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Post subject: Fender pickup problems
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:03 am
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Hi All

I have a niggling sound problem with the single coil pickups i am using. It seems to be that when i play notes through a mildly destorted amp i get a faint vibrating sound over the sound of the note. I dont know what is causing this and it is really frustrating as it seems to be spoiling the natural sound. I have had the problem with a set of CS 69's and Texas Specials. There is no fret buzz on the guitar (just has a pro setup) and the pickups are not to high. If any one has had the same problem and knows the cause i would love to hear from you.

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Craig[/b]


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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:04 pm
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Do you have this problem playing barre chords?
How about with the amp turned down to 2 or 3.
How about recording the guitar direct (bypassing the amp altogether)?
How about when someone else plays the guitar?
What gauge strings do you use? What brand strings?
All effects off, reverb off, etc?


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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:46 pm
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I had the same problem with a standard strat I recently purchased... I had no clue as to what it was causing that problem since I am used to ACTIVE pickups on all my other guitars... so when I found the problem it turned out the magnetic force of the poles was freezing the strings vibrations h e he
so I lowered all three pickups way down and then I felt the guitar came alive :) so I suggest just try lowering the pickups even a lot more and see if thats the pblem if not then I don tknow what else it could be :)


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