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@@Djoeeeeee Sorry you couldn't see man, if you tilt your screen you should be able to see over into the guitar or if you listen along with the video you should be able to sus it out. Most other people worked it out. It's not super difficult, just check you ground wires, these are usually the black ones that go to the back of your pots and to the bridge posts or spring claw. Use a multimeter and make sure you have continuity to all the parts that should be grounded.
Hey man i know my comnent is a bit late, the buzzing stops when i touch the metal on the output jack but gets louder when i touch the strings. What would the cause for that be?
@@gregheffleh most likely you have a broken ground connection. Same as in the video. Depending on the type of guitar you have, the ground to the bridge post, or ground to the spring claw has a bad connection. Get a multi meter and check your continuity. 👍
@@gregheffleh yes man. Just grab a cheap multimeter on Amazon. You don’t need an expensive one. As long as you can check continuity. And a cheap soldering iron will do the job.
I started off watching your 20 dollar thinline and was so amazed that you could redeem that twisted neck, so now I'm here and subscribed. I love promoting the small guys here on RU-vid because they show innovative methods and work on guitars that the big guys wouldn't touch. I think that you deserve the opportunity to reach more people and grow this channel.
I’m commenting before finishing up on watching but was that nut Bo e by chance,,,or damaged? sure hope you were able to save it without destroying,,,I am really enjoying your video always a pleasure to watch any resto ‘mod projects!
Thanks man, I appreciate the comment. I actually ended up just using the P90's out of an Indonesian Cort, which surprisingly sounded great. I do have plans to wind my own though. :)
@@lerlo Yes I actually am going to do that to the other Tele I have as it has a baseball bat neck profile. Subscribe and hit the bell so you get notified when it comes out. 👍
I like the format of this video. It is like working in the shop with you and talking about the guitar and its bits. The music in the background makes it work, and the pieces of advice are good.
That is a great restoration of a great guitar. I have the exact same guitar, purchased in 1982 and still my only 'Strat'. The one mod I have done is the white Strat knobs, but I may have to try the heel block crack mod one day 😀
The Roadstar ll is another great video. I like the partially worn look you’ve gone for on these guitars. Very restrained and classy. Loving your content.
That is correct, sounds like your ground is good. In this case, assuming your wiring is all correct you might have EMI. Could be from a device plugged in near by, or your power supply, or something in your signal chain. Have a look at my other videos about shielding. Hope they help.
got a roadstar series 2 black HH in 1990 second hand for 100 uk pound absolutely wonderful neck and pick ups also got a usa custom shop tele strat hybrid gibson sg and les paul usa strat and my fav is the roadstar still
Realy nice guitar. Got one in black from 1984. Recently I dressed the frets and unfortunately some of the lacquer came of when removing the masking tape and now I am thinking about refinishing the neck. What kind of lacquer did you use for your neck? Did you remove all the old paint or just what was on the fingerboard? Thanks in advance and regards from germany.
The original finish on these is actually a polyurethane, if the finish doesn't have any discolouration you can just sand it smooth. I wonder if it has had a refinish and wasn't properly prepared as it isn't common for it to come off with masking tape unless there is already some damage. If you are going to lacquer it, you will want to sand it back to the wood. Check out Brad Angove's channel, he is all about guitar paint and finishing. Great channel.
That was an excellent and informative video. Many thanks. Have you ever come across buzz related to certain frequencies on the guitar e.g. Bb and within a semitone on different strings, mainly 4th and 5th strings. Checked all the fret clearances and loose parts etc. but it appears to be electrical. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks for your comment. Appreciate it. I’ve not come across this particular problem. Interesting though, do you have any pedals in your signal chain, and have you tried different leads?
@@RisingSunGuitarMods No pedals and tried different leads to no avail. I’m suspicious of a volume pot, as it appears to get worse across part of the range. I’m considering having it changed out. Difficult to find compelling evidence though so it would be on spec. Might have the wiring looked at in more detail. Shame you’re not in the UK!
@@danielg8001 I wonder if it might be interferance from a device that is emitting that frequency. Sounds strange, but try taking your amp to another room far away from where you have it currently set up. ... Also without seeing your guitar, if the wiring is messy or poorly done this can also contribute so a rewire might not be a bad idea.
@@RisingSunGuitarMods I’ll certainly give that a go now that you mention it. Turn all appliances off etc. Many thanks for your advice and suggestions. If I come across a solution I’ll let you know. Best regards.
Do you have a recommendation on a way to practice soldering before moving onto a guitar? I've never tried and as simple as it looks, of course you don't wanna wing it on your favorite guitar.
Yes mate, find some old or cheap parts, make a cardboard template and mount your parts to it, use some scrap wire, even from an old appliance or anything being thrown away, then practice your technique. There are heaps of youtube video on how to solder. Take a look and learn what works for you.
No sabía que el tornillo de sujeción de la correa atravesaba la cepa del mástil hasta atornillarse en la cepa del cuerpo? Era lo primero que tenía que haber quitado...
so if I touch everything you've mentioned and the noise goes down in volume but not completely (which is fine I guess) then it's not a grounding issue, right?
It's common for gear snobs love to sh&t all over these amps and i get it- it's not "hand wired, PCB etc..." but as someone who owns a bunch of blackface fenders, I put my 94 Blues deluxe up against any of them. I had it serviced recently and it sounds so great. Had it since 1994. I recommend trying a Vintage 30 for speaker in them, it adds some nice mids to it. It always sounds good with pretty much any pedal you want to throw at it and for as loud as it is, it's not as heavy as it's fighting weight.
Yea I don’t disagree with the sound. For the clean channel at least. The gain channel is a bit harsh. The main problem with these amps is reliability, mainly when you drive them hard everything just gets too hot for the factory specifications to handle, nothing wrong with surface mount boards when they are designed correctly. These amps are notorious for failing due to poor design, especially on the 5w resistors where they are mounted directly on the board with through hole, and the plate resistors on the power tubes are under value for this design. Can be sorted with some mods but I think at the price point these are you shouldn’t need to. This being said you could get away with one never failing if you never drive it too hard. 👍
@@RisingSunGuitarMods yep this is probably true. I played mine hard for 20 years and then the heat resistor thing happened. I got the caps changed, resistors replaced and lifted and the tech drilled a little hole to vent the heat of the board on the back panel. The OD channel actually sounds decent now since Iupgraded the caps. I figured it would be just a "beater" amp for rehearsals and someting I wouldn't worry about like my vintage amps, but most of the time I end up liking the Blues deluxe better!
Nice one my friend. Yep those PCB based Fender amps are notorious for sounding good but having absolute crap build quality. I would of thought they like retaining customers IDK???
@@jonathanmartin3375 nice. I have a couple project to get sorted then I’ll get back on this one. I’m not sure if I’ll try to keep the original paint or just go for it and redo it all since the original parts are a bit stuffed any way. Any suggestions?
@@RisingSunGuitarMods Go all out and refinish it. That's easy for me to say since I'm not the one doing it though. I hate sanding and refinishing guitars.
