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Post subject: pickups noise on a fender american deluxe precision bass
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 2:24 am
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Hi all,
Need a bit of help here....my beautiful Fender Deluxe hums like hell ...the hum decreases in volum when I touch the strings, bridge or tone pots but is still audible and annoying. When I touch the volume pot the hum is gone.
I haven't removed the pickguard to check the wiring/shielding, but I have a hunch that this is a grounding problem. Anyone else had this problem and can shed some light on the issue?


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Post subject: Re: pickups noise on a fender american deluxe precision bass
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:38 am
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Bassmannr1 wrote:
Hi all,
Need a bit of help here....my beautiful Fender Deluxe hums like hell ...the hum decreases in volume when I touch the strings, bridge or tone pots but is still audible and annoying. When I touch the volume pot the hum is gone.
I haven't removed the pickguard to check the wiring/shielding, but I have a hunch that this is a grounding problem. Anyone else had this problem and can shed some light on the issue?


You definitely have some kind of (lack of) ground going on there. Sight unseen, we can only make an educated guess: Premising all your pots, the jack and the bridge are appropriately wire grounded, the problem would then rest in the pre-amp which could be anything from a loose terminal to a defective component. Only a hands-on evaluation will get to the bottom of it.

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Post subject: Re: pickups noise on a fender american deluxe precision bass
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:55 am
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Thanks for the reply!

Looks like I will have to take it back to the shop then....It's under warranty so I guess they will fix the problem without cost:)


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Post subject: Re: pickups noise on a fender american deluxe precision bass
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:09 am
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Bassmannr1 wrote:
Thanks for the reply!

Looks like I will have to take it back to the shop then....It's under warranty so I guess they will fix the problem without cost:)


Any time, and where's my manners? Welcome!

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