buzzing with guitar.please help

weese · Post by **weese** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:44 pm

does anyone have any idea why theres a constant buzzing sound when i plug my guitar into my inspire firewire box? it sucks cuz it doenst go away and when use some distortion it amplifies the buzz like a son of a bitch. ive got my treble and bass turned all the way down on my guitar and it still doenst go away. all my levels are at a modest setting so i know its not cuz somethings turned up to high. any help is appreciated.

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:47 pm

pickups are picking up noise from somewhere, like your computer monitor. If you're on a strat or similar 3 pickup single coil guitar, set the pickup selector to positions 2 or 4 and you get a humbucking effect like on humbucker pickups.

Turn off your computer monitor or other gear until the hum goes away. It has nothing to do with your sound card.

slicedbread · Post by **slicedbread** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:50 pm

you're getting interference somewhere or your pickups are teh crap. do you use a crt monitor? does you interface provide impedence matching? is your power supply dirty? lots of possibilities why it sounds buzzy. sometimes just moving about the room can make a difference.

weese · Post by **weese** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:54 pm

great,thanks

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:28 pm

moving around the room might help. sometimes florescent lights can be a problem if there are any in the house. sometimes if the tv is on behind you it can do it.

of course you could always run it into a noise supressor first too.

IanBuzz · Post by **IanBuzz** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:37 pm

Sounds to me like you're not grounded - are you pluged in to a grounded outlet?

Pasha · Post by **Pasha** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:06 am

Hi.
I always had this problem with my Fender Strat Plus (3 Lace Sensors Pickups) even in expensive studios. I remember they made me walk around the studio until I was able to find a position were the hum went away.
Nowadays in my home I experience the same problems. I have found that I have to play 1 meter away from my CRT monitor and possibly perpendicular to the monitors (that are not shielded). Soon when I can afford it I'll buy me a couple of shielded monitors to begin with then I might look for an LCD display. One thing I've learned for sure is that wi-fi or cordless phones are part of the problem but you can eliminate only what you have in your house....

. Of course check your cables, all of them. A poorly grounded cable, an abused cable or an old one might bring in interference.

- hope it helps
- Best
- Pasha