Swills Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 OK so this is getting frustrating. I’ve been suffering a grounding issue after buying some new pickups and a new loom. I’ve shielded the cavity using copper tape and have a nice silent set up now… until I touch the screws that are holding the pickup covers in place, at which point the guitar starts buzzing. I assume that I’m grounding the guitar via the copper shielding and the poles through my fingers, etc. how do I stop this? TIA Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy_r Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Swills said: OK so this is getting frustrating. I’ve been suffering a grounding issue after buying some new pickups and a new loom. I’ve shielded the cavity using copper tape and have a nice silent set up now… until I touch the screws that are holding the pickup covers in place, at which point the guitar starts buzzing. I assume that I’m grounding the guitar via the copper shielding and the poles through my fingers, etc. how do I stop this? ...cue the old Tommy Cooper joke: "Doctor, it hurts when i do this..." Unless you're wearing a grounding strap, or standing barefoot in a puddle of water, it's more likely that you're acting as an aerial than a ground What happens when you touch the bridge & (metallic) strings? Same buzz ...or silence? If they're silent, then your pickup covers/screws aren't (sufficiently?) grounded. If touching the bridge/strings causes buzz, then your whole grounding scheme isn't complete Also, check that you have the pickup wires round the right way (hot to control signal wiring, shield to ground) Edited December 23, 2023 by sandy_r 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 You need to 'ground' those screws. Sounds like they are floating and helping you become a radio transmitter 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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