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baseballhat · January 23rd, 2007, 11:50 PM

anyone ever have this problem? i suspect that they, or the pickguard itself, have somehow become electrically charged, but i don't know how to fix it. do i need to ground something? do i need to replace the pickguard? do i need to replace the screws? it's really annoying. any help would be greatly appreciated.

Jack Wells · January 23rd, 2007, 11:53 PM

What do you mean popping? Are they popping out of the holes ............. if so ........... run for the hills.

baseballhat · January 24th, 2007, 12:13 AM

i mean that they make a popping sound when i touch them with my finger. i also noticed that my pickguard also makes a "static-like" sound when i rub my finger over it. it's just loud enough to be heard through my playing. kind of ruins the fun of playing. any thoughts?

aznrambo481 · January 24th, 2007, 01:29 AM

didn't that have to do with static electricity in the pickguard?

baseballhat · January 24th, 2007, 01:37 AM

amazing how we can solve our own problems with a little effort. a search on this topic gave me my answer. for anyone interested:

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/search.php?searchid=240894

JohnnyCrash · January 24th, 2007, 01:48 AM

Either shield the underside of your pickgaurd (grounding your shielding) or use a less static prone pickgaurd.

The larger the pickgaurd's area (Strat) and the cheaper the plastic, the more static you'll get.

The static will get sucked out through ground.

I had only one Telecaster with this problem ever. It was a Lite Ash Tele with a ghetto-cheap plastic pickgaurd and shielding cured the problem 100%...

On the other hand, I've had this problem with nearly half of my Strats. Yet another reason I HATE Strats and have sold them all off :)

January 23rd, 2007, 11:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
baseballhat TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: los angeles Posts: 22	Help!!! pickguard screws popping anyone ever have this problem? i suspect that they, or the pickguard itself, have somehow become electrically charged, but i don't know how to fix it. do i need to ground something? do i need to replace the pickguard? do i need to replace the screws? it's really annoying. any help would be greatly appreciated.

January 23rd, 2007, 11:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jack Wells Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 69 Posts: 18,380 101 Photos	What do you mean popping? Are they popping out of the holes ............. if so ........... run for the hills. __________________ . Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person. I'm a PC and Windows 7 was my idea.

January 24th, 2007, 01:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
JohnnyCrash Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 10,658 1 Photos	Either shield the underside of your pickgaurd (grounding your shielding) or use a less static prone pickgaurd. The larger the pickgaurd's area (Strat) and the cheaper the plastic, the more static you'll get. The static will get sucked out through ground. I had only one Telecaster with this problem ever. It was a Lite Ash Tele with a ghetto-cheap plastic pickgaurd and shielding cured the problem 100%... On the other hand, I've had this problem with nearly half of my Strats. Yet another reason I HATE Strats and have sold them all off :) __________________ - 3 Gibsons, 5 Teles, assorted other guitars, about a dozen amps, about two dozen pedals, a Smith & Wesson SW40VE, & a .40 SIG Sauer P226R = too many toys, no money, carpal tunnel, and a serious hearing problem.

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January 24th, 2007, 12:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
baseballhat TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: los angeles Posts: 22	i mean that they make a popping sound when i touch them with my finger. i also noticed that my pickguard also makes a "static-like" sound when i rub my finger over it. it's just loud enough to be heard through my playing. kind of ruins the fun of playing. any thoughts?

January 24th, 2007, 01:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
aznrambo481 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla, California Age: 22 Posts: 2,914 6 Photos	didn't that have to do with static electricity in the pickguard?

January 24th, 2007, 01:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
baseballhat TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: los angeles Posts: 22	amazing how we can solve our own problems with a little effort. a search on this topic gave me my answer. for anyone interested: http://www.tdpri.com/forum/search.php?searchid=240894

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