Preface: I'm a total dummy when it comes to wiring but I'm trying to educate myself, so please forgive my ignorance and possible misunderstandings.
I have a new 60th Anniversary MIM JM. When my fingers are on the strings I have zero buzzing no matter the pickup selector setting. The moment my fingers leave the strings or my palm leaves the bridge (if it happens to be touching at all), I get buzzing. My instant thought is that the guitar is not grounded properly, is this the route I should pursue first, or is this characteristic of the guitar?
Thanks for your help and patience!
Humming issue when not touching strings / bridge - grounding issue?
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Re: Humming issue when not touching strings / bridge - grounding issue?
That’s totally normal, in my experience. Think of yourself as the ground. If you’ve got a low hum, that would be different, but buzzing is expected.
The cool thing about fretless is you can hit a note...and then renegotiate.
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Re: Humming issue when not touching strings / bridge - grounding issue?
That's what I used to think until this board taught me otherwise.
Apparently, your body acts like an EM antenna - and touching any of the grounded parts of the guitar (strings, bridge, etc) actually grounds you, and you stop acting like an antenna.
But yes, it is the sign of a properly-wired guitar for it to behave this way.
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Re: Humming issue when not touching strings / bridge - grounding issue?
I stand corrected!
The cool thing about fretless is you can hit a note...and then renegotiate.
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Re: Humming issue when not touching strings / bridge - grounding issue?
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