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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:01 am
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Hey all. Well, I am a 48 yr. old, male, beginner. Actually, I have been trying to learn acoustic guitar for nearly 2 years on and off. It was boring and I couldn't keep myself motivated. Recently purchased a tex-mex strat. with a Crate FXT30. I'm having a blast learning now and hope to keep the ball rolling. Hey, can anyone help me here? I am getting a very annoying buzz from my amp when I am into the solo mode with some distortion. I get a really clean tone in the clean mode though. The buzz seems to be worse with my fingers off the strings. Does anyone know why this is happening? I'm hoping to become a regular here and maybe pick up a few pointers from you all.


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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:56 am
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welcome! glad you got into it finally, youve started your journey down a great and long road.

that buzz youre getting could be from a number of things. first off, it could be feedback from other electronics in the area. make sure that your amp and guitar arent right next to televisions, computers and power supplies, florescent lights etc etc. if you get close to that stuff, something scientificy happens with electricity and the guitar pickups, which are essentially electromagnets.

2nd, the guitars pickups arent "noiseless". theres higher grade pickups and such that are noiseless and will eliminate that buzz. the buzz might be there when playing clean and maybe youre just not hearing it. I dont really know how that all works out but there it is.

last thing, you may want to invest in a good distortion pedal. it could be that the amp's built in distortion is causing that buzz. a lot of times the amp's distortion isnt so great, but lets face it, that amp has to do alot of work, so its not suprising that something in the amp can interfere with the amps own distortion, like those big solid state magnet speakers less than a foot away!

Plus distortion from a good pedal is worth the investment, and youll use it for a long long time if you get a good one. I still have one i bought years ago and I use it when i perform with enclosures and heads etc etc.

so get a distortion pedal!!!! and while doing it, make sure to play with all the other awesome pedals in the store!!!



edit: even though I have some highend pickups in my guitar, I still get buzz when i am not touching a part of the guitar. thats just because the guitar isnt "grounded", and when you touch it, it is and the sound goes away


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Welcome to the Forum!

Sounds like you have a grounding issue. Could be due to dirty electricity stemming from your amp being plugged into the same circuit as major appliances in your home. It could also being a bad ground in the guitar or amp.

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Welcome to arguably the net's finest guitar pickers' e-lounge.


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welcome to the forums ,these guys really know their stuff,as a 50 yr old beginner this forum has been a great resource for info and problem solving.


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mc okee, welcome to the Fender Forums. 8)


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Welcome to the pleasure dome.

I was until recently a forum virgin but theres a great bunch of very helpful guys in here.

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Welcome to the forum mcokee. That buzz you hear is absolutely normal. The more gain/distortion you have running through your amp - the more annoying hum you're gonna get. When you remove your hands from either the strings, tuning pegs or bridge, the buzz is gonna get worse. If you're absolutely annoyed by the buzzing, the only things to take into consideration is installing a humbucker (fitting name ain't it) on your Tex-Mex, or getting yourself a "noise gate."

Noise gate's or noise suppressors can run anywhere from fifty bucks to $200. OR--- you can learn to turn down the volume on your guitar as soon as you're not playing. You'll notice the latter technique being used by musicians in live situations if they don't have a noise gate in their effects chain.

Don't worry - like I said, that humming is absolutely normal. You shouldn't have to really worry much if your clean sound is crystal clear. You can actually hear a faulty cable or pickup or other type of *break* in your signal when you're running the clean channel. The signal would be really weak in that case.

Hop this helped some. Once again, welcome to the forum! I'm new myself and I'm finding the Fender-Forum-Folk to be pretty cool people.

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Hi, and welcome,
You can get a buzz by simply being to close to your amp with distortion on, have you tried just turning your amp away from you, or sit/stand to the side, or just move further away from it.
Anyway hope you solve it, I've had that problem myself.


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JSJH wrote:
Welcome to arguably the net's finest guitar pickers' e-lounge.

What he said :lol: Welcome mcokee.


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Welcome to the forum!

You might want to consider a higher quality cord too.

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Also check your environment. As one poster suggests, plugging into the same circuit as a refrigerator or other appliance is one possible source -- if you have to, there are power line filters that may/may not do it.

But in my case, I found that a lighted palm on my patio had enough wiring and bulbs that it was creating a horrible buzz. Since then, I've also found other people bothered by nearby noisy items -- one guy says his old (for beer :lol: refrigerator out in the garage emitted enough noise to interfere even though his amp was on a different circuit.

And ... welcome!!!!


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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:00 pm
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Hi and welcome to the forum mcokee. Pick-Ups don't make the difference between vibrating strings and other electromagnetic generators. So we have to choose the right spot for the guitar\amp set up. Newer gear and more expensive gear may offer added protection. It is also possible to add some protection from different suppliers to a non protected gear.

After a briefly owned cheap clone 30 years ago, I had the idea of a second try, so I bought my Strat last year for my 50th birthday. This year I'm in the area 51 and I ordered a Tele (still waiting). I should calm down now and come back in 2 or 3 years with a killer guitar (now what model will it be?). This winter I plan to take blues guitar lessons (busy fall). It's ok to have plans, dreams, projects and there is no age to be a beginner.

Good luck with your set up.

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Welcome to the forum mcokee :D

Turn the amp a bit away from you or by side of you. That will help.

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