High Gain w/ Jag Question

[JVick]

Hey all, I’ve been a Jaguar enthusiast and offset advocate for a long time and always done my own setups but I’ve been having an issue with high gain lately.

All of my Jags are set up with Mustang style bridges, all my neck pockets are angled or shimmed,I’m using 11-48 Ernie Ball strings, and I feel pretty confident the bridges aren’t too low / high. My main guitar is a Johnny Marr Jaguar, but I also have a Jaguar with P90s, and an American Pro Jag for reference.

My band started playing a few songs with some staccato sections that use medium-to-high gain and I’m getting an overwhelming amount of behind the bridge noise as I venture into heavier territories. Does anyone have any tips or remedies for problematic resonance coming through an amp?

[JackFawkes]

More of a work around than an actual solution, but you could try throwing a FretWrap or similar velcro string dampener on the strings behind the bridge.

Jack

[alexpigment]

Find the smallest shrink wrap tubing you can get at the hardware store, cut them into 6 pieces of about 3/4" in length, then put them at the base of each string (a new set). Use a lighter shrink them onto each string, then string up. The high string can be a bit tricky to stick, but it still works for its intended purpose. It should silence nearly all of the ringing in my experience.

[Veitchy]

My go to has usually been a strip of hook-side velcro (i just use off-cuts from taping pedals) stuck over the strings. I find it does a decent enough job of limiting the noise, however 1) how little noise is relative to your recording environment and setup and 2) I've always been a fan of behind the bridge noise and have gone so far as to find ways of enhancing it. Muting it has normally ben because it's annoying others I'm playing with.

[JVG]

All of the aforementioned dampening techniques will work.

My favourite is putting little strips of masking tape across pairs of strings, as per the image. It’s quick and cheap, just like me.

[GilmourD]

My playing style kinda prevents unwanted ringing since I will rest my palm there unless I'm going Full Strum™. I'm also that guy that wraps my pinky around the corner of a Tele bridge plate and rolls my volume off when I'm not actively playing.

BTW, hi!

[CorporateDisguise]

Has anybody tried installing the string mute/dampener backwards? Could be a good solution if possible.

When I’m recording high gain on my JM, I’ll just fold up a paper towel and shove it in there to dampen things. But there are also alot of times where I don’t want to dampen them as well. So having something that is quickly reversible would be ideal.