Annoying Noise from APH-1n

[dystrust]

I've had issues with the APH-1n in my Les Paul Standard being much noisier than all of my other pickups for quite a while now. This isn't serious, so I've never really paid much attention to it, but I was thinking maybe you guys could shed a little light on the subject...

I'm wondering if there's some sort of grounding problem with the pickup because on the lead channel of my 2555 it's almost as noisy as a P-90. I'm also thinking that this may simply be a line noise issue as I've tried to duplicate the problem elsewhere, and it doesn't seem to happen. I guess I'm just looking for possible solutions as this does keep me from playing my LP as much as I'd like to.

 

[BlueGuitar]

Re: Annoying Noise from APH-1n

If the noise is "almost as loud as a P-90" then I suspect that there is a problem with your guitar wiring or that the pickup is defective. If the bridge pickup doesn't share the noise problem then I would scratch off several possibilities from the list of causes: cable, amp, noisy RF environment.

Does the noise get louder or softer if you touch the pole pieces with a small screwdriver? There should not be much of an effect if the pickup is grounded properly...

 

[Marcel]

Re: Annoying Noise from APH-1n

It's said that A2 magnets are noisier than A5 and Ceramic but as noisy as a P90 sounds wired to me!