Fender precision lyte

[dusk86]

Have an early 90's Japanese made Fender Precision Lyte with a pickup issue. The bridge pickup buzzes a lot in certain environments. Home use it sounds and plays fine but when out and around a lot of electronics, it picks up a lot of buzzing. I have gone the lesser route and shielded the electronics cavity with shielding tape but it didn't resolve. Any ideas on replacement pickups or an Alternate method of noise reduction

 

[kesh]

I think that has a PJ configuration, a jazz pickup at the bridge. The jazz pickup is single coil (unlike the precision pick-up nearer the neck), so will pick up buzz. If you've money you could swap it for a split coil jazz pup, which may kill some of the noise.

 

[Bassamatic]

1 - Make sure that the shielding tape is grounded. It doesn't work otherwise.

2 - when you get the buzz, turn down the bridge pickup and see if it is causing the problem. You can replace it with a hum-canceling one later.

 

[JimmyM]

The back pickup is single coil and will hum in certain situations because that's the nature of single coil pickups. Not a fan of the pickups or preamp, quite honestly. I threw in EMG PJ's and a BQC preamp in mine and I like it a million times better.

 

[dusk86]

Thanks for the tips, I had grounded the shielding, so swapping out the pickup is the next step. Thank you also for the direction to look in regarding types of pickups

 

[JimmyM]

Well some folks like those pickups and pre, but I think they're not very good at all. Been through about 5-6 sets of different pickups, vintage style, hot passives like Duncan QP's and DiMarzio Model PJ's, and EMG PJ's and PJX's were the only ones I ever really liked in it. But the PJX's are a little too bright for me, so I went with PJ's. Just my personal take on it...YMMV. But anything is an improvement over those stock pickups as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Growly Lytes]

Ah the buzz,i personally have 2 & dont find it a problem.Most times i just turn a certain direction which helps but not always.
I find the Deluxe version with that double jazz buzzes alot more then my Standard version bridge p/u or not.

 

[NKBassman]

I find the Deluxe version with that double jazz buzzes alot more then my Standard version bridge p/u or not.

My Lyte Deluxe is dead quiet.

 

[nutdog]

I like my p lyte but the bridge pup does buzz a little. Mostly I use just the P but I do blend in the bridge some. The bridge by itself is anemic and worthless IMO. I've got a Bart HC J to put in but haven't done it. I'd consider a new preamp but I'm not playing it much now.

 

[troy mcclure]

NK> the Deluxe has a humbucker at bridge.

 

[NKBassman]

Yeah I know, I'm looking right at it.

I was specifically addressing Growly Lytes comment that his Deluxe buzzed worse than his standard Lyte.

 

[Highpost]

I'm still searching to replace that bridge pu

 

[nik max]

Does any of you know if the bridge is actually grounded on the lytes?
Thanks
Nik

 

[blr2]

Does any of you know if the bridge is actually grounded on the lytes?
Thanks
Nik

If the hum is killed when you touch strings/bridge, it's grounded.

 

[nik max]

I would have thought that when I toiuch the bridge and it goes stumm, I myself are the path to ground, am I getting this wrong?

 

[blr2]

Your body is acting as a ground plane. You don't need to touch the ground or be grounded, for it to work.