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Pickup Squeal
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 12:15 pm
by Olderama
Hi all
just picked up(lol yeah jk) a karina les paul copy
and its great at low gain type stuff but pump up the gain the pups start to squeal
is this becase?
1 to much gain for the pup
2 shit pups
3 any suggestions of a nice pup for not that much mular(bridge really and also practice my soldering skills)
Cheers
Oldie
Re: Pickup Squeal
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 12:25 pm
by Molly
You need to pot the pickups.
Re: Pickup Squeal
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 12:27 pm
by Olderama
Molly wrote:You need to pot the pickups.
Hangover much?
Re: Pickup Squeal
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 12:40 pm
by Molly
Olderama wrote:Molly wrote:You need to pot the pickups.
Hangover much?
Brandy drunk doesn't seem to do that like beer does. I can highly recommend it.
Yer me best mate you are. Do ya wanna fight? You lookin' at me bird ?
Re: Pickup Squeal
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 1:31 pm
by Rog
Just use the wax you do your legs with ...
Re: Pickup Squeal
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 1:36 pm
by Olderama
Rog wrote:Just use the wax you do your legs with ...
Before or after?
does the hairs cause the woolly effect?
Re: Pickup Squeal
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 2:14 pm
by sirvill
Probably microphonic pickups - you could pot them but they're probably rubbish anyway. Replace em!
Re: Pickup Squeal
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 2:14 pm
by sidewinder
More hair = more fuzz tone
Re: Pickup Squeal
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 2:35 pm
by Scooter13
How loud you playing? I had some EMGs that would squeal at gig volumes because the pickup was loose in the cavity and the screw springs weren't firm enough to stop them resonating microphonically.
Re: Pickup Squeal
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 2:36 pm
by Scooter13
Note to fix that I shoved some foam underneath them.
Re: Pickup Squeal
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 2:49 pm
by Olderama
Thanks guys
i think they are just low quality dont fancy potting them so ill head over to wanted thread
Re: Pickup Squeal
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 3:02 pm
by Bg
Re: Pickup Squeal
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 3:04 pm
by Olderama
Bg wrote: