Feedback Question

[dmandude123455]

Re: Feedback Question

Which model are you using on the VT50?

First thing I'd do is back off the gain. If I'm feeding back in the way you're describing, where it's uncontrollable, it's probably too much gain and/or volume.

There's other things I do to control feedback though... cushioning foam underneath the pickups so the pickup doesn't rattle around is one of them. Lowering my pickup about a 16th of an inch can help.

'59bs aren't too hot as pickups go, so I'd say it's too much gain and in a hot spot (where feedback occurs especially easily).

I'm using the UK 25th? I think that's supposed a modded jcm800.

what do you mean with the cushioning foam thing?

and I cant really lower my pickup..its mounted to the wood.(long story)

[B2D]

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what do you mean with the cushioning foam thing?

My guitar uses pickups mounted to the pickguard, and I play at pretty high volume levels at close proximity to the amp in rehearsal. Sometimes this causes the pickups to sypathetically vibrate in their mountings just from the sound levels, and this gets picked up and set through the amps.

I take a little bit of cushioning foam like the kind found in equipment/mic/gun cases (you can also use a cheap sponge) and cut it up to form little foam blocks that sit under/around the pickups. This stops the pickups from rattling in their mounts and stops the feedback that results from that. It won't help if your pickups are actually microphonic, though.

Here's an example of a sponge you could use:

[uOpt]

Re: Feedback Question

But that's not doing anything about string feedback. I'd also say that just using stronger springs should help in that case.

Assuming the OP is actually sure it's string feedback.

[astrozombie]

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dude, why the hell are you using all the gain on your amp? ****! dial that **** down!

tone is in the fingers bro, not the gain knob!!

[DrNewcenstein]

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Agreed. Too much gain is a reality, and a tight band can be heavy without a ton of gain. Listen to You've Got Another Thing Coming. There's 2 rhythm guitars and a bass and the kick drum working together to lay down the heavy, but the guitars don't really have that much gain individually. It's all in the layers and how tightly everyone plays.

Even for the solos there's not a ton of gain, but what's used is very effective.

[dmandude123455]

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Agreed. Too much gain is a reality, and a tight band can be heavy without a ton of gain. Listen to You've Got Another Thing Coming. There's 2 rhythm guitars and a bass and the kick drum working together to lay down the heavy, but the guitars don't really have that much gain individually. It's all in the layers and how tightly everyone plays.

Even for the solos there's not a ton of gain, but what's used is very effective.

Thats one of my favorite songs

I dailed gain back to about a quater, sounds pretty nice. I may use a lower gain amp model, idk

[B2D]

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But that's not doing anything about string feedback. I'd also say that just using stronger springs should help in that case.

Assuming the OP is actually sure it's string feedback.

I know... that's purely a measure used to keep the pickups sitting still and keep them from contributing to uncontrollable wailing. I tried stronger springs once too... they were just a ***** to install, that's the only difference they made.

[Petrovsk Mizinski]

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Good muting technique is also essential (not just to preventing feedback, but sounding good in general)

[GoldenVulture]

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I cant really lower my pickup.its mounted to the wood.(long story)

THIS....Your whole guitar body is probably resonating with the pickup.
I'd find a way to put some damping between it and the body.

This would be a good start.



How is the pickup mounted?

[dmandude123455]

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Screwed in.

(story time)

when I wired up my pickup I noticed that the screws and springs that were on my other pickup were to small to use so I used the springs from my single coil and then screwed the pickup to the wood.

And the feedback is string feedback because when the amp feedsback I put my hand on strigns and it shuts up.