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Anonymous   02-21-2005 at 11:28:44 AM

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Hello everyone,
I just purchased a USA Fender Stratocaster 50th Anniversary guitar.
I am starting to use it on Pro Tools LE 5.0. However, I notice that the
guitar lets out a little hum. Is this a defect? (GOSH I HOPE NOT)!!
Is this just the way Strats are? Is there something I can do to stop this
hum? I really hope so.

I tried my Carvin and there was no hum at all.

Thanks for your help.

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Anonymous   02-21-2005 at 11:35:12 AM
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"song writer" <iwritesongs@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:BE3EDB97.2EA41%iwritesongs@verizon.net...
> Hello everyone,
> I just purchased a USA Fender Stratocaster 50th Anniversary guitar.
> I am starting to use it on Pro Tools LE 5.0. However, I notice that the
> guitar lets out a little hum. Is this a defect? (GOSH I HOPE NOT)!!
> Is this just the way Strats are? Is there something I can do to stop this
> hum? I really hope so.
>
> I tried my Carvin and there was no hum at all.

Does your Carvin have double-coil pickups or single?

Neil Henderson

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Anonymous   02-21-2005 at 11:44:05 AM
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On 2/21/05 12:35 AM, in article
kqeSd.54933$iC4.21259@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com, "Neil Henderson"
<neil.henderson@sbcglobal.netNOSPAM> wrote:

>
> "song writer" <iwritesongs@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:BE3EDB97.2EA41%iwritesongs@verizon.net...
>> Hello everyone,
>> I just purchased a USA Fender Stratocaster 50th Anniversary guitar.
>> I am starting to use it on Pro Tools LE 5.0. However, I notice that the
>> guitar lets out a little hum. Is this a defect? (GOSH I HOPE NOT)!!
>> Is this just the way Strats are? Is there something I can do to stop this
>> hum? I really hope so.
>>
>> I tried my Carvin and there was no hum at all.
>
> Does your Carvin have double-coil pickups or single?
>
> Neil Henderson
>
>


Hi Neil,
I really don't know. Sorry.

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Anonymous   02-21-2005 at 11:44:06 AM
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"song writer" <iwritesongs@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:BE3EDF31.2EA48%iwritesongs@verizon.net...
> >> Hello everyone,
> >> I just purchased a USA Fender Stratocaster 50th Anniversary guitar.
> >> I am starting to use it on Pro Tools LE 5.0. However, I notice that
the
> >> guitar lets out a little hum. Is this a defect? (GOSH I HOPE NOT)!!
> >> Is this just the way Strats are? Is there something I can do to stop
this
> >> hum? I really hope so.

Don't worry. It's a common Strat character. Is there any chance you're
sitting close to your monitor while playing? What kind of lights do you
have? Single coil pick-ups hum a little. Turn your monitor off while
recording takes or buy a flat screen. enjoy the sound of your new
instrument. It's a great sound.


> >> I tried my Carvin and there was no hum at all.

Sounds to me like your Carvin has either active or Humbucker pickups in
it. Different design of pick-ups.

--litepipe

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Anonymous   02-22-2005 at 02:23:48 AM
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"litepipe" <litepipe@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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>
> "song writer" <iwritesongs@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:BE3EDF31.2EA48%iwritesongs@verizon.net...
> > >> Hello everyone,
> > >> I just purchased a USA Fender Stratocaster 50th Anniversary guitar.
> > >> I am starting to use it on Pro Tools LE 5.0. However, I notice that
> the
> > >> guitar lets out a little hum. Is this a defect? (GOSH I HOPE NOT)!!
> > >> Is this just the way Strats are? Is there something I can do to stop
> this
> > >> hum? I really hope so.
>
> Don't worry. It's a common Strat character. Is there any chance you're
> sitting close to your monitor while playing? What kind of lights do you
> have? Single coil pick-ups hum a little. Turn your monitor off while
> recording takes or buy a flat screen. enjoy the sound of your new
> instrument. It's a great sound.
>
>
> > >> I tried my Carvin and there was no hum at all.
>
> Sounds to me like your Carvin has either active or Humbucker pickups in
> it. Different design of pick-ups.
>
> --litepipe
>
>

this is one of the reasons why positions "2" & "4" are popular on Strats -
they combine 2 pickups, reducing the hum.

They also sound nice!!

This is also the reason that DiMarzio HS3's and Hot Rail style pickups are
popular - you can retrofit them to get a quiet, fat humbucker sound, without
needing to rout out your guitar.

Good luck!!

Geoff

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Anonymous   02-22-2005 at 09:44:50 AM
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> II notice that the
> guitar lets out a little hum. Is this a defect? (GOSH I HOPE NOT)!!

Quite often, the hum is minimized if you stand at one particular
position in the room -- try turning around while listening to the hum
level. Stay a good ways away from any CRT monitors -- but you'll also
pick up some hum off many other electric/tronic devices.

A bit of hum's to be expected -- ADA used to make an amp emulator for
recording which actually had a knob to dial in a bit of hum to enhance
the realism.

(http://fr.forums.guitarplug.com/produits/index,idproduit,22522,mao,ada_a
mpulator.html -- click on the pic to see things up close)

--
Jonathan Roberts * guitar, keyboards, vocals * North River Preservation
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