Seymour Duncan Lil 59

[Blueswaite]

I just put this pickup in my Ibanez. Sounds great except on the b and g string when I strum say a D chord or a at the second fret I get a very loud ringing type tone after I strum the chord. supposedly these pickups are potted with wax. I can't hold the chord more than a second or two or the ring is really loud. Any suggestions. Guess I could send it back. But hope there is a fix because other than the ring I love the sound of the pickup. Tried lowering it, raising it ect.
Thanks

 

[Blueswaite]

Re: Seymour Duncan Lil 59

Well I found that if I pick alittle closer to the bridge pickup I barely get the ring. I was picking real close to the neck pickup only using the bridge pickup though.

 

[BRHGM]

Re: Seymour Duncan Lil 59

Adjust the pickups height. Strat pickups are made to be slanted. Check your intonation also. An unwound G is a loud string.

 

[Blueswaite]

Re: Seymour Duncan Lil 59

I think it was just the new strings. After about a week they mellowed out and are not so brite. sounds nice now.

 

[Blueswaite]

Re: Seymour Duncan Lil 59

Back again still got the ringing but i don't think it is the pickup I still have the Ibanez in the neck postion and it rings after I pick the g or b string. Wondering if the preamp tubes are going bad in my AD120VT. iI know in older times this was a sign of preamp tube going bad. Any thoughts on this.
Thanks

 

[kjrocks]

Re: Seymour Duncan Lil 59

Could be , do you have anything else to play it through? A buddys amp,POD ?