3 Easy Solutions to Fix Ground Noise | Guitar How-to Ep02
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- Ground noise is enough to drive any guitarist mad beyond belief. Here are 3 easy things to look out for to help solve this issue. Most of the time it's a simple fix, so grab a multimeter and a soldering iron and let's get after it!
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Hey guys, to make it all a bit easier to help you out, please include your guitar, pickups, pedals, amp, and any other gear that might be contributing. Each guitar is different depending on pickups and configuration.
my guitar fender stratocaster my amps is marshall no pedal,regards👍
@@user-mj1pn5wz9u If your guitar is single coils it's normal to get noise with high gain amps. You can try shielding like in my video I have linked for you.
I've got a brand new gibson les paul studio modern. It buzzes like hell--really loud! This on all different amps, gear, cables. Other guitars are fine on same gear. Touch the bridge, saddle, strings, no change. Touch the pu toggle, input jack or metal pu cover, buzz is reduced by 90 percent! So... shielding issues? Oddly, if I use a wireless unit to eliminate a cable at all... no buzz. Any ideas?
@@realitywave yea it’s got a wiring issue for sure. Probably a bad solder joint. But man if it’s a brand new Gibson take it back. Get a replacement or have the store fix it for you.
@RisingSunGuitarMods Thanks for the reply and for your great advice and channel! I just printed the shipping label...it's going back for exchange. 😀
Your "Touch" Test is an excellent approach to finding a ground problem. Great Video, Thank You!!!
Thanks for the comment. Hope you found it useful.
@@RisingSunGuitarMods What happens if it does quiet when you touch it?
@@kanyelover335 that’s what it should do.
@@kanyelover335 What I'm understanding is that if you touch a part and that cuts off the humming sound, that means the problem isn't there. If you touch a metal part on your guitar and it either keeps buzzing or gets louder, that part has the problem. I'll update after I try and fix the grounding issue on my bass
@@RisingSunGuitarModsWhat if it does do that, but doesn't work when you use with high gain. I have a Thompson Strat, and I want to record songs, but the loud hum ruins the recordings.
Your testing solution here is the most enlightening and (excellently) simple way of diagnosing the problem. Thank you bro ❤
Hey you’re welcome bro. Glad you found this useful. 🤘🏼
Thank you very much for this. I just picked up an Ultra Strat and it was noisy af. I suspected it was a grounding issue but have very limited knowledge of how to diagnose or fix such a thing. Your video absolutely helped me discover what the issue was. I did some continuity testing and found the exact same thing that you show here with the bridge not being grounded. Unbelievably, after pulling it apart the ground wire to the bridge had just fallen off the soldered connection! I bought this guitar new a week ago! The old me would have just returned it, but after watching this and digging in I feel super confident and empowered to just repair it myself. Thanks so much!
That’s awesome! Really happy this helped you to sort it out. 🤘🏼
Love these vids Phill
Keep them coming!!
Cheers bro. Let me know if there is anything you want to learn and I’ll have a crack at it. ✌️
Great video. Learn a lot from this
Glad it helps mate.
Great video, helpful thanks. Like your video style too. Clear, to the point, chilled and useful.
Thanks heaps for this comment. Means a lot. 👍🤘🏼
Still have a hum, try this: ruclips.net/video/sAQP5HtdNuc/видео.html
I have re-cut the previous video and it's now only 11 minutes. Much easier to get through.
My boutique 57 Strat reproduction used unshielded wire between the pickups and the control cavity, and from the control cavity to the output jack. I shielded all the cavities with copper foil tape, including the output jack cavity, and changed the output jack wiring to coaxial cable. This solved the noise problem. The copper foil tape has conductive adhesive, which might help its performance. Conductive paint also works well if you put on a few coats, but waiting for paint to dry between coats takes a lot more time than applying the foil tape. I also shielded the cavities of my Les Paul to reduce the noise floor when using split humbucker coils. I did not notice any loss of treble on either guitar. I guess that the shielding is far enough from the coils and pole pieces to avoid strong eddy currents.
Totally agree about long series screwdrivers. I use them a lot.
This is great man! very helpful!
Awesome, glad you found it usefull.
