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Dave,
Thanks for the input. I will see if what you suggested works and
report back. I appreciate your time, thought and advice. Have a most
superb New Year! Dario
--- In , dave wronski <stickmandw@y...>
wrote:
> 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 <jimmywilseylives@y...> 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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