humming

[gototomoyasu]

yo bro...can u tell me how to stop da humming?dunt know how to....

 

[EugeneSmasher]

Are you using singlecoil pickups? If so then that is the cause, since singlecoils are known to get 60-cycle hum. Play around with the pickup selector switch. If you're using two singlecoils at the same time, that should cancel most of the hum.

Not sure if this could help but also try not to bring your guitar too near to any electronic device or device containing magnets as these could cause interference.

 

[subversion]

query is rather ambiguous- what kinda humming is this? is it cable/ distortion pedal related?

 

[imkeith]

if your amp is a 2pin plug change it to a 3pin it works for me

 

[carcrash_angles]

Basically, you explore your problem. it could either be because of:

-Your pickups
-your cable
-your effects
-your amp

for pick ups, i don't really know how to make it work unless you change them, sorry about that. Try asking around. I've heard that rewiring your guitar with some kinda wire can help.

cablewise, try investing in more in better cables. Planet Wave did the trick for me. This applies to even your patch cables that you use for your effects.

Some effects can cause lots of humming. like my wah pedal and espacially certain distortion pedals and also certainmulti-effect pedals. so bad i just can't be bothered to use it. try using battries or a good adapter. it's usually the distortion that causes the humming. in that case try lowering down your dist level. I'm suing a boss DS-2, on prob with it so far. for adapters, try using onespot adapters. Keep in mind, humming can also come from your daisy chain.

For amps, check your power cable. see if it's a 2 pin or 3 pin. if it's a 2 pin, try grounding it. grounding means using a 3 pin instead. also likewise, don't blast your dist level. personally, more than 3 o-clock is way too much.

1)to start off, try jacking in your guitar in the amp straight in clean. if there is humming, then it's either your cable, guitar or amp. If you change guitar that doesn't have that prob and there is humming. the it's your cable or amp.

2)try turning on the dist. If there is humming, then it's also either your cable, pick up or amp. likewise, changing guitar that doesn't have that prob and there is humming. the it's your cable or amp. most of the time it's usually the amp.

3)if you tried steps 1 and 2 and there's no humming, then it's your pedal.