I never listen to my thoughts Lawry, they only lead me astray.
Without a multimeter I'd probably leave the switch out of the equation for the moment, and instead just connect *one* pickup hot (white or yellow) directly to the outer lug of the volume pot. Check for buzz and then repeat with the other pickup hot. You said the buzz was there without the pots in the circuit, right? So we now need to work out if it's a specific pickup or the switch causing the issue.
Scott.
LOL. When they do lead you, can I come too?/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from WeirdBits on June 19, 2014, 17:53
I never listen to my thoughts Lawry, they only lead me astray.
Hey guys,
Sorry about the delay in replying. Have had a massive week/weekend with my end of sem exams so the build had to take a back seat.
Now I removed the two hot wires from the switch and tested them on the volume pot and the grounding issue is there... On both of them.
Not too sure where to go to next, any ideas?
What happens if you solder the output jack directly to the pickups?
Hey Lawry,
I still get the grounding buzz from both pickups. The bridge pickup makes a ticking noise, but both still have the grounding buzz present.
Perhaps it is an issue with the grounding of the pickups themselves? I know with my TL-1 kit, the grounding wire connecting the pickup to the baseplate had come loose and had to be re-soldered. Maybe this might be a solution?
I doubt your Toneriders would have faulty connections, especially on both of them. So, with just the pickup hot and ground connected to the output jack, and nothing else in the circuit (no pots, control plate, bridge ground wire, nothing) you still get a buzzing?
What electrical equipment do you have in the room with you? Fluoro lights, mobile phones, computers etc? Or, could you possibly have a bad cable connecting to your amp?
Scott.
Yeah thats right. Still get buzzing with just the pickups and output jack.
Usually Fluoro lights and a mobile phone. Ill try a new cable, amp and in a room with no electrical interference and see whether that yields a result
Cheers guys
OK. I'm with Scott. I'd be really surprised if the Toneriders are dodgy. So if you're still getting buzz/hum with pups going straight to the jack then your options are reduced to...
Faulty guitar cable or jack, faulty amp, electromagnetically noisy environment or poltergeist.
Hopefully it's the latter. At least you can call in an exorcist.
Do you have access to another amp and cable to try? Also try your setup in an electrically quieter environment (run an extension lead outside) and see how that goes.
You're working at bare-bones level currently and it's weird that your having problems with the setup as it is.
Scott... What else could be going on here d'y reckon? I can't think of many other possibilities. It'd be a lot easier if I could nip round!
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