That cold solder might be the problem with my tele. I upgraded the bridge PU and my saddles and then walla!! The guitar got noisy. I will open my guitar again and check. Great video. Very helpful
Not only can Phill build an awesome website he can fix and rebuild guitars. Cannot wait to see his hotrod guitars
Thanks mate, appreciate the compliment. 🤗
Great vid. Some very handy information in that. Much appreciated
Thank you. Glad you found it helpful.
This info may seem basic but it was all new to me (I thought I new my way around a guitar a little? Not as much as I thought I guess). Really dug the simple touch test for grounding. Subscribed
AWESOME! Glad it was helpful for you. :)
Great Video. Nothing new for me but a really good summary how to proceed!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Man the only video that make sense, & how to properly use a meter without relying on a beep function. thank you man. I bought some fishman pickups and might have to many cold solders. at my 3 time rewiring >< wish me luck!
You’ve got it mate. Just take your time and enjoy the process. Once you clean up all the electrics you’ll feel sense of pride in you work too. 👍
Excellent video on ground noise. The taps are the red flags and the multi tester is the revelation.
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you. This is really helpful info. I have a very noisy PRS Standard 24-08. Kind of unplayable at the minute because of the noise. Hopefully I can apply this knowledge to sorting it out!
Hope it works for you. If it’s unplayable then it’s definitely got a wiring issue. 👍
great video. top notch info. !!!
Much appreciated! Thanks man.
This was just an incredibly helpful video. I purchased a budget bass guitar B-stock and the buzzing was awful. Straightaway, using your video, I was able to see that touching the bridge didn't stop the buzzing. Took off the bridge, scraped black paint away and reseated the bridge. Sorted. Thanks so much!
That’s awesome. I’m glad this was helpful for you. 👍
Awesome bro!!! I watched your video and it help me fix my noisy strat!! Thank you!!
Happy it was helpful for you bro. 🤘🏼
Good Demo man. Thank you.
Thanks man. Appreciate the comment. 👍
I had a really bad noise problem with my Squier strat. Dunno why but the pickup selector lever was making the entire thing sound. I soldered a cable to it and then just put it into the screw next to it (it looks funny 😂) but it worked!
I had to ground the pickup height screws too and the noise went down A LOT. It's now much better than it was before, I couldn't even play with that noise.
The best option is to really, REALLY try the guitar before buying it. That way you can check if it has any undesirable noise.
Sounds like the selector switch wasn't making ground, on a squire it should have a bit of silver shielding under the controls, if the selector tisn't making a ground connection to that your ground continuity is broken, by soldering a wire to the screw you have fixed that broken connection. If it is still a bit noisy you could try shielding the cavities, see my other video here: ruclips.net/video/sAQP5HtdNuc/видео.html 👍 Happy jamming!
Fantastic video and easily the best on this common problem.
Thanks man, appreciate the comment and am glad you found this useful.
@@RisingSunGuitarMods I've just cracked the sads with my wiring and pulled it all out to start again hahahaha. All good though. This video was a real sanity check, but also got me looking at the problem in a different way which is great
@@itspetedee Wiring is sometimes a bit tricky, I fiound a lot of schematics online to be wrong or switches backwards etc... so even though you think you got it right acording to the diagram, sometimes just using your own understanding is the best solution. A multimeter is your best friend when trying to find any problems. Best of luck with the rewire man, if it goes sideways on you, have a break and a nice cold beer, that always helps.
Great video
This video did the trick. While I was playing, suddenly there was very loud buzzing. I "looked" at the wiring which I had done, and I didn't see a disconnected wire, but I followed your continuity check with the multimeter, and it had to be a ground issue somewhere. Oh-- no continuity to the jack. I checked the jack soldering; it was solid there, but when I followed the wire from the jack to the pot, sure enough-- it had popped off the pot. Soldered back on and am getting those squishy strat tones once moreth :) 😊 THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO !
That’s awesome. Happy this helped. 👍👍
Thanks for your tips!
You’re welcome. I hope you found it useful. ✌️
Great video. Thank you! I'm looking for an affordable guitar. This one looks sharp! What make and model did you say this is?
