hi and why!

telemust · #1 12-13-2010, 01:48 AM

hi!
pleasure to attach myself to this community, i'm on/and off guitar player (actually civil engineer) and mostly play jazzy bluesy music however sometimes hang with satriani stuff...anyway my set up is simple tele with superchamp, zendrive & a compressor...

why?
this part is why becuase i'msure i'll get some answers...when i max the volume of the guitar (the amp volume @ 3) i get some strong hum from the amp akind of itchy sound...when i turn my back to the amp this hum becomes acceptable...i had also grounding problem and i made copper shielding (all cavities/pickguard) now its ok...last time i noticed when i take the neck pup out of the cavity the noise goes away... ciao!

Stackabones · #2 12-13-2010, 01:51 AM

Welcome aboard!

Sounds like you are dealing with the 60-cycle hum, fairly standard on a single-coil pickup guitar like a tele.

Mains hum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

telemust · #3 12-13-2010, 02:06 AM

thanks for quick reply stackabones! i've checked the link but i'm a lit bit confused with the info...is there any practical way to cut this out or i need to accept this? by the way one thing sparkled in my mind! the amp uses 120v (90w) and here we use 220V so i use 300w transformer adapter (110>220) could be a reason?
thanks

derek · #4 12-13-2010, 11:49 AM

Welcome to the group. You might want to post your question in the gear/gizmo section to get more responses.

telemust · #5 12-13-2010, 12:11 PM

ok many thanks

Stackabones · #6 12-13-2010, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by telemust

thanks for quick reply stackabones! i've checked the link but i'm a lit bit confused with the info...is there any practical way to cut this out or i need to accept this? by the way one thing sparkled in my mind! the amp uses 120v (90w) and here we use 220V so i use 300w transformer adapter (110>220) could be a reason?
thanks

Single coil pickups hum. You can try shielding or stacked single coils (which are actually humbuckers), but it's really just a fact of life. Stay away from track lights, neon signs, TVs, computer monitors, etc.

telemust · #7 12-14-2010, 05:22 AM

ok thanks...last thing / is there any real noisless single coil humbucker for tele that you can advise? if i buy it will i solve the problem? have a great day!

Stackabones · #8 12-14-2010, 10:33 AM

My favorite is Joe Barden. I've used one in the neck of my tele for years, and it's one of my favorite pickups period. Very responsive, gorgeous tone, no noise.

tonedeaf · #9 12-14-2010, 10:53 AM

Welcome. There are a lot of engineering sorts on the forum who also play guitar. I myself am a refugee from software engineering.

telemust · #10 12-14-2010, 11:26 PM

hi
i liked those joe bardens...i'll keep in my mind...by the way last nite i installed a duncan jazz humbucker (i had bought long time ago for my godin) to my tele and unbelievable! the hum almost gone! so as you say single coils! cry... thanks a lot for your comments!
have a great day