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rockguitarstar

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VH II noise question...
« on: February 22, 2007, 06:28:32 AM »
Hey guys, I have a VH II in one of my guitars and I was wondering comparitavely to my set of mules the VHii is pretty dang noisy, almost single coil noise status, the mules in comparison are waaay quiet, I dont have my guitar with Rebels in them to compare the pickups, so I was wondering if anyone else had this experience.  Could it just be a grounding issue/wiring issue? Any help would be appreciated...
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« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2007, 07:05:14 AM »
I know that the VHII has a heavily offset winding which would make it less humbucking than a symmetrically wound pickup, but I think Tim said it's not a big enough difference to make it noisy. Sadly I haven't had a chance to try a VHII yet (I really want one!) so I can't be anymore helpful.
Steve does have both the VHII and Mule though so I'm sure he can help.
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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2007, 08:34:14 AM »
Wired up my VHII into a strat last nght and definitely not noisey. Not had chance to record it yet but thro a Marshall it sounds very sexy..ahem if you know what I mean :)
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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2007, 09:03:20 AM »
are you sure you have it earthed right? Cos when i make my guitars generally the pickups are noisy due to bad earthing.
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« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2007, 09:58:22 AM »
seems to be the general concensus that the grounding is bad/faulty, Im taking it in tommorow to have a dude look at it.  I emailed Tim and it seemed like it was something out of the normal...
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« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2007, 10:14:13 AM »
My new VHII is dead quite.
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« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2007, 05:18:55 PM »
dude my vh11s hum a bit but when you touch the strigs it goes away?? is myours the same?

 where would i look to see if its a bad earth?
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rockguitarstar

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« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2007, 05:58:34 PM »
Hey steve since you have both the mules and the VHII let me ask you a question if you have your hand away from the strings, how much noisier are teh VHII's than the Mules?
Hey Matt...it sounds like you and I have the same deal, Im waiting on a reply email from Tim and to see what steve says as regards to the hand off the string because the mules set I have is so damn quiet it makes me think...
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« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2007, 03:23:45 AM »
Was your problem ever resolved?
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« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2007, 05:58:13 AM »
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
Was your problem ever resolved?


Hmmmm, at least we hear no noise  8)
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« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2007, 01:56:40 PM »
Quote from: matteo
dude my vh11s hum a bit but when you touch the strigs it goes away?? is myours the same?

 where would i look to see if its a bad earth?


My miracleman does the same then again my volume pot is naffed just makes the guitar buzz a lot if i turn it down but if i touch the strings or the bridge then it all goes away im gonna get a pro to rewire it all properly for me when i get my cold sweat
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