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A thread that appeared on the Home Recording list that may be of
interest. Started out with a guy who was recording electric guitar
directly into a sound card, and getting a lot of noise. Ended up with
some advice on pickups.
Best regards, Dana Vincent
> <> There is another option. Use active pickups. I
> have an
> endorsement from EMG so I'm a little jaded but I use SA single coils
> and the 89R
> humbucker in my main guitars. (I have 11) They reject hum as well as
> anything
> on themarket and do not require external grounding. I love the tone
> so I really
> dig these pickups.
>
> JT
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Billy Edwards" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 7:31 AM
> Subject: [Home_Recording] Re: Guitar/bass direct in and noise/computer
> hum
> and noise
>
> > Hi People,
> > Here is the address for the wiring. I did it with my p. bass and
> with
> > my strat,and it worked great.Fender can't wire for $%£% !hope it
> helps
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards, Billy
> >
> > > Michael Schaefer" <:
> > > I read an article a while back by an electrical engineer / guitar
> > > player who was basically saying that the wiring found in guitars
> is
> > > SO BAD that it would fail even the simplest electronics 101 course
>
> > > at the local junior college. He then went on to describe a method
> for
> > > a "do it yourself" shielding project that involved coating the
> > > interior of your guitar with aluminum foil and soldering a few
> things
> > > as grounds. I'll see if I can find that article and post it here.
> > >
> > > Michael
> > >
> > > <discom8bob@y...> wrote:
> > > > i have an ibanez guit with a single
> > > > i rarely use it cuz it's so freeking noisy
> > > > even combined with the humbuckers
> > > > if you figure out how to make it quiet, let me know !
> > > > i guess it's possible
> > > > must take some sort of filter type deal
> > > > it is certainly not the puter monitor that makes mine
> > > > whine
> > > > altho that can add to it
> > > >
> > > > Michael Schaefer <strathound@y...> wrote:
> > > > > I always TURN OFF the monitor while recording a
> > > > > track. I know how to
> > > > > use the keyboard commands to start and stop
> > > > > recording and I do a
> > > > > count in of several measures so I can get settled
> > > > > again. No noise or
> > > > > hum audible.
> > > > >
> > > > > MS
> > > > >
> > > > > ringer@m... wrote:
> > > > > > Who sits in front of a computer and goes direct in with
> > > > > > electric guitars (single coil pickups) and electric basses?
> > > > > > What direct in box do you use? How well have you
> > > > > > dealt with noise?
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