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07-18-2007, 05:37 AM
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ok, i have a squire pj/ pickup config and whenever i have the j pickup on i get a horroble buzzing sound, when i turn it down/off i dont get it anymore, do i need to put in a new pikcup?
if so, what do you recomend?
are there any buzz-fighting j pickups out there?
Thanks.
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07-18-2007, 06:23 AM
| | Pat's the best! | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Northern Virginia, USA | | | The buzz should be quiet enough to not interfere with the music you are playing. There are hum-cancelling J pickups you can put in so it will be silent like the "P" pickup you already have. Others will chime in with their recommendations. I like the sound of the single coil just fine. |
07-18-2007, 07:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cornwall, UK. | | | its actually quite noisy, my j bass was quiet enough to ignore but this is quite loud.
howmuch does a hm-canvelling j pickup cost?
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07-18-2007, 09:20 AM
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07-18-2007, 10:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cornwall, UK. | | | one other question while i'm here, what is a humbucker or humbucking pickup? is it another word for hum-reducing or hum-less?
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07-18-2007, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Bass_Junkie  one other question while i'm here, what is a humbucker or humbucking pickup? is it another word for hum-reducing or hum-less? | Yup. |
07-18-2007, 05:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cornwall, UK. | | | wonderful, i can get a humbucking bass pickup on ebay for about 9 pounds.
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07-19-2007, 04:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cornwall, UK. | | | so i just need to replace the pickup with the humbucker? theres nothing else involved in humbucking pickups?
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07-19-2007, 05:28 AM
| | | | Yes, all you need to do is replace the j pickup with the humbucking one , for the price that you can buy pickups for you may as well get a replacement p as well or get a p j set to balance out the sound |
07-19-2007, 06:41 AM
| | Pat's the best! | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Northern Virginia, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Bass_Junkie its actually quite noisy, my j bass was quiet enough to ignore but this is quite loud. | If that's the case, it may not be the pickup that is the problem. 60 cycle hum on a single coil pickup should not be intrusively loud, and if it is on one bass, and not on another, I'd recommend look at gounding, wiring, and shielding before looking at a pickup replacement. |
07-19-2007, 10:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cornwall, UK. | | | i checked out the wiring and grounding to the bridge, its all intact.
might just get the jazz humbucker this time and get a P set later.
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