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Topic: Hum when strings touched |
Ian
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 23 Nov 2016 7:00 am |
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Hey Gang,
Just got my lap steel back from the shop (they installed a new pick up, I didn't care for it, they put the old one back in). It is absolutely quiet as it sits on my lap but as soon as I put either hand on the strings a get buzzing sound (the current pick up is a humbucker). This was not a problem prior to the swap. I'll take it back to the shop after Thanksgiving but just wondering what could be the cause.
Thank you for any input,
Ian |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2016 7:03 am
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| Perhaps they failed to run a ground wire to the bridge. |
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Terence Palmer
From:
Maine, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2016 7:54 am
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| The wires are probably reversed somewhere along the line, so the signal path is connected to ground. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2016 9:25 am
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| Usually it's the other way, the guitar hums until you touch it. That's usually a ground problem. |
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Ian
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 23 Nov 2016 7:29 pm
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Thanks everybody,
I think it may be a defective cable after investigating. I've been using a George L some "several" years - perhaps it's time for a new one. Who's using what for cables/cords?
Thanks again,
Ian
Last edited by Ian on 24 Nov 2016 8:44 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Jordan Beyer
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2016 7:48 pm
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| last I checked Evr Niehaus sells these cables called bullet cables. I had gotten a cable for my guitar and I love it |
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David M Brown
From:
California, USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2016 7:38 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| Usually it's the other way, the guitar hums until you touch it. That's usually a ground problem. |
Exactly!
Most of the older instruments have a little 60 cycle hum when you are not touching them. |
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