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Post subject: Noisless replacement pickups
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 1:37 am
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I have a fender Jazz Special that has the Pbass and jazz pickups. The jazz one humms pretty bad. What are my humbucking options?


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Post subject: Re: Noisless replacement pickups
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 2:22 am
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Hum is normal or ground issue ? If your bass have some wiring problem better to fix it .

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Post subject: Re: Noisless replacement pickups
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:53 am
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Not a ground problem. Its an environment problem and its cheaper to buy pickups than move.
I've had to do the same with other single coil guitars and I'm very happy with the Kinman noisless pickups. I just need something similar for the bass.
It sounds fine in most locations, just not at home. Its so buzzy i cant record demos without it being distracting.
It also behaves the same with a battery powered headphone amp so it's not a ground loop issue. Its EMI


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Post subject: Re: Noisless replacement pickups
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:10 am
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if you use a flourescent light in the proximity of the bass it may cause buzz/hum. Mine does and it's just a little 10 inch round bulb in my magnifier lamp. Turned it off- an no buzz/hum.


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Post subject: Re: Noisless replacement pickups
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:57 am
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Post subject: Re: Noisless replacement pickups
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:58 am
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Post subject: Re: Noisless replacement pickups
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:45 pm
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How old is your house ? this is common in older homes with older wiring & this can also happen when you have the TV & Computer on at the same time while playing your bass,...... I live in a 100 yr old house & I own 7 fender basses 3x have Fender vintage pickups, 1x has Fender Select Jazz pickups 1x has Amercian deluxe N3 noiseless & 1x has custom Noiseless......my point is all of my basses have at one time had hum issues when playing in my older home especially when Lamps,electronics & appiances are being used in my house.....
I don't have much of an issue when only the Bass & Amp are being used :)
Have you tried adding shielding to the bass ? this helps in most cases & also check the soldering,.....I had a similar issue a few years ago with my Jaco Fretless & it ended up being a broken /loose wire at the pickup,......... I had to take my Bass to a tech for this issue to be found,.....anyway my Jaco is now quiet.


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Post subject: Re: Noisless replacement pickups
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 4:28 am
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Another issue not addressed is, they hum because they don't know the words.


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Post subject: Re: Noisless replacement pickups
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:29 am
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oxfan wrote:
Another issue not addressed is, they hum because they don't know the words.


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Post subject: Re: Noisless replacement pickups
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:36 am
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oxfan wrote:
Another issue not addressed is, they hum because they don't know the words.


Good point Oxfan,....always thinking outside the box,....... I quess another posibility could be that they're chewing on something & can only hum.....


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Post subject: Re: Noisless replacement pickups
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:24 pm
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Yeah I should probably give shielding a try. I did it on my strat and it want enough. Its worth a try.
its worse on one side of the house and the power lines run parallel to that side about 20 feet away. I think that is the culprit. Its just SO harsh. Its like a buzzsaw.


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Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 4:24 pm
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eddie_bowers wrote:
Yeah I should probably give shielding a try. I did it on my strat and it want enough. Its worth a try.its worse on one side of the house and the power lines run parallel to that side about 20 feet away. I think that is the culprit. Its just SO harsh. Its like a buzzsaw.


Hey you may have nailed it,......here's one more for ya,...in the summer time if I have a neighbor anywhere on the block using an electric mower or hedge trimmer,... I'll hear a stop & go hum that is in line with how a neighbor is using the trimmer or mower, when they stop the hum stops,...when they start the hum starts..... frustrating to say the least. :(


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Post subject: Re: Noisless replacement pickups
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:39 pm
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James Coderre wrote:
eddie_bowers wrote:
Yeah I should probably give shielding a try. I did it on my strat and it want enough. Its worth a try.its worse on one side of the house and the power lines run parallel to that side about 20 feet away. I think that is the culprit. Its just SO harsh. Its like a buzzsaw.


Hey you may have nailed it,......here's one more for ya,...in the summer time if I have a neighbor anywhere on the block using an electric mower or hedge trimmer,... I'll hear a stop & go hum that is in line with how a neighbor is using the trimmer or mower, when they stop the hum stops,...when they start the hum starts..... frustrating to say the least. :(


Well, they ARE Canadians. There are only a few good ones like you, James.


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Post subject: Re: Noisless replacement pickups
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:13 pm
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Thanks Ox !


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Post subject: Re: Noisless replacement pickups
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:09 am
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