Too much hum in Anderson Pups

Hey Harrison -

Allow me please to "bump" this post.

Harrison is old friends of mine, and a stunner builder/ repairman/ tech now living and working in Davis, CA., about 15 minutes from Sacramento. Damn near everything I know about setup, wood and construction of guitars I learned from Harry as his "apprentice' in the late 70's. His knowledge of glues, woods, joinery, finishes, techniques and general guitar knowledge and history are tremendous, and his work is unsurpassed in my experience. He builds acoustic instruments as well as doing electric guitar repair, and he has excellent working knowledge of wiring electrics.

Harry's also a killer 5 string banjo player. Despite that (GRIN) it's an honor to have him as a member to TGP.

Now, anybody else ever run into this hum problem with Anderson pickups? Harry has already contacted Anderson Guitarworks, but the problem is unsolved as yet.

Thanks, Dana O.

 

I would suggest you to email Tom directly. I'm sure he'll take care of it.

 

Sad but true ...

Dana O.

 

Have you measured each coil to see if they are close to the same resistance? Unbalance coils will add some hum but not as bad as a Strat. Covers and base plate grounded? Is it wired in a humbucking configuration?

 

I~ve been through this myself . Mine actually hummed MORE when touching the bobbin , as if it wasn`t a simple grounding thing .
Usually hum goes away when you touch the bobbin because you act as ground .
I remember theorizing and coming to the conclusion through some qualified peoples hunches ( I`m just a player) that something about their shielding paint went afoul . Sorry if this isn`t too factual but maybe it`ll give you something to go on with TAG . Try touching the bobbin to see if it gets better or worse