BassMan94 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi Just wanted to clear some things up as I've researched and got many different answers. What I want to know is If you shield the pickups well enough would that DECREASE noise when panned to a single pickup or can it actually get RID OF the noise ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 What bass is it? Active or Passive? Pickups might be fine if active, as it could be circuit board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Shielding a pickup is difficult at best, since you're going to have to cover it with something. So the only practical way of doing this is finding a metal cover for it, and even then it'll only reduce the noise from a single coil. Ditto that for shielding the wiring. You've got the option of installing a noiseless pickup, but these are usually actually humbuckers in a single coil size. You can expect a change in tone if you go this route, but that might be to your liking anyway. Unfortunately a greater amount of noise is part and parcel of single coils - most people put up with it because the prefer the tone to the alternatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Alternatively, try looking at your surroundings- what's causing the noise? And can it be moved/removed/switched off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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