sonycom Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Hi Please help i'm on the slippery slope to insanity. I've aquired a Tokia EB3 copy with what sounds like an earth loop buzz through my Polytone amp. I have narrowed the problem down to the guitar and if I move the position of the guitar the buzz decreases or increases.Also the tone controls alter the hum. I have read the post on buzzes and hums and tried everything listed there.The wiring has been checked and all earths seem fine. Is it possible the problem is in the pickups themselves and if so a recommended replacement please. Thanks Sonycom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 If you can increase/decrease the hum simply by moving the guitar around then it's likely that the problem is not the guitar itself but rather there is some elctrically "niosy" equipment in the close vicinity. If this was the case the you should also see the hum disappear if you use your guitar/amp at a different location (e.g. rehearsal space/ friend's house). I would check this first. Typical "noisy" electrical equipment - fluorescent lights, "low-energy" lights, lighting dimmer switches, computer screens, fridges (but only if the noise switches off and on again periodically) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonycom Posted July 21, 2007 Author Share Posted July 21, 2007 Hi Thanks for the reply. Have tried turning everything off in the house but no difference also have tried a precision,squire an sg and a microphone all through the amp in the same location without any noise. Also if I put the Tokia through another amp in the same location I get the same hum. Thanks Sonycom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 It sounds like you're checking all the right things. It was your comment about the hum increasing/decreasing as you move the guitar about that made me think the guitar was "picking up" on some electrical noise (i.e. the closer you get to the source of the noise the louder the hum gets). It's normal for the tone controls to affect any hum (no matter the source) so that doesn't help identify the problem. My next step would be to suggest trying the bass in another location (at least another room in the house but preferably another house, if possible) just to rule this out completely. If you still get the hum in another room then you can be fairly sure the problem is in the bass (probably in the earth/ground wires of the bass) so you can concentrate on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Sonycom - feel free to give me a slap for being pedantic, but unless your bass is some sort of mobile phone hybrid, it'll be a [b]Tokai[/b]. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonycom Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 [quote name='Bassassin' post='36012' date='Jul 23 2007, 05:27 PM']Sonycom - feel free to give me a slap for being pedantic, but unless your bass is some sort of mobile phone hybrid, it'll be a [b]Tokai[/b]. Jon.[/quote] Eek can,t spell and disleksik see how it's getting to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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