Gibby SG removed defective circuit board and did hard wire, now I have a hum. Both pups have red/green/white/black & braid Im thinking I misswired one or both ups. Correct me if Im wrong... red is the hot on both, green/white soldered together, braid & black to ground. Bridge ground is good. What em I missing. both pups hum but neck louder then bridge, could be just bad soldering but appreciate your support, thanks! Oh Happy Easter!
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Re: Gibson Humbuckers humming
My first thought was reversed wires on the output jack.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Do you have the grounds on the pots all connected together? Usually you do that by soldering on the back of the pot can. That metal can also works as shielding.
Now you can see that the circuit board is a good idea. Why people remove them thinking it will magically improve the tone is silly.
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well he did say his was defectiveMy Bands -
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How could I know? And yes of course his connections are bad or incompleteMy Bands -
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Re: Gibson Humbuckers humming
Originally posted by DavidRavenMoon View PostDefective how? I’ve never seen a PCB that all of a sudden went bad. Have you?
Either way his connections are bad.
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Try RailHammer Ceramic humbuckers, i tried everything else and finally after much cash spent found these pickups in my situation are the only quiet pickups. Second place was lace sensors at certain angles.
Also, yes most ceramic humbuckers sound like crap and still make noise. RailHammer ceramic humbuckers have somehow found a way to sound great clean and dirty and are 95% quiter than alnico II 57 classics, SD 59 and other ceramic humbuckers/rails, no idea how (wrote them and they said maybe method of wax potting?). I also tried every other trick with shielding, checking wiring/plugs, rewiring guitar, power conditioner, hum x and other money spending ideas that did nothing.
I have used most of these humbuckers and they were quiet in other settings, but my house/wiring produces loud hum with them. This is the only solution i have found, so may be worth a try for you.Last edited by ryan00010; 05-16-2019, 09:19 AM.
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Originally posted by ryan00010 View PostTry RailHammer Ceramic humbuckers, i tried everything else and finally after much cash spent found these pickups in my situation are the only quiet pickups. .Originally Posted by IanBallard
Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.
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