Posted on 12/22/2018 8:40:19 AM PST by kjam22
So, with all of the bad and or scary news these days.... and in light of the fact the Deep State is still fighting back... I thought a nice little thread about fixing the Hiss that is often inherent in a Gibson Les Paul might be a nice change of pace.
I bought a new Gibson Les Paul (2017) Standard, and I have loved it. It plays GREAT. It sounds good, it is dead quiet, it looks good. I have owned older Les Pauls over the years, and I own two American made Strats. I love this new Les Paul as much as any of them.
I have been playing this Les Paul in a church setting using a wireless rig - Xvive U2. This is a great little wireless that does not interfere with the various wireless mics, lighting etc that goes on every Sunday morning. Well, a couple of weeks back while I was strapping on a choir member bumped into me and I dropped the Les Paul. It landed right on the input jack, with the wireless transmitter in it. Shattered the plastic transmitter and broke the input jack in the guitar.
I took the broken Les Paul to a local guy who is authorized repair for Gibson, Fender, and Martin. Interesting guy who has been in business in same place for 41 years. Looks and speaks like he could be playing for the Greatful Dead. But long story short he fixed the input jack for 17 bucks. Got it home and plugged in amp at home and I had Hiss. This guitar had never had hiss. It was always dead quiet. Changed chords, changed rooms etc etc. Hiss that quit when I touched the strings etc. I would say it was a little less than the normal amount people often complain about. But it hadn't been there before. After a while it dawned on me that I had never run this guitar with a cable. Just always used the wireless. So I replaced the wireless rig (day before yesterday) with the exact same unit and the guitar is dead quiet again. Kind of makes sense in that the wireless eliminates chord from amp which is plugged into house electric etc.
So long story short.... I am convinced that guitar hiss, buzz, whatever that sounds like a grounding issue can be fixed with a wireless rig. Just a nice thought for the day and hopefully a distraction from the real world junk....
“I am seriously jealous of everyones lists of the guitars they have! I want a PRS, a Taylor, a Strat, etc....dangit. You cant play all of them at once, tho! Rock on and Merry Christmas everyone!”
No you Don’t want a Taylor. Only guitar I refused to work on. and I worked on All brands.
Unless they corrected it the damn necks fall off the guitar if you look sideways at them.
No Dovetail joint holding it to the body. Just set screws.
That horse hockey doesn’t belong on a $10 Fiasco Del Rey.
Yep - takes twisted wires to reduce magnetic flux and not a lot of room to get twists and separation in wires ... seems like the original wireless was there for that purpose.
If you’re serious about dropping Thousands on a steel string flat top Just buy a Martin and call it a day.
You’ll never look back with any regrets if you do.
My main guitar is a Martin D1. Bought it for $600 used and just love it. It’s definitely getting well worn. Got others but it’s my go to.
Actually, if you check out my profile page it’s the one I’m playing. This was from 2010, I think.
Congratulations!
Martin = Magic!
And I’m serious as a heart attack about Taylors.
But don’t believe me.
Go look it up for yourself.
Very fragile way of attaching a neck.
It is a two-way toggle. You may or may not have one, but you can get noticeably less noise out of your rig by flipping it to the correct position.
Supposedly if you have a three prong plug you don't need one. Note that you may have to switch the toggle position every time you set up at a different place. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!⛪🇺🇸
I have a 1964 fender band master that I have owned since 76. It has a polarity switch. These days I use a fender hot rod. No polarity switch on it.
Thank you for your analysis. I didn’t know about the antenna effect.
No charge, and no problem.
i had the same problem with my Telecaster after i had some customisation work done on it. The “functional(?) alcoholic” who did the work neglected to ground the new bridge. i knew there was a problem just as soon as the noise went away as i touched the strings. (My body became the new ground point. Not a good position to be in if you’re concerned about your safety.)
As for the wireless connection on the OP’s first post, that can also cause problems if there is an impedance mismatch. i’ve actually heard police and fire department communications come over the wireless transmitter to a guitar and wireless microphones. It is an issue to consider.
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