Having trouble dialing in a Twang Banger.

[Artie]

I was just chatting with bungalobill about this. No matter how high or low I adjust this pup, I get this odd ringing, or "aftertone" on the top three strings from around the 10th fret up to around the 16th or 17th. Its an irritating, piercing sound. Low in volume, almost like a harmonic. I have to keep the tone control down to 2 - 3 to make it listenable.

Anyone have any thoughts on this? Might there be something else causing this?

Thanks;
Artie

 

[MattPete]

Re: Having trouble dialing in a Twang Banger.

It's not a wolf tone is it?

Another thought is maybe the baseplate is loose and vibrating when you hit those higher notes?

 

[flank]

Re: Having trouble dialing in a Twang Banger.

yea, this may be some kind of microphonics from the baseplate being loose

 

[TeleFizzle]

Re: Having trouble dialing in a Twang Banger.

Is your guitar shielded....maybe a baseplate...new pickup with a flaw.....

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Having trouble dialing in a Twang Banger.

I automatically thought baseplate as well.

 

[Artie]

Re: Having trouble dialing in a Twang Banger.

I hadn't considered that. I'll take it apart today and check it out. However, the screws thread into the baseplate, and the springs press the cover pretty tight against it, in a "clamping" action. But I'll look.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Artie

 

[Kelsey]

Re: Having trouble dialing in a Twang Banger.

A loose base plate can cause microphonics, which is why they use wax between the plate and the pickup. You might have to remelt the wax for a better seal. I haven't experienced the problem you described with my TB or Tele lead pickups.

 

[itbepopples]

Re: Having trouble dialing in a Twang Banger.

time for new saddles up top maybe? the baseplate is a must for true tele tone so i must instruct you to fix it and dont take it off!

 

[Zhangliqun]

Re: Having trouble dialing in a Twang Banger.

This wouldn't be Strat-itis, would it? If it is, you can fix it by lowering the neck and/or middle pickup some. If that doesn't do the trick, it's something else...

 

[Artie]

Re: Having trouble dialing in a Twang Banger.

This wouldn't be Strat-itis, would it? If it is, you can fix it by lowering the neck and/or middle pickup some. If that doesn't do the trick, it's something else...

Tried that. I'm beginning to think that I just don't care for this pup. Or, it would probably be better to say, it doesn't quite work in my setup. But I'm not going to write it off, too fast. I'm going to play with it a bit more, but I just can't seem to get past that upper-midrange hump. (Or maybe its lower treble.)

Artie

 

[flank]

Re: Having trouble dialing in a Twang Banger.

Tried that. I'm beginning to think that I just don't care for this pup. Or, it would probably be better to say, it doesn't quite work in my setup. But I'm not going to write it off, too fast. I'm going to play with it a bit more, but I just can't seem to get past that upper-midrange hump. (Or maybe its lower treble.)

Artie

there definately is pretty much mid range from a twangbanger......i thought so at first as well, but then i got used to it and got the height setting correct to where it sounded best

 

[Artie]

Re: Having trouble dialing in a Twang Banger.

there definately is pretty much mid range from a twangbanger......i thought so at first as well, but then i got used to it and got the height setting correct to where it sounded best

Midrange, in and of itself, I don't mind. My Jerry Donahue has midrange, and so do the SF's in my Tele now. This is more of an irritating "ringing". Imagine wacking an iron skillet with a small mallet. Not the initial tone, but the aftertone. That kind of thing.

I'm going to see if I can capture this on "tape", and post it.

Artie

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Having trouble dialing in a Twang Banger.

Artie, I'm going to suggest the loose baseplate posibility too. If the baseplate is loose, it'll cause a ringing. Doesn't matter if the screws go through it...in fact, it's often a screw that knocks the baseplate loose if it's trying to thread into it and the alignment isn't perfect. It's an easy fix. Just flip the pickup over and heat the plate up until the wax melts and then press it tight again to the bottem of the pickup bobbin until the wax cools and hardens again. I hope the fix is that simple! Lew

 

[Artie]

Re: Having trouble dialing in a Twang Banger.

Ok Lew. I'll try that. All I did before was lift up the pickguard, and examine it with a flashlight. It looked ok, but since you're bringing that up again, I'll actually hit with a heat gun.

I'll let you all know how this turns out.

Artie