Les Paul Studio - looking for 'Forever' pickups
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VinceT
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Re: Les Paul Studio - looking for 'Forever' pickups
Does the hum go away when you turn the guitar volume down?
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Does the hum go away when you turn the guitar volume down?
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Re: Les Paul Studio - looking for 'Forever' pickups
Yep, perfectly quite with volume down. Nasty, nasal buzz as the volume is turned up.
Yep, perfectly quite with volume down. Nasty, nasal buzz as the volume is turned up.
Re: Les Paul Studio - looking for 'Forever' pickups
I don't at the moment, however the amp is in the same position and using the same power as before the pup change. I noticed that it was noisier when I got it back from the guitar tech with the new pups. It's possible that I just never noticed how noisy it was before, but it's a pretty prominent buzz....
I don't at the moment, however the amp is in the same position and using the same power as before the pup change. I noticed that it was noisier when I got it back from the guitar tech with the new pups. It's possible that I just never noticed how noisy it was before, but it's a pretty prominent buzz....
Re: Les Paul Studio - looking for 'Forever' pickups
No, it doesn't have this and didn't before. I believe it is relying on the grounding plate for this. There is a wire coming from bridge and soldered to the volume pot case. That's the one I put more solder on because it looked a bit dry. I also believe this is working because unless I put my hand on the bridge I also hear a high-pitched oscillation!
No, it doesn't have this and didn't before. I believe it is relying on the grounding plate for this. There is a wire coming from bridge and soldered to the volume pot case. That's the one I put more solder on because it looked a bit dry. I also believe this is working because unless I put my hand on the bridge I also hear a high-pitched oscillation!
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Re: Les Paul Studio - looking for 'Forever' pickups
Thanks, all I have changed is to wire the caps to the middle volume lug instead of the outer.
Thanks, all I have changed is to wire the caps to the middle volume lug instead of the outer.
VinceT
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Re: Les Paul Studio - looking for 'Forever' pickups
Hmmm... without being in the room to hear it, I’m running out of suggestions. That said, given the noise changes when you touch the bridge, I’m suspicious of the bridge grounding wire. It might have broken or is not making contact with the bridge stud. If it were me, I’d test for continuity from the bridge to the grounding wire in the cavity. If there’s none or partial continuity, I’d give bridge wire a tug from inside the control cavity - see if it’s come loose. If it doesn’t come out, I’d pull out the bridge stud to see if the wire is making contact or not.
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Hmmm... without being in the room to hear it, I’m running out of suggestions. That said, given the noise changes when you touch the bridge, I’m suspicious of the bridge grounding wire. It might have broken or is not making contact with the bridge stud. If it were me, I’d test for continuity from the bridge to the grounding wire in the cavity. If there’s none or partial continuity, I’d give bridge wire a tug from inside the control cavity - see if it’s come loose. If it doesn’t come out, I’d pull out the bridge stud to see if the wire is making contact or not.
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Re: Les Paul Studio - looking for 'Forever' pickups
Quick question: if I touch the pickup output wires (white/black) to the tip/sleeve of a cable connected to the amp... and there's STILL hum.... does that point to a problem with the way the pickups are wired? And where would the third naked cable go if I were to do this, to the bridge ground?
When I say hum... I know they will always hum.... just not excessive buzzzzzzzzz.....
Quick question: if I touch the pickup output wires (white/black) to the tip/sleeve of a cable connected to the amp... and there's STILL hum.... does that point to a problem with the way the pickups are wired? And where would the third naked cable go if I were to do this, to the bridge ground?
When I say hum... I know they will always hum.... just not excessive buzzzzzzzzz.....
Bodeanicus
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Re: Les Paul Studio - looking for 'Forever' pickups
Alnico 2 PAF's (choose your brand,) lower the bass side of your neck pickup.
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Alnico 2 PAF's (choose your brand,) lower the bass side of your neck pickup.
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beaubrummels
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Re: Les Paul Studio - looking for 'Forever' pickups
What pickups are these? Are you pressing the wires to the cable with your fingers, or holding the wires by the insulation so that only the conductors touch the cable?
What pickups are these? Are you pressing the wires to the cable with your fingers, or holding the wires by the insulation so that only the conductors touch the cable?
