Epi Thunderbird Hum Diagnosis

[Casperrobo]

My Epi Thunderbird has a noticeable hum when I touch the strings or bridge which seems to go when I touch the metal part of my lead that's in the input jack.

I don't know much about electronics but I'm guessing it's a grounding or shielding issue and I would like to get this fixed asap!



Thanks!

 

[mech]

Sounds like the bridge is not grounded. There should be a wire from the ground terminal of the jack (or some other ground point) that gets clamped between the body and the base of the bridge.

mech

edit: it's an Output jack. Sound comes out of the bass and goes into the Input jack on the amp.

 

[Bobster]

Which variety of Tbird is this? Is it one of the special runs with the chrome pickups? Reason I ask, I have one and I had to finally ground the pickup cages to get the humming to stop.

Once I did that, it was dead silent.

All the best,

Bob