Hello from nu B

[Party Chief]

Hi All,

Thought I would introduce my self and say "hey", and then ask my question.

I have a Mexican Strat that I put a Hot Rail pup in the bridge pos and now I get a resonance from the pick guard. it causes some uncontrolable feed back at high volume. When I press on the pick guard just out side the pup adjustment scews, it stops.


Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks

 

[SchecMan]

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It's just a guess, check the ground wire and make sure there's a good connection.

Also, high volume + high gain = FEEDBACK

Welcome to the forum!!

 

[Gearjoneser]

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Is it a regular plastic guard or an aluminum one?

Since the pickup is potted, it's not really the fault of the pickup. Sometimes when you use a lot of gain, the interaction between the pickup and the pickguard causes feedback. I've found it to be a big problem with aluminum guards, which is why I don't use those anymore.

My favorite solution is to loosen the strings, and flip the guard over. Use black electrical tape and paste it over the bottom-side of the pickup, making a dampened connection between the pickup and guard. Be as creative as you need to be, using the electrical tape, until that resonance/feedback problem is gone.

 

[Davey]

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did you add the spring?


does the pickup vibrate?

if everything else looks ok, this is the problem. i had it, when i used shorter springs with my JB, so i had to secure it with other means, cos it started to vibrate and the squeel was ridiculous

 

[ErikH]

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Get some narrow diameter surgical tubing and put that in place of the springs that go between the pickup ears and the pickguard. Those springs like the rattle a little. The tubing will be a much more stable way of keeping them in place. American Standards come with it.

And welcome to the forum.

 

[Davey]

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Get some narrow diameter surgical tubing and put that in place of the springs that go between the pickup ears and the pickguard. Those springs like the rattle a little. The tubing will be a much more stable way of keeping them in place. American Standards come with it.

And welcome to the forum.

:smack:

that was the tubing i got with the screws for



i feel dumb now

 

[ErikH]

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:smack:

that was the tubing i got with the screws for



i feel dumb now

LOL...well, can't blame ya. After all, you do like 24 frets and a floyd. :6: :laugh2: :laugh2:

 

[Davey]

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LOL...well, can't blame ya. After all, you do like 24 frets and a floyd. :6: :laugh2: :laugh2:

HA!






i swear, i'm gonna start direct mounting my pickups and use wood as spacers

 

[ErikH]

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HA!






i swear, i'm gonna start direct mounting my pickups and use wood as spacers

Nothing wrong with that. :6: I like the sound of direct mounted. My frankenstrat was that way for years before I got the pickguard.

 

[Party Chief]

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Nothing wrong with that. :6: I like the sound of direct mounted. My frankenstrat was that way for years before I got the pickguard.

Thanks for all of the replies. I just may try the direct mounting. I was also thinking about a couple more screws in the guard near the pickup to dampen it. I also noticed the the body was routed for a full size humbecker. Makes me wonder if the extra air space contributes also.

 

[Imp]

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dude, the surgical tubing way is the easiest way around this! then the insulation tape.. you've basically got unwelcome vibration in your pickguard assembly. find where it is by holding different areas of the assembly down with your finger, then packing it out with tape or a bit of kitchen roll, folded once

welcome!

tom

 

[ParameterMan]

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A thin single layer pickguard will resonate like that. Replacing it with a Fender US style triple layer one will dampen things right down.

 

[cream123]

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hey, welcome to the forum!