The ground switch doesn’t help because it’s not intended to suppress hum from your guitar - it’s there to control ground loops. I put Fralins in mine and am very happy with them, but obviously there are other good ones.īut hum is a fact of life with single coils. If you get your “chimey” sound with both pickups on, get a set that suppresses hum in the middle position. (But I can play clean bar chords and open chords well enough for my purposes.) Or do you recommend I keep playing with the various gain/input/fuzz settings to work around it? I've only been playing for 6 months, so it may be my lack of knowledge causing it. So, oh Wise Ones, what pickup upgrade do you recommend that will keep or enhance my beloved jangly/chime-y sound and eliminate buzz? I am poking around online and overwhelmed by the choices in available PU upgrades that supposedly eliminate hum. The noise gates are clamping down on it, but sometimes it's a bit annoying during quieter fuzzy parts.

The Neve has a ground switch, but it makes no difference. On any amp setting (UAD Marshall, UAD ENGL, etc.) that is dirty, or fuzzy using Raw (a RAT clone), I am getting a lot of buzz/hum (I dunno which is which). I'm double tracking with an Apollo with Unison plugins and clean at the same time.

I am going through a Neve RNDI direct box, which adds an extra touch of clarity. And also doubling the vocal line in the choruses with a lower-pitched fuzz guitar really works for my songs.īut it's the jangly, chime-y sound that's my go-to and my new Casino Sunburst seems great at this so far. But I like to add a little guitar here and there, especially chime-y rhythm like Flock of Seagulls. Online, too.Īnyway, I do recording in a home studio - mostly pop music, synth wave, electropop and the occasional non-symphonic movie stuff. area - Xmas, the pandemic, and the Beatles doc sold 'em all out.

I got the last one (floor model) in the L.A. I've been playing a Yamaha Pacifica, which I really liked, but got a new Casino because I really liked that hollow body sound. First - I am super excited to find this forum! What a treasure trove of info and awesome Epiphone fans.

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