Loud Hum in My Strat

[tommytubetone]

Hmmmm. If there is nothing strange going on electrically in your house, we can probably eliminate a bad neutral splice somewhere. Those will create havoc. That being said, the problem has to be gear related. Are you using a pedalboard? My foot likes to knock cables out just enough to cause hum. Other than that, there has to be a common thread between all the gear you've tested. I wish you luck, but if you have to dig into the house wiring, you might want to have a reputable electrician come out.

 

[Crossroads]

So if it is common to all your equipment, throw a couple of amps and guitars in your car and drive down to the office. Then we know for sure it is the environment.

If it follows you there, I am afraid to tell you Pete, it may be you.

 

[PapaBear]

So if it is common to all your equipment, throw a couple of amps and guitars in your car and drive down to the office. Then we know for sure it is the environment.

If it follows you there, I am afraid to tell you Pete, it may be you.

He can't do that he just had back surgery, maybe I should ride up there haul his stuff back here and see if it hums here

 

[Crossroads]

He can't do that he just had back surgery, maybe I should ride up there haul his stuff back here and see if it hums here

That's what I love about you Barry. Always willing to help a fellow Blues Brother out

 

[Crossroads]

@Pete R forgot about the back surgery hope you feel better soon bud. That raises an interesting question though, if this only started after the back surgery maybe they implanted some alien alloys in there during the procedure.
I did a little digging and the naked scientists may have an answer to your problem.

https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=67266.0

 

[gpower]

I have that same mod on one of my Strats... on my other I disconnected the middle pup from the tone pot and connected the bridge by itself instead. I like that combination better, because I never seem to want to adjust tone on the mid but, do like the bridge rolled off some. Then switching back to the b/m or m it sounds a little muddy. Next time I have the top off, I'll disconnect the mid pup on the first one too.

 

[PapaBear]

That's what I love about you Barry. Always willing to help a fellow Blues Brother out

Sometimes it's a struggle, but I do try

 

[Cleotis]

Does it sound like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eLGHYrt0gs