I just got Dimarzio pickups for my fender jazz standard and the tone is unbelievable. I was so impressed and speechless until I stopped playing and heard a buzz. I wired the pickups myself and I know that I attached the grounding wire from the treble knob to the bridge. Now looking at other diagrams I think it was supposed to be from the bridge to either the volume or the tone knob but Im not sure. Im not sure if it even makes a difference PLS HELP.
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A wiring Question...pls help!!
- Thread starter Flizzy21
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- Dec 20, 2004
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sketch or image of how you wired the bass?
are these single-coil pickups? if yes, did you hear the buzz when you had the blend/volumes somewhere else than both in the full on position?
if you touch the strings does the buzz go away?
all the best,
R
are these single-coil pickups? if yes, did you hear the buzz when you had the blend/volumes somewhere else than both in the full on position?
if you touch the strings does the buzz go away?
all the best,
R
the important thing is that the bridge wire is connected to ground. if i remember correctly, the casing of each pot should be grounded, so that wire can go from the bridge to the casing of any of the pots without any problems...
The buzz goes away when i touch any of the metal on the guitar, (strings, bridge, the panle around the tone knobs, and even the tuning knobs) Also, the buzz gets really loud if i touch any of the poles on the pickups. As of right now the ground is attached to the treble knob but not touching any of the other. Anyone know if that is wrong? Does it even make a difference?
If the buzz goes away when you touch the bridge, then that wire is not the problem. it's something else.
are you playing near flourescent lights? a computer monitor? does the buzzing sound change when you turn the bass in different directions? if so, then it sounds like a shielding issue. do a search for shielding.
are you playing near flourescent lights? a computer monitor? does the buzzing sound change when you turn the bass in different directions? if so, then it sounds like a shielding issue. do a search for shielding.
You were so excited to post this for us that you forgot to name-drop the DiMarzios you installed in your Jazz bass. Were they 'Ultra Jazz' or something else? More info is ALWAYS helpful when requesting specific diagnostic feeback.
I have ultra jazz pickups. They buzz when I don't have the ground prong plugged in in the wall socket. For example, when there's a power strip plugged in to the wall with the ground prong broken off, and I plug my bass rig into the strip, it buzzes. So I always make sure that the ground prong (the round, third prong on the plug that goes in the wall socket) is plugged in, and not broken off, especially when using someone else's extention cord, etc. In my basement though, it seem to be noisy regardless. probably bad wiring with the lights and stuff. Shielding the bass cavity could probably help.
