RockStarNick
New member
hey guys.
OK, I just installed a Rio Grande Bluesbar in the bridge of my Les Paul Jr. Faded DC. Since its a relatively airy sounding guitar, the thickness of the bluesbar worked perfect...except..
at high volumes, it sqeals like a cat in heat, and you can hear every tiny little brush, tap, rattle, movement. everything. Its like the entire guitar body has become a pickup itself, when the selector is in the bridge or middle position.
when its in the stock neck position, its fine.
Rio Grande claims they wax pot their pickups, but to me, it sounds WAY WAY unpotted. Could it be that this is the problem, or is it that I have a broken potentiometer that is routing the signal partially to ground and making extra noise?
I'm usually not a wiring moron. I"m great at coil splitting, phasing, soldering, etc...but this problem is baffling to me.
OK, I just installed a Rio Grande Bluesbar in the bridge of my Les Paul Jr. Faded DC. Since its a relatively airy sounding guitar, the thickness of the bluesbar worked perfect...except..
at high volumes, it sqeals like a cat in heat, and you can hear every tiny little brush, tap, rattle, movement. everything. Its like the entire guitar body has become a pickup itself, when the selector is in the bridge or middle position.
when its in the stock neck position, its fine.
Rio Grande claims they wax pot their pickups, but to me, it sounds WAY WAY unpotted. Could it be that this is the problem, or is it that I have a broken potentiometer that is routing the signal partially to ground and making extra noise?
I'm usually not a wiring moron. I"m great at coil splitting, phasing, soldering, etc...but this problem is baffling to me.
