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    Music Man Bongo 5 HS+piezo hum/electrical buzz puzzle (only on bridge Humbucker)

    Hi dwizum. Thanks again for your reply. As far as I'm aware, the HB is stock. I did try to reverse the two HB wires. It does get rid of the buzz/hum problem but the pickups are out of phase when dialled in together as expected. It is an interesting sound option to have in a bass player's...
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    Music Man Bongo 5 HS+piezo hum/electrical buzz puzzle (only on bridge Humbucker)

    Just to recap. It is only the humbucker surround I'm having an issue with. Everything else is just perfect. Frustrating!
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    Music Man Bongo 5 HS+piezo hum/electrical buzz puzzle (only on bridge Humbucker)

    Hey dwizum. Thanks for the reply. I can give you a detailed description of the wiring along with photos if it helps to figure out the issue. The 'to bridge ground' is connected correctly. I know this as I’m getting continuity with a multimeter from the sleeve / ground of the input jack to...
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    Music Man Bongo 5 HS+piezo hum/electrical buzz puzzle (only on bridge Humbucker)

    Hi Bass Gang! I have a Music Man Bongo 5 HS+piezo. I just replaced the PCB pre-amp assembly with a new one (old one was fried from a previous owner trying to unsuccessfully replace the pickups). The pickups are now factory/stock. I'm confident all the colour coded wire connections are...
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    Bongo 5 HS 60 cycle hum

    Hithere. Shoot, I have the exact same issue but in reverse!! the single coil (and piezo) or silent but the humbucker is humming like crazy. I just replaced the pre-amp and the humbucker only has two wires which are soldered to the correct PCB pads. Any ideas on this one?