Cheers man. It’s a Cort, Sunset Junior.
Good, concise, easy to follow video video.
Thank you for the kind words. I’m making a follow up to this so keep an eye out. 🤗
GREAT VIDEO !
@@jfoquendo thanks man. Hope it helped. 🤘🏼
Great vid, man !
Thanks mate. Appreciate the comment. 🙂
Thank You a Bunch Sun, You saved me a Headache. WOW. I had a buzz and the only way I could cut it down was to turn my Gain way down. And that was not a solution for me. I appreciate you very much. Problem Solved.
That’s awesome! I’m glad this helped. 👍
Thanks man you saved my life!
@@pablo.l awesome, glad this helped man. 🤘🏼
Thanks for making this. I have some grounding issues that are driving me freaking nuts!
I hope it helps mate. ✌️
Had a chronic buzz develop on my Carvin I could not root out- still had good signal and output, electronics and soldering all looked good. Everything seemed good at the jack... buzz still persisted. I had removed three of the five screws on the electronics cavity cover for quick access to the battery at gigs and rehearsals. Just by chance I replaced one of the screws in a different hole than usual and... huzzah!! Buzz is now GONE! :-D
@@RTDF516 Thats weird, but it could be that the screw you replaced might have been connecting a ground circuit.
wow worked like magic. thanks much
Glad it was helpful. 🤘🏼
Excellent video.
Thanks. Hope it was helpful. 🤘🏼
Very useful ..... really appreciate....thank you
You’re welcome. Glad you found it helpful.
Thank you very much
You are very welcomwe. Glad it was helpful.
This video helped me fix my new guitar that wasn't grounded properly on the bridge.
AWESOME! Glad this helped you.
Good video and definitely helps. But where did you solder the wire? to a terminal or to the body of the pot? I have a nasty bit of noise from my bridge. I want to open it up this weekend and see what's going on. But grounding point is important.
Solder to the back of your volume pot. Most ground points will be soldered there. The other end either to your bridge post or if a strat to the claw in the back and if a hard tail like a Tele it goes under the bridge. 🤘🏼✌️
Fantastic video! What model of Cort is that?
Thanks man. It’s a Sunset Junior II. Actually is pretty cool. The p90’s in it rip.
My esp is found this but it’s totally different guitar and had metal pots and goes quiet when touch the jobs
Thanks 🙏🏽
Hello ..thanks for the clarity ..
You’re welcome. I hope it was helpful.
My les paul now sounds heavenly. Thank you sir.
That’s awesome man. You’re welcome. I’m glad this video is helpful for you. 🤘🏼
Thamks for sharing sir.exactly what i need because my guitar also have a background noise
No Problem. Hope it helps you out.
Everything I touch makes it stop??? All wires look good
Sounds like it all good, what guitar, pickups, pedals and amp do you have?
thank you for this! what if the first test you did, touching the bridge,does help (the hum stops).what is the diagnosis and cure then?
Depending on you guitar you could try shielding. Have a look at my follow up video. ruclips.net/video/oQsAcJgIhNk/видео.html
Much needed info....Thanks for sharing Dude......
Your welcome man. Glad this helped you out. I’ve got more coming soon so hit the sub button. 😜
Hi! thanks for the video but the problem with my guitar is that high pitch feedback from the amp when not strum even with low gain (both fx and amp knobs) and its kinda annoying especially when playing like back in black where there is a slight pause before u strum again
High pitch feedback, hard to say without knowing more detail but maybe your pickups are microphonic. This can cause that kind of issue.
I've built an SG style guitar and need to add a grounding wire to the bridge. I've added a Bigsby B5. I had a local guitar tech assemble my neck-thru 24 fret SG the first time so I haven't done this before. I've put a hole to the bridge stud hole now. My question is, do I just run a wire thru the hole of the control cavity and tap the threaded insert in over the wire, or do I need to solder the wire to the threaded insert?
Thanks!
You should be able to run it to the bridge stud, you can wrap it around the insert if you like, but no need to solder it or wrap it around the thread. :)
Awesome video
Thanks, glad it was helpful.
