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Flattery will get you... Thanks for the nice welcome! I do run on a bit, especially when I've been drinking. I've only been on board a short time and already my guitar is sounding 100% better. More importantly, I know why it is sounding so much improved. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks!

Great replies! Thanks! When I shielded the SX SMJ guitar at home, it reduced the hum significantly. I compared it to my mexican strat, and it was actually a little quieter. But that was on a small practice amp with no pedals involved. The strat plays acceptably quiet when at the practice space...

P90s still humming uncontrollably Well, I shielded the inside of the electronics enclosures as per instructed. The guitar is substantially quieter. The problem comes when I fire up the RAT and WAH WAH. The guitar goes nuts and sets up this big underlying hum. Are these pickups made for quieter...

Glad I found this wonderful forum! I've been a recreational player since 1965 (born 1953). Got serious many times, then life dragged me away to other things. Never lost my ear for music, from classical to glitch, but a guitar player I remain. Saw a recent magazine today that had 100 overlooked...

Big HELLO! And thanks! Thanks for the insight. Here's a funny thing—in the center position I get more hum. Could they have installed the pickups backwards or turned around or something? I'm going to try flipping them:)

OK. I've played for years, but never got into the guts of a guitar. I bought a cheapo Rondo SX SJM on Ebay. I admit I did it for the looks alone. I am a Mustang player, and the look for the money ensnared me. I knew from reading reviews at Harmony Central that it would need work right off the...