Hey!
First time poster here because I really, really need some guidance and help and I didn't really know where to go before running away to a guitar tech with my bass.
I am an owner of a Thumb BO 6 and everything was fine until some weeks ago, where my Thumb bass started to buzz the kinda noise you would hear while your bass is unshielded/ungrounded.
I did the shielding, grounding and soldering and everything seemed fine...
Except that when I touch the pickups (the plastic, not the height screws) the buzzing came back.
What do I do about it? Why is the buzzing back while touching the pickups?
More info:
- Both pickup cavities are shielded and grounded to the jack.
- The electronics cavity is shielded and grounded to the jack.
- When I touch the strings/pegs/any part of the bridge/jack/pickup screws, there is no buzzing.
- The bridge ground wire is fine, I checked it by taking out the bridge.
Some photos:
By the way, there is a connection between the cover plate shielding and the electronics cavity shielding.
So here I am. Hopefully someone can help me out, I will gladly accept any kind of help and questions.
I might not be very experienced in electronics but I will listen and provide as much information as I can when asked.
Just help a fellow girl out, pretty please!
Thanks and have a nice day.
First time poster here because I really, really need some guidance and help and I didn't really know where to go before running away to a guitar tech with my bass.
I am an owner of a Thumb BO 6 and everything was fine until some weeks ago, where my Thumb bass started to buzz the kinda noise you would hear while your bass is unshielded/ungrounded.
I did the shielding, grounding and soldering and everything seemed fine...
Except that when I touch the pickups (the plastic, not the height screws) the buzzing came back.
What do I do about it? Why is the buzzing back while touching the pickups?
More info:
- Both pickup cavities are shielded and grounded to the jack.
- The electronics cavity is shielded and grounded to the jack.
- When I touch the strings/pegs/any part of the bridge/jack/pickup screws, there is no buzzing.
- The bridge ground wire is fine, I checked it by taking out the bridge.
Some photos:
By the way, there is a connection between the cover plate shielding and the electronics cavity shielding.
So here I am. Hopefully someone can help me out, I will gladly accept any kind of help and questions.
I might not be very experienced in electronics but I will listen and provide as much information as I can when asked.
Just help a fellow girl out, pretty please!
Thanks and have a nice day.
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