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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 10:24 pm
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So when my strat is plugged in, theres hum. this doesnt bother me.
when i touch the metal parts on my strat the hum minimises. this also doesn't bother me. iv heard that if when you touch the strings, the hum minimises it means your grounding is ok. but i dont know whether this applies to the other metal parts either.

also, when i touch the metal on my pu'p switch the hum increases. this is the only place it does this. this is why i think there;s a gorunding issue, but since i dont generally touch the metal part on my switch, this also doesnt bother me.

so my question is: since this hum doesnt bother me, since it isnt that loud or obtrusive, if i just leave it, will this grounding issue damage my guitar in any way? or ought i get it fixed?

thank you in advance.


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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:19 am
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All sounds right to me.

Pretty much anything metal under there is bonded ( attached to ground).

Pots, bridge, strings, output jack assm ( via the wire to the spring claw).

If your pickguard does not have shielded tape on it, then the switch, being mounted to plastic is not connected to ground, and that's not an issue, other that you noticing it.


Most of the do have tape though, but you're right, I won't worry about the noise.

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