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04-30-2012, 12:02 PM #1Friend of Leo
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wiring messed up???
Ok so i have this "Gilmour" strat and though all the connections and everything are good and such I get this weird noise from the guitar like its not propperly grounded. All my ther strats dont sound like this and even the non-hum cancel ones are quieter.
The guitar is loud and only when i touch the strings is it quiet. It will make a quick crackle static like sound when i touch metal too.
Should I change the resistor (it has the little square brown chicklet) or have it torn appart and redone???
It has a fender custom shop fat 50's neck
Fender custom shop '69 middle
Seymour duncan ssl-5 bridge
250k cts volume and tone pots
Cloth wiring and a mini switch to activate neck pickup.
Wiring was followed to the T so i dont know why this is going on.2012 American Standard Strat Olympic white
Fender Parts Stratocaster "Kymee"
2011 Eric Johnson Signature Strat -(Gilmour Black Strat)
DeArmond M-72
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04-30-2012, 12:05 PM #2Fender Lover
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Did you - by chance - flip flop the wires going to the jack? I did that to a Tele once and experienced similar "not grounded" noises. Once I redid the jack wiring my problems went away.
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04-30-2012, 12:25 PM #3Friend of Leo
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I wired the jack acording to the diagram but i suppose i can flip it and see if it helps.
2012 American Standard Strat Olympic white
Fender Parts Stratocaster "Kymee"
2011 Eric Johnson Signature Strat -(Gilmour Black Strat)
DeArmond M-72
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04-30-2012, 01:35 PM #4Fender Lover
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04-30-2012, 02:45 PM #5Friend of Leo
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It wasnt it and the claw is grounded...again. idk i guess im gonna find a pro to look at it
2012 American Standard Strat Olympic white
Fender Parts Stratocaster "Kymee"
2011 Eric Johnson Signature Strat -(Gilmour Black Strat)
DeArmond M-72
LAG Acoustic
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04-30-2012, 09:41 PM #6Super Moderator
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Yeah, you got something goofy in the somewhere, bro. It could be a tiny little thing, like once when I had a little splatter of solder fly off and land in a bad place. It took me quite a long time to find that little jumper.
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