dean67
Rookie Solder Flinger
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Post by dean67 on Jul 4, 2006 21:02:51 GMT -5
I recently put a set of Texas specials in my gigging squire. At the same time I put an on/off toggle switch in so i can combine bridge & neck pups (tele factor). I ran wires from the 5 way switch neck & Bridge pos to the toggle switch. I earthed it by soldering a wire from the casing of the toggle to the top of the tone control. Now I have a buzz. If I touch the toggle, the jack plate or the 5 way switch screws it stops. I also insulated the control cavity with foil. I have done all of this before on other guitars and have never had this issue. The only other mod that I did was reverse the angle of the bridge pup (Hendrix factor)
Please help? I gig every weekend, and the last thing I need in the pub scene is another distraction.
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Post by sumgai on Jul 5, 2006 0:42:20 GMT -5
Dean, Sounds to me like you've got a bad connection between the upper and lower portions of the shield. When you re-assembled the guitar, you may have knocked something askew. Also, you didn't mention that touching the strings causes the buzz to disappear. If that's not happening, then the ground wire out to the bridge/trem claw is not properly connected. That also could have been sundered when putting thing back together, but it's not near as likely. Double check the quality of the solder joints. After you've inspected for, and made any corrections to, any possible bogus conditions, don't reassemble the guitar just yet. First, plug the guitar into an amp, and turn it on. Got hum? Good. (Make sure the guitar volume is not all the way down.) Now carefully position the scratchplate onto the guitar. The moment the 'plate shielding touches the cavity shielding, it should get real quiet. If that doesn't happen, then your friend Mr. Murphy is still inhabiting the guitar's innards. Stand back and take a deep breath. Then call a friend over to have him/her look at it. A fresh perspective might see something you've missed. HTH Oh, and by the way, to the forums! sumgai
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dean67
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Post by dean67 on Jul 5, 2006 3:54:35 GMT -5
Sumgai,
You are a legend mate! I checked the ground wire out to the bridge/trem claw and guess what - it had been disconected. I grabbed the trusty iron and put it back on. I only have the slightest hum now when I flick the toggle switch on. If I put my hands on the strings it goes. Man I can live with that!
regards
and thanks for your quick reply
Dean
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Post by sumgai on Jul 5, 2006 15:40:35 GMT -5
Dean,
You're welcome. Stick around, there's more where that came from. Remember, I'm just a rookie here, the Chief God and Bottlewasher has twice the experience that I do. ;D
sumgai
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Post by vonFrenchie on Jul 11, 2006 22:32:04 GMT -5
Oh I love it when he washes the bottles... its so exciting!
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