That was an excellent and informative video. Many thanks. Have you ever come across buzz related to certain frequencies on the guitar e.g. Bb and within a semitone on different strings, mainly 4th and 5th strings. Checked all the fret clearances and loose parts etc. but it appears to be electrical. Any advice would be appreciated.
A bit more info. Comins GCS1ES, KA Humbucking pickups with push/pull pot for conversion to single coil (never used).
Thanks for your comment. Appreciate it. I’ve not come across this particular problem. Interesting though, do you have any pedals in your signal chain, and have you tried different leads?
@@RisingSunGuitarMods No pedals and tried different leads to no avail. I’m suspicious of a volume pot, as it appears to get worse across part of the range. I’m considering having it changed out. Difficult to find compelling evidence though so it would be on spec. Might have the wiring looked at in more detail. Shame you’re not in the UK!
@@danielg8001 I wonder if it might be interferance from a device that is emitting that frequency. Sounds strange, but try taking your amp to another room far away from where you have it currently set up. ... Also without seeing your guitar, if the wiring is messy or poorly done this can also contribute so a rewire might not be a bad idea.
@@RisingSunGuitarMods I’ll certainly give that a go now that you mention it. Turn all appliances off etc. Many thanks for your advice and suggestions. If I come across a solution I’ll let you know. Best regards.
Anybody else notice the extra noise throughout the video? Quality settings on youtube cant even fix that cheap mic noise bro! Lmao. I know you mean well and i did learn a few things. Rock on!
Ah, the noise you hear is just the sweet sound of me schooling you on guitar tech. Keep on rockin' and learning ... It was my Rode video mic pro playing up, I decided to go ahead and put the video up anyways, and when you consider the amount of views and help it's giving to people free of charge, it was the right thing to do. It's still less noise than your videos have in them, oh wait you're not making any. lmao... Just teasing bro, I have the DJI mic set as well as some rode lapels and a couple of shotguns so I will play around with the audio in my next vid and see if I can bring it up to your standard. Hit the sub and the bell so you can be notified of my next video, you can cast you ear over it for me. ROCK ON!!!!
Are the Morley hot spot things to plug in the wall outlet with your amp dangerous in a live setting?
Hey mate. I can’t say from personal experience as I have never used one in a live setting sorry. Good question though, but I can’t see any reason why it would be dangerous, live settings are usually pretty noisy anyway, I would always just kill my signal between songs with a tuning pedal. 👍
This video was very helpful!! In my case I didn’t get continuity when touching the paint and the pod. What can I do about that??
Thanks for commenting. Glad you found this video useful. Start by making sure your paint is conductive (simple continuity test) if it is you can add a ground to it. Usually from the bridge, or tremolo claw to a screw into the wood where there is shielding paint will do the job. 👍
@@RisingSunGuitarMods I will definitely try that. Thank you so much
I’m getting buzz, but If I touch the pickups, bridge, switch or jack the noise diminishes significantly. Thoughts? I use a quad cortex, with my tele style guitar with humbuckers
Try without the the quad cortex, straight into your amp. If you still have noise it could be a bad solder joint. Do a visual inspection of your components first including your output jack. If you don't see anything obvious try reflowing the solder joints on your output jack and the connections on your pots.
gud day sir,mine is always humming when you on the guitar if you touch the guitar the humming sound will stop,what your suggestion.tnx god bless.
Try isolating the issue, do you have pedals that can be taken out of the circuit? Do you have another amp you can try? are you able to try in a different location as you might be close to other things that will cause interference. You could also try this: ruclips.net/video/sAQP5HtdNuc/видео.html 👍
Thanks for the video this helped me diagnose the problem I'm having with my son's guitar. For Christmas I bought him the Donner DLP-124S LP in Sunburst. We love the guitar but it is missing the ground wire just like the guitar in your video. I bought this off Amazon for $125.. we love the guitar but this buzzing is BS! I'm no guitar mechanic and might just mess something up trying to fix myself. Looks like we are going to try to exchange the guitar for another. Thanks again.
