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July 7th, 2012, 11:28 PM
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NGD American Standard Telecaster
I just got my new Tele today and it's my first tele. It's a 2011 American Standard 3 tone sunburst with rosewood fretboard. It is so much easier to play than my Ibanez beginner guitar. The only
problem that I have had so far is the hum. I'm Not sure if there's a problem or I'm just not used to the single coil pickups since my Ibanez had humbuckers. If anybody has any tips on how to reduce the noise that would be great. I play through a Vox ad15vt, usually straight into the amp. |
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July 7th, 2012, 11:32 PM
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Nice! Congrats!
I think the first think you need to do about the hum is start touching all the metal parts. If touching them eliminates/reduces the hum, it's a grounding issue. If not... try to ignore it! :-D I'm sure you'll get better advice from people who know more about these things.
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July 7th, 2012, 11:51 PM
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HNGD! Looks great. Welcome to the fun of single coil! They make noiseless pickups. There's also shielding. There's also getting used to it.
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July 8th, 2012, 02:31 AM
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First, you don't say what proximity your are in regarding the distance between you and your amp. Second, the issue may be wiring in the place where you live. Third, try pointing the guitar at the amp, and turning at a right angle to the amp and see if that makes a difference, if you have ceiling fans or florescent lighting near the amp or guitar that will make a lot of noise. Move the amp to a different location in your home and see if that makes a difference.
The reason I'm telling you all this is I have a guitar just like yours, and it's the quietest Tele I've ever had, and I've had several. You could have some sort of issue with the guitar, but it may be something in the house, or the amp itself. Don't start correcting things until you know for sure what the problem is. More importantly congratulations on the new Tele, and play the snot out of it. No matter what the problem is, it can be fixed, that's one of the things that makes Teles so special, they can ALWAYS be fixed. You might even take the guitar to a a buddies and play it through an amp you know is quiet before you do anything to the guitar. Single coils can be noisy, but a lot of them aren't, but they are susceptible to electrical noise on the same circuit as the amp you're playing through.
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July 8th, 2012, 04:10 PM
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Fantastic, Congrats!
Got a 20 foot cable? Connect it to the amp 10 feet from the doorway to the next room-while family or a friend park their ear near the amp. Walk of of the room with the guitar, and round the corner. Ask them if there's any hum difference.
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