Jim Hanks
Well-known member
And now you know why I just went with Blue Star to start with. I hope it works out.
And now you know why I just went with Blue Star to start with. I hope it works out.
Interesting note on hum - my Vorson hums less than my Gibson Les Paul with dual humbuckers and Fender Stratocaster; through the same amp
I guess a tiny bit of hum is forgiveable on electric axes
Copper shielding tape. Roughly $5-7 and it's enough for usually two instruments. I have passive basses that are dead quiet, and it's a very easy mod to take care of any unwanted hum.
I recall venturing down this path - there are many instructions online on how to shield your electric guitars from interference as to reduce hum.
Then I spent many sleepless nights researching and reading all about hum. It seems it could be due to a lot of different factors.
The amp in my room really hummed on my electrics and it drove me crazy! I took my instruments to the local luthier to see if there was anything wrong with the internal wiring. Then I noticed that when I run my Vox amp on batteries, the hum is GONE!
I now plug my amp using a different power adapter, and now it's virtually hum free!
It was the power adapter's fault in my case, but it took a long time to narrow it down to that reason.[/QUOTE
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I'm using a battery powered honey tone amp
Never had hum with m y konablaster or epiphone les Paul uke or guitar .....so assuming its the pick ups in this case.
thanks for the tip how do i go about using this tape to do this?
It's actually pretty easy (and like kissing said, there's some info on the internet), but the copper shielding tape is exactly that; a tape. You have to take everything out of the control cavity, and then use the tape to cover the entire cavity, leaving a little part out to touch the control cavity cover (the pic isn't exact, but you get the concept).
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And then you also want to shield the entire cavity where the pickup sits as well, and also check to make sure that the ground wire running from the bridge has a solid connection. I usually put a piece of copper shielding tape around the ground wire, as I find that over time, the wire gets pushed into the wood of the body (from the bridge) enough that the contact isn't as solid as it used to be.