Shetland Jonny
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Please help me - I've just installed a set of Slash Alnico 2 pros in my Les Paul Standard.
The braided wires on the new pickups were the same as my old pickups, so the wiring seemed to be no problem at all, I just copied my old wiring for the pickups I took out.
However, when I plug the guitar in and start playing, a terrible feedback hum comes from the strings.
The guitar hums and when I touch the strings, it clicks as if I'm grounding it, then the hum goes away and the guitar becomes a lot quieter.
I've checked my soldering and photos I took of my burstbucker pickups I took out. The ground is soldered as per my original pickups and per the diagram - with the ground wire touching the braided wire on the pickup etc.
It is especially bad when there is a lot of distortion on the amp - the feedback from the strings when I start playing is terrible and the hum becomes really loud and again it goes away when I touch the strings or the back of the pot, or braided wire coming from the pickup.
When I'm playing scales or licks with a lot of distortion on, I have to stop and deaden the strings to stop the feed back hum from getting too loud.
Your help would be greatly appreciated, or they will be returned.
Jonny
The braided wires on the new pickups were the same as my old pickups, so the wiring seemed to be no problem at all, I just copied my old wiring for the pickups I took out.
However, when I plug the guitar in and start playing, a terrible feedback hum comes from the strings.
The guitar hums and when I touch the strings, it clicks as if I'm grounding it, then the hum goes away and the guitar becomes a lot quieter.
I've checked my soldering and photos I took of my burstbucker pickups I took out. The ground is soldered as per my original pickups and per the diagram - with the ground wire touching the braided wire on the pickup etc.
It is especially bad when there is a lot of distortion on the amp - the feedback from the strings when I start playing is terrible and the hum becomes really loud and again it goes away when I touch the strings or the back of the pot, or braided wire coming from the pickup.
When I'm playing scales or licks with a lot of distortion on, I have to stop and deaden the strings to stop the feed back hum from getting too loud.
Your help would be greatly appreciated, or they will be returned.
Jonny