| Title: | GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion |
| Notice: | Discussion of the finer stringed instruments |
| Moderator: | KDX200::COOPER |
| Created: | Thu Aug 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3280 |
| Total number of notes: | 61432 |
Hi All,
A little question for all you Gibson Les Paul owners out there (or
electronics wizzes!)
I've always had problems with feedback from my Gibson Les Paul standard
(a fairly modern model '88 I think). Traditionally I've used this via
a BOSS ME5 effects pedal and Fender Studio 85 amp. I'd assumed that
there was some incompatibility between systems and this led me to the
search for a new sound/amp set up. (after all, nothing could be wrong
with the Les Paul right?) Well wrong! Last night one of my colleagues
kindly brought around his Marshall 9000 set up for me to try out and
lo and behold, at any serious volume through the lead channel - awful
feed back.
This is a shame since I was seriously considering a Marshall / Boogie
combination, but now I'm not so sure...
This problem does not occur either on his Fingerbone custom guitar or
my Yamaha SE350 with EMG pickups. Does anybody have any ideas, advice,
guidance of this? The local shops around here (i.e. tin pan ally)
don't have a clue.
Thanks in advance for any help.
-Ralph-
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| 2388.1 | What sort of feedback? | MVSUPP::SYSTEM | Dave Carr 845-2317 | Fri Nov 29 1991 07:41 | 5 |
Ralph, Is it a high pitch squealing noise like you'd get from a microphone, or is it the sort of feedback you'd expect from a guitar? Those humbuckers are pretty high gain (a *lot* more powerful than single coil)... Does it only happen if you're standing very close to the amp? | |||||
| 2388.2 | wax them suckers? | TOOK::SUDAMA | Living is easy with eyes closed... | Fri Nov 29 1991 11:17 | 8 |
It sounds like one (or both) of your pickups may be microphonic. I had
similar problems with my ES-345 until I waxed the pickups. Now it never
feeds back. There's a note way back when someplace in here that
discusses waxing pickups, in which I describe the procedure in some
detail. If you're less foolish, you can probably find someone to do it
for you.
- Ram
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| 2388.3 | pot 'em! | WOLVER::SDANDREA | Trials Bulldawg | Mon Dec 02 1991 11:39 | 7 |
My LP Deluxe is a "feeder-backer" too! I never "potted" the pickups,
but I've been told that is the fix....."pot" 'em :== wax coating.
I believe there is a short discussion on potting pickups in the
"Chronology of the Les Paul" note....
Steve
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| 2388.4 | KDX200::COOPER | Step UP to the RACK ! | Mon Dec 02 1991 14:24 | 4 | |
Agreed. Pot 'em or replace 'em with some sort of cool new (tech-wise) pickup... Who's LP with Seymour Duncans didn't squeel a bit. jc | |||||