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Started by the_great_lemon, February 01, 2012, 10:27:12 PM

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the_great_lemon

February 01, 2012, 10:27:12 PM
This has been bugging me for a couple weeks now and I'm not really sure what it is, so I hope one of you guys knows.  So, the situation is that when I take my fingers off the strings on my Les Paul, I get this additional buzz that disappears once I touch the strings again.  The buzz occurs whether or not I have any pedals plugged in, so I know it's not that.  Is this some sort of grounding problem, or is it just how guitars are? Thanks!
Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Traditional, 1992 Gibson SG Standard
Effects: Boss OC-2 Octave -> Garmopatmods Vox V847 -> Mojo Vibe -> Boss Blues Driver -> Mad Professor Sweet Honey OD -> Ross Compressor -> Boss GE-7 -> MXR Carbon Copy -> TC Ditto Looper
Amps: Fender Blues Jr. NOS, Epiphone Valve Jr.

Heady Jam Fan

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February 01, 2012, 10:41:10 PM
I'm no tech wiz, but it sounds like grounding...
Headless Hollowbody > Mesa Boogie MK III > TRM Trucker 212 w/ V30's
Whammy 5 > Mini Wah > 74 Script Phase 90 > CP9Pro+ > 82 TS9 > 83 TS9 > Ross Compressor > Turbo-Tuner > 83 AD9

IamWILSON

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February 02, 2012, 01:10:46 AM
Quote from: Heady Jam Fan on February 01, 2012, 10:41:10 PM
I'm no tech wiz, but it sounds like grounding...
me too
Guitars: Fender Clapton Strat, Ibanez AS80, Ibanez AF75, Malden Holly Keyser [SD Jazz (neck), SD '59 (bridge)], Carlo Robelli USH-500HB, Martin DC-1E ('98), and a Peavey Grind 5-string bass.

Effects in chain: Whammy II (dry out to Korg Tuner), RMC6, TS-9 ('82), TS-808 ('81), Ross Compressor, Fulltone SupaTrem, Fulltone DejaVibe2, TC Elec Nova Repeater, Ibanez Digital Modulation Delay III (DML20), Boomerang+, Alesis Microverb I, H&K Rotosphere MkII --> amps.

Amps: Mesa Boogie MkIII Blue Stripe, Egnator Rebel 20 head > Mesa Boogie Road King 2x12 cab, Fender Blues Jr. Humboldt, Marshall VS102R, Fender Champion 600, and Fender Frontman 25R.

Effects currently not in chain: Ross Compressor (MIT), Keeley Compressor (2-knob), Keeley TS-9, and TS-9 ('82).

Happyorange27

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February 02, 2012, 08:04:32 AM
Yep grounding.  Go look at previous posts for this, we covered a bunch a couple months ago.  Everything metal in you guitar should be connected as one unit.  Plug everything into the same shared ground plug from the wall.  Otherwise use isolated grounds if coming from multiple sources.

A.O. Hollowbody>Whammy II>MC-404 CAE Wah>Polytune Mini>Whipple Baby Tooth Fuzz>TS9 early 80's>TS9 Analogman Silver>Bone Squeeze Compressor>Wilson Effects Haze Deluxe>Fish N Chips Eq>Flashback Delay>gigfx chopper>Jamman Stereo>Fender Blues Jr. III w/ Billm mods & Cannabis Rex
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