i have a washburn x-50 with the CC in the bridge.
i used to think the background hum came from my rig which isn't ideal, but today i tried my older guitar to compare.
i have a boss mt-2 metal zone pedal and a vantage 30 watt amp. not the best there is, but it manages.
so i tried my old samick guitar (which is fairly similar to that one http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=2221475)
and turned the distortion on without touching any of the EQ or gain. the sound was almost absolutely buzz-free.
i plugged back my washburn and played a bit. the tone's much better, naturally, and there's a bit more output, but it gets fuzzy and when i play chords in distortion, the notes don't exactly come out, they just drown under the fuzz.
i don't know that much about pickups just yet, but i still feel there's something wrong with the fact that an old rusty stock pickup sounds less fuzzy than a brand-new brand name pickup.
my friend told me that could be due to the picjups' gain and/or harmonics, but i don't know much about those. i was hoping somebody could give me some ideas or advice about all this. thank you very much
i used to think the background hum came from my rig which isn't ideal, but today i tried my older guitar to compare.
i have a boss mt-2 metal zone pedal and a vantage 30 watt amp. not the best there is, but it manages.
so i tried my old samick guitar (which is fairly similar to that one http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=2221475)
and turned the distortion on without touching any of the EQ or gain. the sound was almost absolutely buzz-free.
i plugged back my washburn and played a bit. the tone's much better, naturally, and there's a bit more output, but it gets fuzzy and when i play chords in distortion, the notes don't exactly come out, they just drown under the fuzz.
i don't know that much about pickups just yet, but i still feel there's something wrong with the fact that an old rusty stock pickup sounds less fuzzy than a brand-new brand name pickup.
my friend told me that could be due to the picjups' gain and/or harmonics, but i don't know much about those. i was hoping somebody could give me some ideas or advice about all this. thank you very much
