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Post subject: nasty buzz on my new strat
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:29 pm
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hi -- i just stimulated the economy with my stimulus check and bought a new 08 strat us standard. i didn't even have to whine!

anyway, i get a nasty buzz on on the first (bridge only) and third (middle only) positions. any idea what is up?


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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:43 pm
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Since it's only on specific pickup positions I would say your pickups are vibrating. As the string vibrates it is transfered to the pickup which also starts to vibrate. Make sure your pickups are screwed in properly by turning the screw and seeing if it moves up and down. Also try lowering the pickups a little. If it's still buzzing even if the pickup is extremely low then the buzzing may be coming from the amp.


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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:20 am
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Hate to disagree with the last post but I would have to look at the string heights on the saddles for these strings. A little teak up should make it go bye-bye.


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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:08 pm
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Are you speaking of amp buzz? I too noticed that I had more buzz when in the first pickup position. Back off from your amp a little and see if it gets better. If not, it's your setup.


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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:07 pm
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i'm a good six feet away from my amp which is a fender deluxe if that makes a difference. i'll try some of the things recommended here.


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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:13 pm
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Take the guitar to a QUALIFIED guitar tech and have him set up the guitar. your buzzing could be from a miriad of simple yet easily fixed problems that are done in any normal guitar set up. Make sure you mention to the technician the buzzing problem and I'll bet when you get your guitar back it will sound the way it's suppose to. Why have people who can't see or play your guitar diagnose what a technician may be able to with a simple fret level or pickup pole adjustment. It'll be the best money (next to buying your strat) you'll ever spend. (IMHO) Good luck!


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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:39 pm
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I believe what you are hearing is the common 60hz buzz. All single coil strats and other single coil guitars have this and it gets worse especially near flouresent lights. Is this your first Strat?


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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:57 pm
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cush66 wrote:
I believe what you are hearing is the common 60hz buzz. All single coil strats and other single coil guitars have this and it gets worse especially near flouresent lights. Is this your first Strat?


Wow I just noticed it, but that's probably the most obvious answer for his problem. He didn't say it buzzed when he played it he just said it buzzed.

marcus_aurelius, does it buzz when you play, or does it just buzz? Because as mentioned above, it may just be normal 60 cycle hum.


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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:01 am
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I was curious to see what someone calling himself Marcus Aurelius could be complaining of: doesn’t seem very stoical. :wink:

Anyhow: Marcus, strap that guitar on and take a little stroll around the room as you play. If what you have is indeed a classic case of single-coil interference then it will come and go depending where you stand and which way you face. As mentioned, florescent lighting is a common cause, along with TV and computer screens, electric motors, your amplifier itself or perhaps a concealed mains cable you never even knew was there.

There are certain solutions available in very extreme cases, but your likely fix is just to find a better position in the room when you play. It is the price we pay for our beautiful single-coil sound. And now you know why positions two and four on your selector switch are known as “hum cancelling”.

Mind you, if after all there’s an actual problem with your guitar, be sure to get it sorted inside the warranty period.

Cheers - C


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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:03 am
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maybe that 60 cycle hum is what finally drove the early rock stars to utterly destroy their guitars. lol

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