It’s an easy fix, is there a hole drilled for the wire to go in? If yes run a wire through that hole to the bridge post and solder it to the back of the volume pot. Easy fix and if you love the guitar its worth doing. 👍
@@RisingSunGuitarMods yes, it does have the hole for the wire. To do this it would require me to remove the strings and bridge correct? Guess I need to do more research so I have a better idea. Thanks for your help and suggestions! 🤘
@@backyardbeekeeperguy9934 strings etc are the easy part. The hardest part is to remove the tailpiece lug. Here is a good video about it. ruclips.net/video/EImho3ybAno/видео.html just take your time. If you are a bit handy it should be straight forward. Let me know how you go.
Great vid. I thought the fact that it stopped buzzing when I touched the jack but not the bridge was that it was the jack lol. I got it completely backwards!
Glad it was helpful. 🤘🏼
Minded the same thing it's the plugin my old Plug-In or I plugged in and out a lot it buzzed soon as I change plugins it quit
Glad you got it sorted.
Very informative video...thanks sir.new subscriber
Thank you. I'll have some more vids coming soon.
I just found out that my ground wire from bridge almost broken in the middle of the tunnel. No idea what happened. Just replaced with new sturdy wire and the noise gone. Thanks so much. Appreciate your guidance. Cheers.
That’s awesome. I’m really glad this helped.
amazing video🤘🏼 ground
Glad you found it helpful.
What a cool fella!
Cheers!
Thank you.
You’re most welcome. 👍
Criekey Love tha aussies.Love You Bro.Thanks... Steve Irwin n Men at Work.
🧐 Kiwi living in Australia, but close enough.
What if you touch the tailpiece/bridge and it does stop the hum?
Then you have a good ground. You might just have a lot of EMF. Try this: ruclips.net/video/sAQP5HtdNuc/видео.html
I have 2 Corts, both very good for the low cost.
I add a drop of Elmer's white or wood glue in screw hole with a toothpick. Glue will act as a lock tite & strengthens wood fibers around screw threads.
What exactly is a "dry" solder joint? I've heard of cold solder joints but never a dry one.
Same same. Just depends on lingo used base on what part of the world you’re from. We always called it a dry joint, so that has come from habit. It’s same as cold joint.
The noise increases dramatically when the volume is high. But it becomes very quiet when I touch the screen or the volume knob. Now I realize I forgot to try the jack and the bridge. Anyway, what could be the issue? Thanks.
Go through all the steps in this video, if none of what I suggest works give this a go: try this: ruclips.net/video/sAQP5HtdNuc/видео.html
Would love the full video of you pulling of the bridge and running the wire
Working on it. Been busy with work but looking forward to making more vids.
This was a great video 📹 👏 👍 👌
I've got an issue with EMI feedback near a certain hvac system in the house (inside my studio room) wondering if you've ever delt with something like that before? 🤔 any help would be greatly appreciated 🙏
Hey man, thanks for commenting. Have you tried sheilding your guitar? Sheiulding isn't a great term but it is what is used, it's more like making an EMI antena to catch some of that interference and send it to ground. Have a look here and see if this helps: ruclips.net/video/sAQP5HtdNuc/видео.html
@@RisingSunGuitarMods so I just checked and my bass isn't grounded properly 🙃
I checked my electric guitar and it's grounded just fine but it's picking up noise from my computer monitor / pc tower and from some electrical conduit in the wall inside my studio.
Moving into other rooms seems to solve the issue so I think I'm gonna have to relocate , I tried using EMI shielding fabric to block the EMI from the hvac in the wall run but no luck 😢
@@msi1985 Are the guitars sheiled like in my other video? it can make a massive diiference.
@@RisingSunGuitarMods the bass isn't grounded or shielded but I'm only renting it so it's gonna get returned.
My ec-1001t ctm had continuity on all metal points including external metal switches and the bridge ect. And it's got EMI paint along with foil shielding thru out. I'm gonna make a 2 minute video demo of the feedback I'm getting I'm sure it's fixable haha 😄
@@msi1985 Share your video, I'd like to see it. There are a number of reasons for noise so would be good to see whats going on with yours.
Why is it that if I put my guitar on my lap and place my fingers on the strings the noise completely disappears but if I put the guitar on the table and do the same there is still noise though less than if I don’t touch the guitar.
