Hi all! this is my first post on the forum! I am learning to play the guitar and recently finished my first kit build LP style guitar, after putting it all together i have nasty hum that comes on when i roll the volume pots down but it doesn't go away when they are at 0, also it does go away when i touch anything metal on the guitar. I have plugged another guitar in on the same amp and lead and it doesn't happen at all so i'm guessing its not the house earth or amp thats the problem. All the grounds have been checked for continuity and they all seem fine including the bridge.
Pickups are Seymour Duncan jazz and custom 5, 500k pots and gibson 3 way toggle.
i will try and put up a picture of the messy wiring and if anyone could shed some light on where i may have gone wrong or why the humming is happening that would be great!
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
'Modern' wiring - move both the pickup and the tone cap to the end terminal, and the switch to the middle.
'50s' wiring - move the pickup to the end and the switch to the middle leaving the tone cap on the middle.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson