Hi, received a POD HD Bean and was having issues with really loud high pitched hum (I did some checking and there is a hum programmed in for realism on the amp models but this was not it). I tried moving it around the house and with different cables and guitars and with another power supply. Narrowed it down to the Telecaster itself. It also seem to hum on the Peavey as well but this is much less noticeable.
The guitar is a 2007 US Fender Telecaster with SCN single coils and the S1 circuit. As these are supposed to be noiseless pickups I was quite surprised. This behaviour is new as although I have not really played any guitar for a few months it didn't do this in the past. I haven't opened it up yet as I wouldn't be sure what to look out for and check. I have a soldering iron......
Any ideas? Wiring starting to get old? Jack earth maybe?
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My best guess at this point is the contact to the shielding paint in the body cavity, but will need more info to narrow it down.
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That makes it a Deluxe American model. The bridge saddles are machined from solid stainless steel. Unfortunately, stainless steel is a poor electrical conductor. This limits its usefulness in the grounding path for the strings.
An S-1 switch that still works after seventeen years has fared very well.
The shielding is paint under the colour coat, it’s difficult to see. Somewhere, there should be a terminal screwed to the cavity floor - this connects to the paint under the finish. Try screwing it down tighter, or undo it, scrape a little of the finish off around the hole, and refit it.
"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
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"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
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The buzz stopping when you touch grounded metalwork, or turning the volume or tone right down, indicates a lack of shielding, or a bad connection between ground and the shielding.
I’ve never seen a modern-spec Fender without shielding paint - it’s been used since the mid-80s on everything other than vintage reissues. The ground terminal may be under the bridge pickup in a Telecaster.
"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
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein