Members mbengs1 Posted July 25, 2018 Members Share Posted July 25, 2018 one of my guitars has a hum problem. I checked the wiring and it was all good. I didn't check the output jack though. even with the noise gate on, you can hear the hiss and hum. what causes this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danocoustic Posted July 25, 2018 Members Share Posted July 25, 2018 dylithium crystals are overheating check the flux capacitors could be in the magnetron... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nice keetee Posted July 25, 2018 Members Share Posted July 25, 2018 Beatles- 'While My Guitar Gently Hums' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danocoustic Posted July 25, 2018 Members Share Posted July 25, 2018 I canno hold it together, keetee! SHE'S GONNA BLOW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted July 25, 2018 Members Share Posted July 25, 2018 Your guitar is likely humming becuse it forgot the words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted July 25, 2018 Members Share Posted July 25, 2018 tra la la Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted July 25, 2018 Members Share Posted July 25, 2018 one of my guitars has a hum problem. I checked the wiring and it was all good. I didn't check the output jack though. even with the noise gate on' date=' you can hear the hiss and hum. what causes this ?[/quote'] you didn`t say if it was wearing humbuckers or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted July 25, 2018 Moderators Share Posted July 25, 2018 my first thought too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted July 25, 2018 Moderators Share Posted July 25, 2018 Single coils are going to give you that lovely 60Hz hum, unless you have a reverse wound one in there to cancel. If the p-ups are humbuckers, if you have a ohm meter / multimeter, check to see if the bridge is grounded to the output jack. If not, you need to fix that. Also check the polarity on your amp if is a two prong plug [typical in the PI]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted July 26, 2018 Members Share Posted July 26, 2018 What guitar? What pickups? Is it something you wired? Or your excuse of a "tech" wired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted July 26, 2018 Members Share Posted July 26, 2018 I've never heard a shredder hum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted July 26, 2018 Author Members Share Posted July 26, 2018 you didn`t say if it was wearing humbuckers or not. It's a humbucker equipped guitar. 1 neck 1 bridge and a single coil in the middle. typical Ibanez rg. I checked the output jack too and nothing was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted July 26, 2018 Members Share Posted July 26, 2018 i can`t sing but i can take my shoes off and hum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted July 26, 2018 Members Share Posted July 26, 2018 It's a humbucker equipped guitar. 1 neck 1 bridge and a single coil in the middle. typical Ibanez rg. I checked the output jack too and nothing was wrong. if you checked the output jack and everything is ok up to that point , then whatever is next in the chain is faulty... lead,fx, amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted July 26, 2018 Members Share Posted July 26, 2018 bad ground to pickups could be the problem or maybe the string ground wasn't connected. The bridge or tailpiece gets grounded so when you touch the strings your body becomes a big grounding plate to absorb hum before it gets to the guitar wiring. Since you been wiring up your own pickups I'd think the string ground would be the first thing you'd miss. String ground is typically a bare wire that gets soldered to the same ground as the pickups. If you don't know it exists and specifically make sure it was connected its most likely the thing you missed when installing different pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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