Sounds like you likely have EMF interference from something near but. I would suggest you try shielding. Try this: ruclips.net/video/sAQP5HtdNuc/видео.html
My Squier has no continuity from 5 way switch lever to common ground. I haven’t removed the pickguard, could it be the lever arm isn’t made of metal, if not it should be a connection from the switch to the pots or internal to the switch itself?
The lever should be metal. Take the guard off and inspect the wiring first. Might just be a wire off.
I need answers please. I bought a new Gibson les Paul guitar today,it sounds clear when connected directly, but when I connect it to an effect pedal,it brings the same buzz sound you illustrated in your video. When I hold the output jack,the buzzing sound stops. Please I need answers
Make sure it’s not a lead or your pedal first. Does it stop when you touch the strings? Try using the gain on your amp and switching out your leads first. If you are still sure it’s the guitar I’d return it to the store and ask them to double check it.
When I touch my pickup switch the noise gets worse, but all my connections are good according to the multimeter. Could it just be EMI noise?
it's possible, there are many factors for noise, these are just a couple of common ones. You could give this a go: try this: ruclips.net/video/sAQP5HtdNuc/видео.html
But if i have the annoying noise and it stops when i tuch the strings, what can it be?
This is normal, it means your guitar is correctly grounded. If yo have a hum due to electromagnetic interference, try this: ruclips.net/video/sAQP5HtdNuc/видео.html
I've seen springs cause the noise, those coated springs do not ground at all and if your mian ground is soldered to your spring claw and the springs are coated or painted then there is no ground, just the claw..
also coated hardware, like powder coating or black chroming.. they make poor ground so scrape away all the areas critical so they can make full contact, use your MM fora continuity test and see how strong that ground is, it needs to be real good, shield everything, even covers and make sure the cover/guards are grounded as well so there is continuity..
wiring is one the bigs ones, poor wiring, wrong gauge, then how its wired up, humbuckers have to be wired right, one wrong wire and they can get real noisy, same for any pup with more than 2 wires.. cold joints as mentioned
I’ve not come across coated springs but good point. I think the idea behind them is to reduce the noes they make when going hard on the tremolo?
What does it mean if by touching the strings and bridge the hum goes away but gets worse while touching the selector switch and the pickups?
It’s likely a ground wire to the selector is broken or has dry solder. Do a visual inspection and if you can’t see anything use a multimeter to test continuity.
did u have the overdrive on while testing or were u on the clean sound?
While I was testing I had a small amount of overdrive on. It still made a bit of noise on the clean channel but I wanted to make it more obvious for the video. ✌️
I have a noisy schecter with EMG’s. When i touch the screws on the pickups it gets silent. I changed the battery already (guitar just gets quiet when its dead, not noisy for me)
Any ideas?
Check the battery: Active pickups require a good battery to function properly. Make sure the battery is fully charged or replace it with a fresh one.
Check the wiring: Make sure the wiring inside the guitar is properly connected and not loose or damaged.
Check the grounding: Ensure that the guitar's grounding is properly connected to the bridge and other metal parts of the guitar.
Shielding: Adding shielding to the guitar's electronics can help reduce noise. Check my video on my channel about this.
Hope there is a solution here for you. Hard to determine without seeing the issue.
good video, I just got an eastwoid mark iv and it's noisy as all hell, unfortunately it's not a grounding issue and my guitar repair guy is on holidays for another 2 weeks, truly the struggle is real lol.
Thanks for the comment. This might be worth trying: ruclips.net/video/sAQP5HtdNuc/видео.html
@@RisingSunGuitarMods cheers, that was exactly the problem, the conductive paint wasn't conductive and there was some kind of dust all over the pots, just cleaning that up solved 90% of the noise. thanks heaps 👍
@@lukeyduke79 awesomeness!!! Glad this was helpful for you. 👌
I have a question about your use of the term quieten...
Bit of Kiwi/Aussie lazy English if you will, or slang. “To make it less noisy”
Hi, I have a problem where all my guitars and amps are suddenly buzzing but the guitar buzzing goes away when I touch metal on the guitar.
If it is sudden what have you changed? ... do you have a new electrical device near your gear, or have you introduced some new equipment? ... Sounds like there is now something that is providing interference. You could try this: ruclips.net/video/sAQP5HtdNuc/видео.html
I just bought a used 2007 Gibson Les Paul Studio off of Reverb (all stock). Guitar is noisy when plugged into my tube amp, or even a POD Go. Touching strings or bridge does not reduce noise. Touching either bridge or neck pickup kills it. (Even if I have the bridge pickup selected, touching neck pickup kills noise along with touching bridge pickup.)
Touching output jack seems to help. If I touch the metal on the 3 way toggle switch noise gets much worse. I opened up and checked POTS, looks all connected and there is a wire coming from the bridge to POTS. Sounds like a ground issue between the 3 way switch and output jack? I like the guitar, but hope it is a cheap fix.
You might have an issue with the bridge ground wire at the lug end. I would get your multimeter onto it and see if you have ground from the bridge to the back of the pots.
mine is so static to the point where the sound that’s supposed to come from the guitar doesnt work, we tried a different speaker, same thing, and we tried different cords so what do i do?
First thing to do is a visual inspection of your wiring. Start with the input jack. It’s common for the wires to get twisted.
Hi, excellent video Thank you! I have a question the noise in my guitar only reduces when I touch the output jack plate, what can I do?
Follow the instructions in the video, look for a missing or broken ground wire. Get a multi meter and test continuity. 👍
@@RisingSunGuitarMods I have telecaster with black hardware, the point is the plate/bridge does not conduct anything even if I put both poles of multimeter on the plate there is no continuity, the wire connected to bridge is OK.
@ you should get continuity from your ground to your saddles/strings. The bridge plate won’t matter, your strings should ground though.
@@RisingSunGuitarMods Yes, I think is a design flaw on my guitar the sadles also are non conductive, I think I need to change the saddles and maybe paint the plate with a conductive paint to allow sadles make contact with the wire under the plate.
@ yea man your strings need to be grounded. Especially with single coils.
Great channel.
Thanks mate. Appreciate the comment. More vids are on the way just been a bit busy with work and setting up a new home office. ✌️
@@RisingSunGuitarMods I wonder if you might be able you offer any advice.
I've been playing an 87 Squier strat. Plays really well, and sounds pretty good too, apart from some humming, which is how I found your channel. I followed your advice and discovered a disconnected ground which I re soldered. I don't have loads of experience so it wasn't an expert job. When I put it back together, it's worse than ever. Positions 1,3 and 5 are very noisy, whilst 2 and 4 are pretty quiet. Also on of the tone controls seems to go from 0 to 10 quite sharply. Finally I'm getting continuity on all the metal parts but significantly, not across the pickups. Currently the guitar sounds terrible. If I can't fix it I'll probably have to pay someone. Any thoughts much appreciated.
@@-_AjB_- sounds like you have some wiring problems. What pickup configuration do you have? I’m guessing three single coils. If you had a wire off and re-soldered and it got worse, it might need to be re-wired. Sorry about the late reply, away camping.
hi. one of my guitars has only laud noise when the master volume is almost on the middle (not an spot middle. like from 40% to 70% of the volume can hear noise) what is the reason and how can I fix this issue ? has the volume problem? does it do anything with the capacitor connected to the master volume?
A capacitor on your volume pot is usually there to act as a treble bleed, without seeing your set up it sounds like you may have a bad capacitor. You can remove it and see if the noise goes away, then if you like the treble bleed when you roll off the volume you can just replace the cap with one of the same value.
Hi Phil! I dont have the same grounding problem like you,cause if i touch the pickup selector,input jack and the bridge it doesn't make the sound worse its muting the hum what's the problem with my guitar then?
The grounding is working correctly if the sound reduces when touching the bridge and strings etc, sounds like you have a noisy guitar which can be a lot of things, I'm doing a follow up video so subscribe and hit the bell. I will address what you can do to reduce noise when it's not an earthing problem.
When I plug my Laptop to charge while I record what I play with my guitar, it makes noise... The noise goes only when I remove my laptop from charging. I use a presonus sound.
Sounds like an issue with a ground loop or possible the power supply on your amp. Try my video in my pinned comment about shielding. It might help.
