SH-6 and TB-12 Hum!!! HELP!!!

[TheRipper]

Hey you guitar maniacs!!!

I recently changed the pickups on my Ibanez...

I first installed a Screamin' Deamon at the bridge and then a Distortion at the neck...

I also change my 5 ways switch for a 3 ways...

Both pickups are humming a lot!!! Is this normal??? The craftman installed the TB-12 first and it has always hummed... I brought back the guitar to rewired the **** and everything was A-1 the guy said... but the hum still there...

He said that's a High Treble and Output pickup, so it's normal, which I don't agree...

And now not only the TB-12 but the SH-6 is also humming!!!

I've tried anything... I plugged it in other amp, closed all the computers in the room, even closed all the lights... the hums are there!!!

So the point is... is this normal, which I don't think so and what should I do???

I know that I play with gain and distortion, but that's not a regular noise... it's like frequencies were entering in them...

Thanx for answering!!!

Jay

https://www.icewind.ca

[Robert S.]

Re: SH-6 and TB-12 Hum!!! HELP!!!

No, that is not normal. Hum can be caused by a number of things including a bad ground, reversed hot and ground leads from the output jack or a bad pot just to name a few.

Identify which terminal on the output jack is the tip terminal and wire the bridge pickup directly to that terminal with nothing else attached. Then wire the green and plain wire to the other output jack terminal along with he bridge ground wire. If the problem disappears with the bridge pickup wired directly to the jack then you most likely have a bad pot.

You can use an ohm meter to check continuity between the bridge and the output jack sleeve connection.

[TheRipper]

Re: SH-6 and TB-12 Hum!!! HELP!!!

Thanx for the tips but the problem, is that I'm not the kind of guy that have all the tools to do it...

If I return to the guy he will tell me that everything's all right!!!

THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT TO EAR!!! I WANT MY ****ING PICKUPS FIXED!!!

Maybe I should find an other craftman??? And ask him to look at it...

[Inge Malmstein]

Re: SH-6 and TB-12 Hum!!! HELP!!!

Maybe you could made a photo and post it here?
Do you have a multi-meter? You could measure the values of the pickups, each coils,
the contacts (if everything is grounded)
It is not that difficult how it sounds.

Does the hum disappear if you touch the strings, or the guitar?

[TheRipper]

Re: SH-6 and TB-12 Hum!!! HELP!!!

I realised that when I touched the strings, the hum disappears but the point is that I have a NG... so maybe it's because of it...

Maybe I should record the Hum and send it to you... or like you say, I will open it and take a picture...

[Inge Malmstein]

Re: SH-6 and TB-12 Hum!!! HELP!!!

I think a pic could bring some clarity.
By the way: Do you use a Distortion neck version? (Has nothing to do with your problem, just curiosity :-)

PS What means NG?

[TheRipper]

Re: SH-6 and TB-12 Hum!!! HELP!!!

Yes a distortion Neck...

NG = Noise Gate

I'll take a pic as soon as I can!!!

[Inge Malmstein]

Re: SH-6 and TB-12 Hum!!! HELP!!!

Hmm, maybe it depends on the amp setings. If you could try another guitar, then you could know if this is it. Or if you try your guitar at another amp.

PS:
Nice website. You seem to have some inspirations which i also had, or i already met!
Kai Hansen is a very friendly and funny guy.
Also Tobias Sammet. I once aksed him, where he has the time for so much projects, and then he saied "these are my 4 brothers which make this for me"..

[TheRipper]

Re: SH-6 and TB-12 Hum!!! HELP!!!

Yes, those guys are inspiring me a lot!!! Edguy and Avantasia kill and Gamma Ray too!!!

I plugged my guitar in another amp and the hum was still there...

But...

The Amp was in the same environment so it's not really accurate...

[Cazmarzak]

Re: SH-6 and TB-12 Hum!!! HELP!!!

If you sa ythe noise went away when you touched the strings , then it sounds like you have a ground problem in the guitar, normally the small amount of noise that is normal does go away when you touch the strings and ground them.

Plus the Screamin Demon isn't that much of a high output pickup from what I remember. You could try putting some copper sheilding tape in the control cavity.

Jay, beleive me when I say that it isn't hard to put pickups in. I have saved myself about 500.00 just by putting in pickups myself. The hardest part to get down is good soldering technique and at worst you still have sound with a bad solder job(but you shouldn't do it and leave it without fixing a bad solder joint )

I found that the only thing you can really mess up is the volume pots by overheating them and they are only a couple bucks. Hope this helps.

[TheRipper]

Re: SH-6 and TB-12 Hum!!! HELP!!!

Thanks man!!! But like I said, maybe it's because of my Noise gate...

I'll try to fix the grounds and then see the results!!!

[gooswyn]

Re: SH-6 and TB-12 Hum!!! HELP!!!

not so difficult.....
i'll give u the tips, but these are too techically....
just check :
1. Green and Barre cord from the PUP is soldering well to the ground (back side pf the POT)
2. recheck (or resoldering) the connection beetwen POT-Switch and POT-Jack connector.
3. recheck (or resoldering) the connection beetwen the Black wire of PUP to switch
4. Recheck (or resoldering) the connection beetwen the spring block wire to ground.

just try it.
good luck

[TheRipper]

Re: SH-6 and TB-12 Hum!!! HELP!!!

I went and talked with the guy who did the job...

He plugged it and nor more Hum... I think that's the place where I play that has a lot of frequencies...

Anyway, I have a Gig on Saturday, Novembre 6th, so I will play in another environment, then I will see...

If the things doesn't hum, that will be definitively the place where I rehearse...

I will update you next week!!!

Thanx again guys!!!

[StrangeSound]

Re: SH-6 and TB-12 Hum!!! HELP!!!

I had this problem with the JB but I went to an other guitar tech and it´s working fine now. Dunno what was wrong but at least it´s ok now

[Inge Malmstein]

Re: SH-6 and TB-12 Hum!!! HELP!!!

Good luck with your gig.
PS.
Do you have some samples on your page?
Just would like to hear the SH-12 "in action" ;-)