Recent content by RollandGroove

Ha! Fair enough. I may start there and see what happens. I really appreciate the response. I posted to the other person that replied that I may dig into it this weekend. Once I do, I will post results.

Thanks so much for the response and idea. Very much appreciated. I may dig into it this weekend.

I was thinking about doing the same thing. I have a Sterling Ray4HH with a Uni-Pre installed. Did you have a specific process for finding your sound, did you just dial each trim pot up the same amount, adjust individually, etc.?

View attachment 4873999 View attachment 4874000 View attachment 4874002 + I will mark up your picture so that you can carry out the test. + What pickups are they? + Who carried out the installation? @John East - Thank you for the continued support. The pickups are the stock Sterling by Music...

Thanks again for the suggestions. I opened up the back and it is not screened and doesn't appear to be grounded with copper foil. The cavity has a metal bottom, but bare wood on the sides. I took some photos below. I went to remove the pickup wires to try your suggestion, but it appears there...

"A big up to you John for having the continued decency to come and help any of the people out who experience a problem. A rare commodity indeed. I always stick a John East pre in anything that doesn’t have an outstanding character of its own, and I can honestly say that I’ve never had a single...

Thank you so much for the tips and starting point. I won't be able to look at it until Saturday but will update the thread once I do. Thank you again, it's very much appreciated.

I have a Sterling by Music Man Ray4HH that I really enjoy playing, so I decided to replace the preamp with a John East Uni-Pre 3 knob. I really love how it sounds, but I am getting a lot of what the tech called, "gain hiss." It is triggered by too much volume and worsens when I turn up the...