cfalcone71
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Post by cfalcone71 on Nov 15, 2006 2:00:54 GMT -5
I have been building a strat and have stumbled across a problem during the shielding/wiring process. I have been using the GuitarNuts site and followed the directions very closely, but I have noticed a high pitched buzzing when the volume knob is turned all the way up. I have re-checked all my wiring/ground points, etc., and have found nothing that does not coincide with the schematics on the site, and others that also utilize the same methods. I even took the guitar back to a "stock" wiring layout to see what happens, and it still makes the same noise. I have found that it increases when closer to lighting fixtures, power sources, etc. So, I am guessing it is some type of AC related interference. I thought that the shielding would have eliminated that, but it hasn't. I used a high quality copper particle shielding/conducting paint for the pickup/control cavities and heavy aluminum foil on the pickguard. I'm not quite sure what to look for next. I don't know if it's the pickups, the shielding material, wiring or a combination. Any insight into this dilema would be much appreciated. It's very aggravating!
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Post by gfxbss on Nov 15, 2006 11:29:54 GMT -5
do you get the noise on another guitar? im sure there is a chance that the amp could have somthing do do w/ it....
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Post by woody on Nov 16, 2006 2:28:23 GMT -5
Here is an Ebay experience to take on board. I bought an el-cheapo strat made in China special to do some testing on. This came with its own lead for the amp. I used this lead and I noticed that I kept on having noise problems whenever I backed off the volume pot on the guitar. Now I make my own leads out of double sheilded cable and eventually got around to using my own cable. The moral to this story is that the noise went away!
I also suspect that you may have a dodgy pot as well.
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Post by cfalcone71 on Nov 26, 2006 16:30:17 GMT -5
Thank you for the suggestions...I tried a different amp, and another guitar all with the same results. So, it turns out it wasn't my shielding efforts or an error in assembly. I still can't pin it down though. I have never had this problem before with this much noise. Could it be something to do with my home's wiring? I even experience it now with noiseless single coils, and on my Les Paul. It is worst when I switch on any type of effect which boosts, or overdrives the signal.
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Post by echobase2002 on Dec 3, 2006 22:40:05 GMT -5
what path does your guitar take to the amp? Does it run through a lot of effects? Try just the guitar straight to the amp with no effects. Also remove anything from an effects loop. I had a terrible "breathing" sound awhile back that I traced down to a bad chorus pedal that had taken a beating. Just a suggestion.
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