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Post subject: Fender texas special and hum . Any way to get rid of hum ?
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 1:49 am
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Hello everyone , I have a fender strat with Texas special neck middle and seymour Duncan lil59 I'm the bridge . Really awesome sound , but when I play with gain the Texas special have this hum . Is there any way to get rid of ? I have shielded the guitar but still make noise . I know john suhr has a system to hum canceling . Does fender has made any system to solve the problem ?


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Post subject: Re: Fender texas special and hum . Any way to get rid of hum
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:41 am
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Improper/poor soldering of the wires and bad ground wiring are main causes for any pickup, single coil or humbucking, to buzz.


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Post subject: Re: Fender texas special and hum . Any way to get rid of hum
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:02 am
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chromeface wrote:
Improper/poor soldering of the wires and bad ground wiring are main causes for any pickup, single coil or humbucking, to buzz.



Ι hoped that there would be a pot for example or something that could help more because the wiring is correct and the soldering too ... All the wiring Has been made by a professional luthier .


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Post subject: Re: Fender texas special and hum . Any way to get rid of hum
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:23 am
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Noise gate? Switch to noiseless pickups?


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Post subject: Re: Fender texas special and hum . Any way to get rid of hum
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 11:27 am
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Try this:

http://www.ilitchelectronics.com/strat-bpncs/


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Post subject: Re: Fender texas special and hum . Any way to get rid of hum
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 2:37 pm
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Having some hum with typical single-coil pups is normal, and will be amplified when using higher gain settings on an amp. Positions 2 and 4 on the pup selector switch should be noise cancelling if the middle pup is RWRP. Keep in mind that many electrical devices will generate noise/hum that can be picked up by the guitar pups, so move the guitar away from the amp, florescent lights, computer monitors, or any other devices that can cause hum. An amp with a poor ground can have more hum than a properly grounded amp.

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Post subject: Re: Fender texas special and hum . Any way to get rid of hum
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 7:34 pm
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All the things mentioned will help the "Hum" factor but, the long and short of it... with single coils and gain... there's going to be hum. Just the way it is.

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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:10 am
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Ok guys , I fully understood what you told me... I dont want to spent a lot of money for something like that , so I wll let it as it is... Maybe I will do a good shieldning under the pickguard !!!


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Post subject: Re: Fender texas special and hum . Any way to get rid of hum
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 4:46 am
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Using an active mid boost circuit with regular single coils will also boost the hum.

If you want to use the midrange booster without switching to hum-cancelling stacks you should place an internal "dummy" coil beneath the pickguard to reduce the noise.


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Post subject: Re: Fender texas special and hum . Any way to get rid of hum
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 9:16 pm
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The tex mex pups are known to hum
My tx specials are not exactly quiet either


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Post subject: Re: Fender texas special and hum . Any way to get rid of hum
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:32 am
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All the above Plus…. But the TS's are a combined set, is your SD bridge pup compatible and even though a " Luthier " installed the Duncan…. Did He/She make sure that the SD would not be overly powerful and thus negatively affect the Tex. Specials.. ??? And is definitely reconnected to the reverse wound schematic that Texas Specials require… The TS's are labeled by colored dots and thus are designed to be installed sequentially….
I would start with this and double check to make sure all is as it should be...

As mentioned before what are you running for amp… ? are you plugging directly into a wall outlet or into a properly grounded surge protector ??
And is all the electrical system where you are at properly grounded ??? This would be my first inquiry, next do you have high tension electrical nearby on the street ?? That will cause major interference…

Are the cables you are using for your peripherals high quality ?? they will also pull in interference.

As far as shielding the guitar's cavity and pick guard, that will help, but once done, the hardware and electronics should also be directed to a common ground to the cavity shielding ( if not done already ) ….

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