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  • Gibson Humbuckers humming

    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

    I am thinking of poor ground soldering or just some dirt somewhere. Have you used tape in the end of the green and white joint?

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    • #3
      Re: Gibson Humbuckers humming

      Your wiring colors are correct.
      Recheck your solder joints. You might need to reflow in a spot or two.
      Check the connections to the output jack too.

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      • #4
        Re: Gibson Humbuckers humming

        My first thought was reversed wires on the output jack.
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        • #5
          Re: Gibson Humbuckers humming

          Originally posted by Mincer View Post
          My first thought was reversed wires on the output jack.
          Yep, see this the most, and easy to check.

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          • #6
            Re: Gibson Humbuckers humming

            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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            • #7
              Re: Gibson Humbuckers humming

              well he did say his was defective
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                Re: Gibson Humbuckers humming

                Originally posted by Wattage View Post
                well he did say his was defective
                Defective 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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                • #9
                  Re: Gibson Humbuckers humming

                  How could I know? And yes of course his connections are bad or incomplete
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                  • #10
                    Re: Gibson Humbuckers humming

                    Originally posted by Mathías Gabriel Rock View Post
                    I am thinking of poor ground soldering or just some dirt somewhere. Have you used tape in the end of the green and white joint?
                    Yes taped
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                    • #11
                      Re: Gibson Humbuckers humming

                      Originally posted by Mincer View Post
                      My first thought was reversed wires on the output jack.
                      I will check this, thanks!
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                      • #12
                        Re: Gibson Humbuckers humming

                        Yes, pots all grounded
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                        • #13
                          Re: Gibson Humbuckers humming

                          Originally posted by DavidRavenMoon View Post
                          Defective 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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                          I will check all connections, this is the 2ed Gibson o come to me with something bad o the circuit board, I have seen bad older joints, bad pots, bad caps. I can replace the bad pots but the caps are tough for me with the arthritics, it's hard working with super mini parts. It's always the guitar owner who makes the final choice.
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                          • #14
                            Re: Gibson Humbuckers humming

                            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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                            • #15
                              Re: Gibson Humbuckers humming

                              Originally posted by ryan00010 View Post
                              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. .
                              Yeah, right.
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                              Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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