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Well, Do the same check from the control plate that has the output jack to the
upper control plate, the small switch plate, and the metal "keepers" that
surround the pickups
Is there buzz with all combonations of pickups?
The brass plates inside need to be grounded, but it's unlikely that they were
not soldered to ground.
When I go back to Fender on Monday I'll talk to some people about it. I have
been doing repair work in the Fender final assembly dept.for the last couple of
months, so I should be able to find the answer. Playing guitar is more enjoyable
than working on them!
-dave
jimmywilseylives <> wrote:
Dave,
Thanks for the lenghty reply. I appreciate your time in writing
to help.
Well, I did try your test. I plugged in the Jag, took a cable and
held it by the plastic sleeving and not the shielding and touched
the control plate to the strings and trem plate ---> nothing really
happened. When I touched the plates with my finger it was like
someone turned a switch off. It was that dramatic. I checked
continuity of the cable going into the Jag by checking one end of it
with one probe and the other probe on the jack plate. No problem.
Continuity of the rest of the Jag was good. ??? I dunno what's next.
Thanks. Dario
--- In , dave wronski <stickmandw@y...>
wrote:
> Check this first: While the guitar is plugged in and buzzing, take
a guitar cord and touch the control plate {lower} with one end, and
the tailpiece with the other end. Be careful not to touch the the
meat parts with you hand or it will interfere with the test. Does
making that connection lower the level off buzz?
>
> If it does, check to see if the ground wire is makinig contact
with the tailpiece. There should be a wire coming through a hole to
the tailpiece cavity, that needs to have the bare wire between the
body and the tailpiece when the tailpiece is screwed down to make
the ground connection. I know you already looked at that, but the
test will determine if it's making contact.
>
> The Jaguar should have less buzz when both pickups are on{middle
position}, because they are reverse wound, and reverse magnetic
polarity from each other.
>
> Also, Jaguar's buzz less than Strats,etc. because of the
metel "keepers" on the pickups, and the extensive shielding inside
the body.
>
> And for anyone with a Japan made Jaguar, they don't even drill a
hole for the ground wire to the tailpiece. I use a piece of copper
tape on top of the body because I haven't got around to drilling the
holes in my two MIJ Jags.
>
> good luck,
> -dave
> jimmywilseylives <jimmywilseylives@y...> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I just bought a 62' RI AV Jag and the thing buzzes like no
tomorrow
> when you DON'T touch the strings, bridge, switch plates or body. I
> called Fender and they said it is normal but it is really
obnoxious.
> Is there anything I can do to curb that buzz? Would more shielding
in
> the body help or is it just endemic to the pickups? I found a wire
> coming from the control plate to the trem cavity and I sandwiched
it
> between the trem plate and body in thehopes it would eliminate the
> buzz and that proved futile. I appreciate your help in any way.
> Thanks.
>
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