@@RisingSunGuitarMods Thanks for letting me know. I will check out the video right away
Hello, is there anything else that can cause this. Amp,maybe? I am using that small black star battery amp.
Yes there are a lot of things that can cause noise. Try this: ruclips.net/video/sAQP5HtdNuc/видео.html
@@RisingSunGuitarMods Thanks!
Hello! Thank you for this explanation. I've watched the other video and I'd love to hear your thoughts before I start taping up my guitar. I have a tele and a fender vibro champ reverb. It's been 6 months without a noise. The buzzing only started recently. When I touch the guitar on all metal parts it stops. Do you think it could be from the tube or one of the pre amp tubes? Or definitely needs shielding? Thank you!
If it has only just started I would try some elimination options first. For example, do you have access to another guitar and/ or another amp. Process of elimination is always a good place to start. Try you’re guitar with another amp, and your amp with another guitar. Also have you introduce any new electrical devices near by. Any thing that could introduce frequency noise. You could try tapping on the tubes, if they are microphonic then probably need replacing. If it goes away when touching your strings it’s not likely your amp. Hope this helps.
@@RisingSunGuitarMods Thank you for taking the time to answer. I have tried with a different cable and guitar and the buzz persists. I've added a bunch a pedals recently but the buzzing is there even when they are unplugged. What do you mean by microphonic? Thanks again!
@@julienroubinet3373 so turn your amp on. Lightly tap the tubes with the back of your finger nail. It shouldn’t make any noise. If they make a ringing type of ping noise it’s the valve. But your amp might just need a service. Could be a number of things. Are you able to try another amp in the same environment to rule out interference first?
@@RisingSunGuitarMods thank you. I narrowed it down to the power strip on which the amp was plugged. Problem solved! Thanks again!
@@julienroubinet3373 awesome. Glad you got it solved. 🤘🏼
Good info here! I recently have about 3 guitars where the pickguard has a static sound when I drag my finger over it while playing. Any idea of the issue? Thanks!
Yes this is a common issue. It could be the static buildup in your pick guard. Sounds weird but do a RUclips search for “how to discharge static from my pick guard” there are some good videos about this. It will be worth trying. 👍
@@RisingSunGuitarMods All I found is the dryer sheets which only lasted about an hour and left and bad toxic smell and film coating. Can't find a permanent solution yet. Thanks
@@musicproductionvideos5019 Try shielding. ruclips.net/video/sAQP5HtdNuc/видео.html it is to reduce EMI but it might also help to dissipate the static issue. It’s not expensive and easy enough to give it a go to see if it works.
So is it normal for my guitar to be a bit noisy and then go quiet when I touch metal parts or does that mean it needs some shielding? Because my Gretsch Electromatic is quite noisy when turned up and gets much quieter when I touch it. I wondering if it's something that needs fixing.
This is normal, it means your guitar is grounded correctly. You can try shielding to help some of that interference though: ruclips.net/video/sAQP5HtdNuc/видео.html
Hm im not sure if my problem is the same as this one or if its even a problem but:
When i select my Bridge pickup i can hear that the background noise of the amp gets louder than on my neck pickup. Also when i touch the lower part of my bridge pickup the background noise gets louder. But if I touch any of the parts on the guitar that should be grounded at the same time as the pickup its not loud. Maybe this is normal?
You might benefit from shielding your guitar. ruclips.net/video/sAQP5HtdNuc/видео.html go have a watch as this might be helpful for your issue. ✌️
What could cause humming when touching only the height adjuster screws, and if you touch the strings the humming stops in an other wise silent, (not humming/buzzing) epi les paul standard ?
On both pickups? I would maybe remove the pickups and check if the shielding wire has been pinched? Run a multimeter over it and check if the screws are shorting on something. This would be difficult to solve without having the guitar in front of me.
Yes it's on both pickups, and it has continuity on the pots, output jack and toggle switch, I will try and check all the pick up wiring like you said (I didn't check the actual wiring on them) and if anything I'll just rewire the the guitar, thanks!
@@tonyalcantar8378 might be worth checking if there is continuity between the screw and the north and/or south wires. I’m wondering if there is a short somewhere.