Members danswon Posted November 18, 2010 Members Share Posted November 18, 2010 the other guitarist in my band had problems with his original tele single-coil at the bridge being microphonic. so he ordered a GFS lil' puncher 10k and there is still microphonic feeback at high volume distortion. could it be the metal plate bridge? never owned a tele myself so i'm no expert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted November 18, 2010 Members Share Posted November 18, 2010 Could be a grounding problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted November 18, 2010 Members Share Posted November 18, 2010 it could be the bridgeplate if its warped which happens a lot. Usually feeedback is caused by something moving/vibrating not necessarliy the pickup itself. a lot of tele guys swear by microphonic pickups, Roy Buchanans Nancy 53 Tele is a great example, that thing was always on the edge of feedback constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radar-Love Posted November 18, 2010 Members Share Posted November 18, 2010 The traditional Telecaster bridge assembly is designed to be slightly microphonic, as that's where some of the "twang" comes from. However, I'd venture to guess that your friend's problem lies somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radar-Love Posted November 18, 2010 Members Share Posted November 18, 2010 ...a lot of tele guys swear by microphonic pickups, Roy Buchanans Nancy 53 Tele is a great example, that thing was always on the edge of feedback constantly. Un-potted pickups can sometimes sound a bit better than potted pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members almightycrunch Posted November 18, 2010 Members Share Posted November 18, 2010 there is still microphonic feeback at high volume distortion. turn down the gain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wartoxin Posted November 18, 2010 Members Share Posted November 18, 2010 screw nuts in place so the pickup can't vibrate, or glue it into place even. Most people just live with it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted November 18, 2010 Moderators Share Posted November 18, 2010 Un-potted pickups always sound a bit better than potted pickups. Fixed it for ya:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mel Cooley Posted November 18, 2010 Members Share Posted November 18, 2010 Before potting the pickup try surgical tubing in place of height springs, a piece of foam rubber in the pickup cavity supporting the pickup and either a light coating of melted wax under the bridge plate or two screws on the front of the plate ala a Barden or other high-end Tele plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted November 18, 2010 Members Share Posted November 18, 2010 The plate becomes magnetic from the pickup and spreads the magnetic field out quite a bit and influences the sound but the plate itseld doesnt doesnt generate a signal so its not microphonic. if anything it vibrates woth the body and may generate a littel sound in the coil like the strings do. The suggestions of potting the pup should fix the problem. If its really bad you could cut up a foam mouse pad and put it under the pickup to help kill the oscillation. Wax works best to absorb those high frequencies though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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