Help! My guitar has earthing problem..

[silverfish]

I'm having earthing problems on my guitar. There is a bad earth buzz that only stops when I'm touching the guitar with my hand. Every time I change a chord or lift my finger for a split second there's a 'click', sort of like an electric discharge..

I figured its my guitar as I tried 2 amps and different power source.. same issue

anyone has encountered this before and know how to fix it? Will be much appreciated.

thanks!

 

[lachiplo]

are u on clean channel or drive channel? I think it is normal to have this buzz, i also have this, it have buzz until i hold my string, tot thats normal. as for the clik i dont know, are u high on distortion or something

 

[fgl]

grounding

take it to a qualified tech before u electrocute yourself man...

 

[waileong]

where to i need to bring my amp to? i am using a Vox Pathfinder 15R when i turn on my drive/distortion i will have this problem.


after grounding will the hiss/buzz be gone?

 

[fgl]

amp - try changing from 2 pin to 3 pin plug & ground it

 

[silverfish]

hihi..

the buzz is audible even when the amp is in clean tone.. and its not the amp problem as I have tried 2 amps..

 

[waileong]

erm... after cutting away the head of the 2 pin plug will there be 3 wire? or i need to link another earth wire?

 

[freakyfir]

i know this is kinda offtopic.

but yes waileong i have a 15R myself and i grounded it recently. fear not, there are three wires in there. all you have to do is change the plug to a 3pin one and u're set.

hope that helps.

 

[fgl]

silverfish - get yr guitar checked out asap.

 

[embryo]

Hmmm... Ok One question; Was your guitar recently modified or repaired recently? If so then consult the last person who worked on ur instrument to rectify the problem. If not you very likely have a case of either a cold solder problem or one of your pots may need replacement. Rare for new guitars to have such problems but having seen some myself this is very possible. Hope this helps.

 

[waileong]

i have just earth my amp and the hiss/buzz is gone. but when the gain is max will still have abit of buzz.

 

[blueprintstudios]

ok here's the thing, I know NOTHING about electricals so don't blame me if I look stupid or I make you look stupid trying it.

1) check your amp grounding. if done so.
2) check your guitars, if the guitar tech says it's okay.
3) guess what, most likely try a different power socket, whether it's in your
bedroom/kitchen/living room etc.
and one more thing, I often get this problem with recording single coil-ed guitars/bass.

I've tried using my wrist-grounding band , it doesn't work. so tell you what you should try to see if you're facing "my" problem.

1) get aluminium foil. twist it until it looks like one big fat wire. make sure you don't break it.

2) so now you got an aluminium wire of both ends. A and B.
a) attach End "A" to the guitar's string at the headstock. any metal part of the guitar will do. make sure it's secured.
b) hold End "B" with YOUR right hand's thumb and index finger.

3) now try "touch" the fret/strings and see if that electric buzz still happens. i am confidently guessing it's gone now.

you must be really happy and thinking "what next? I need my left hand to play on the frets and right hand to strum". as I was saying , I know nothing about electricals, this post of mine isn't an answer, but both answer and question. as you've probably noticed in 2b) I said "YOUR" hand because this doesn't work if you get a friend to hold it for you or if you hold the end with your lips or somethin. it'll only work with your fingers or guess what : Toe! (I haven't tried penis yet, but I'm sticking with the toe.)

so at the end of this post, my question is : it's not me (even though I was badly electrocuted when I was 10 years old. i can't be dispersing electricity now) because the guitarist I was recording had that problem.
it's not his guitar (he claims if he plugs into his own amp or jam room it's okay).so highly likely it's got to do with the grounding of your room.
if not, the guitar.if not. the amp.

I use this aluminium>frethead-guitar-string>to>toe method as a temporary solution for the bands I record when this shit happens.

thank you and eat well sleep well, looking forward to any guys who's well versed in electrical stuff to post.

10¢ worth.