Stevetzag
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Wannabe guitar tech here. I have little electrical background.
So, I got a new bass: an Ibanez GSR206B. Which had a problem with- I believe- an electronic interference problem or whatever it’s called when it buzzes only at certain angles.
I ended up gutting it, desoldered all the connections and started fresh. I did this mainly because the wiring looked like a mess. I also took out the PhatEQ knob because I’m replacing it with a kill switch.I got wires on Amazon that said they were shielded wires, but I don’t think they actually are properly shielded because there was no difference in sound- still have the same direction based buzz. Oh yeah, and I shielded the cavities with copper tape that has conductive adhesive.
However I did mess up the wiring:
My bridge volume knob makes a scratch like noise when I turn it and doesn’t preform properly, it mutes the signal at a very specific spot. And also my tone knob doesn’t do anything. It sounds as if the tone’s always set to max.
I want to get this right, and eliminate that horrible buzz.
Could anyone help me out?
Also, could I shield the wires more by using copper tape and electrical tape over them?
I can provide pictures of whatever anyone needs to see.
So, I got a new bass: an Ibanez GSR206B. Which had a problem with- I believe- an electronic interference problem or whatever it’s called when it buzzes only at certain angles.
I ended up gutting it, desoldered all the connections and started fresh. I did this mainly because the wiring looked like a mess. I also took out the PhatEQ knob because I’m replacing it with a kill switch.I got wires on Amazon that said they were shielded wires, but I don’t think they actually are properly shielded because there was no difference in sound- still have the same direction based buzz. Oh yeah, and I shielded the cavities with copper tape that has conductive adhesive.
However I did mess up the wiring:
My bridge volume knob makes a scratch like noise when I turn it and doesn’t preform properly, it mutes the signal at a very specific spot. And also my tone knob doesn’t do anything. It sounds as if the tone’s always set to max.
I want to get this right, and eliminate that horrible buzz.
Could anyone help me out?
Also, could I shield the wires more by using copper tape and electrical tape over them?
I can provide pictures of whatever anyone needs to see.