving those noisy pedals on..
they are silent till needed.
while not taking away from the sound when needed.

a wonderful item, well worth every dollar...

Boss NS-2
http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?t=3589

http://www.zzounds.com/item--BOSNS2

**Tim** · October 13th, 2007, 04:25 PM

Is your guitar near your computer?

**just strum** · October 13th, 2007, 04:41 PM

Is it the guitar or the amp that picks up the interference from the other electronics? I use three different guitars next to my computer and my amp is probably 10 feet away, but I don't have any interference.

Tim, are you definitely sure it's the guitar? I had a 15W Fender amp that would be effected by just about anything electrical that was nearby.

duhvoodooman*** · October 13th, 2007, 04:57 PM

You should definitely read through THIS THREAD....

**Justaguyin_nc** · October 13th, 2007, 07:29 PM

Hmm that thread didn't come to a conclusion?

Robert... How did you get your tele to quit humming?

**vroomery** · October 13th, 2007, 11:00 PM

yes what was the solution!!

i took everything off and checked all the connections and grounds...don't have a meter so i didn't do that, but everything looked good to me and i didn't see signs of a ground loop

i have ordered a new 6 saddle bridge to replace my 3 saddle for intunation so i have some time to work on it while the bridge is en route, but i really wanna get this fixed as soon as i can

i'm thinking i might as well go ahead and order some fender noiseless pups or the dimarzio vintage t's...i think it might be a cool sound for what i'm doing to have a noiseless in the neck and a hot rails in the bridge...would the hot rails be as quiet as the noiseless pups?

**Dreadman** · October 13th, 2007, 11:15 PM

Hey Vroom - Do you have any fluorescent lights on in the room, or even in the house? They can contribute a lot to hum/noise.

**vroomery** · October 14th, 2007, 06:22 AM

Originally Posted by Dreadman

Hey Vroom - Do you have any fluorescent lights on in the room, or even in the house? They can contribute a lot to hum/noise.

i live in a dorm room so theres bound to be fluorescent light somewhere around here...would that really make that much of a difference?

Robert**** · October 14th, 2007, 08:13 AM

I took mine to a guitar tech and had him rewire it from scratch...

It works like a charm now.

**Dreadman** · October 14th, 2007, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by vroomery

i live in a dorm room so theres bound to be fluorescent light somewhere around here...would that really make that much of a difference?

In some cases, yes. I don't remember exactly what it is about them but fluorescents are the source of a lot of electrical interference, not just in guitars/amps. Unfortunately, if that is the problem I don't know the solution. Maybe next time you're visiting someone off campus you could bring your gear and try it there.

**Justaguyin_nc** · October 14th, 2007, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by Dreadman

In some cases, yes. I don't remember exactly what it is about them but fluorescents are the source of a lot of electrical interference, not just in guitars/amps. Unfortunately, if that is the problem I don't know the solution. Maybe next time you're visiting someone off campus you could bring your gear and try it there.

Boss NS-2... it removes everything...

**Rocket** · October 14th, 2007, 11:56 AM

Unshielded dimmers play havoc with singles too.

**Justaguyin_nc** · October 14th, 2007, 12:05 PM

I was off searching for NS-2 demos..
to try to help out with what may cure your problem..

this guy has some good videos on Humm..
power supplies.. different everyone of them..
Also compares a NS-2 to ISP noisegate
Watch all his noise videos..
pretty good..

ok..I'll be silent now..

Edit: never asked..but is this your only electric? or are others silent?

**vroomery** · October 14th, 2007, 02:08 PM

I just turned everything in my room off including my computer and all the lights and it still hummed like crazy. Then i went and got my suite mate's ibanez with 2 humbuckers and it was pretty quiet. It's definitely something with the guitar. I took the control plate of and rechecked all of the grounding and wiring...took the output jack out and check the wiring. Then i took the bridge off sense i have a 6 saddle bridge in the mail and the ground to the bridge and to the pickups are all solid. It's just got to be these stupid single coil pickups.

**vroomery** · October 14th, 2007, 02:10 PM

oh and the ns-2 is a cool deal, but it bugs me how it fades in on the first strike, and it doesn't kill buzz while you're playing either if i remember correctly...could be wrong about that though

i just want my guitar to be quiet! haha

**Rocket** · October 14th, 2007, 02:21 PM

These are long-known issues with singles. Have you tried some new Samarium Cobalt Noiseless pups.

marnold*** · October 14th, 2007, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by vroomery

I just turned everything in my room off including my computer and all the lights and it still hummed like crazy. Then i went and got my suite mate's ibanez with 2 humbuckers and it was pretty quiet. It's definitely something with the guitar.

You're comparing apples and oranges. Humbuckers do exactly that: buck hum. Single coils (with the exception of noiseless ones, most of which have a dummy coil to buck hum whilst maintaining the single coil sound) do not. Find someone who has a single coil-equipped guitar and try it. Shielding will help, but never totally eliminate hum. In a dorm, there's always going to be some electro-magnetic interference from fluorescents, computers, T.V.s, your buddy's neon Budweiser sign, etc.

Does it hum as bad with the switch in the middle position? Most Teles are humbucking in that position. If it still hums just as badly in that position, you most likely have a wiring issue.

If it does turn out to be plain single coil hum and you want to go noiseless, check out the Dimarzio Area 58 and 61. They sound very sweet. Edit: When I added this paragraph I didn't stop to think that you have a Tele. These are Strat pups. Doh!

Spudman*** · October 14th, 2007, 03:00 PM

One thing that hasn't been addressed so far is your cable. Make sure you have a high quality instrument cable then plug just the guitar and cable into the amph and see what happens.

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