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seancorker

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Ground hum
« on: March 13, 2011, 01:35:06 PM »
Hi All

I've recently been suffering ground hum from my Tokai 335. Obviously I've been putting off looking for the problem as its a 335!! However today I bit the bullet and decided to combine the job with replacing the bridge PU with a Riff Raff.

The upshot is that I've got the bits of cotton attached to the pots and the pickup replaced and I think working (it responds to tapping any way). BUT I can't find where the ground hum is coming from. I thought the problem was the jack socket as when I touched it to a neck volume or tone shaft the hum disappeared.

Since changing the pickup this solution no longer seems to work plus when I earthed the jack to the treble vol pot this cut the sound out (and hum) completely.

Please bare in mind i'm an electronic numpty too

Any ideas?

Cheers
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nick.

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Re: Ground hum
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2011, 03:08:59 PM »
Ground hum will be the death of my band. I think the same thing is going on with my bassist's bass.
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Re: Ground hum
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2011, 09:27:20 PM »
Quote from: nick. on March 13, 2011, 03:08:59 PM
Ground hum will be the death of my band. I think the same thing is going on with my bassist's bass.

Second session with the soldering iron after tea: Pickup installed - Sounds excellent, really beefs up the 335 tone, resoldered a couple of iffy looking joints and (touch wood) success.

Test tomorrow through Pete Cornish linedriver into MK50 II - It should be a tone to die for I hope!! :lol:
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