beatcomber
New member
Hi - I am a new Tokai owner, and just acquired a TJ65E on eBay. (The TJ65E is a copy of a Gibson J-160E - a dreadnaught with a P90-style PU mounted on the top.)
Unfortunately, the guitar has a pretty bad hum when amplified. I brought it to a tech who was unable to fix the problem. (There is nothing metal touching the strings, such as a metal tailpiece, to ground the strings.) His recommendation was to drill a hole in the bridge and run a wire up to the top and along the strings. That's too intrusive, so I'm looking for other solutions.
Has anyone else had this problem with TJ65Es or similar acoustic/electrics?
I've sent an email directly to Tokai asking for a replacement PU, but I'm not expecting a positive response. We'll see...
Thanks for any and all help you can offer.
Unfortunately, the guitar has a pretty bad hum when amplified. I brought it to a tech who was unable to fix the problem. (There is nothing metal touching the strings, such as a metal tailpiece, to ground the strings.) His recommendation was to drill a hole in the bridge and run a wire up to the top and along the strings. That's too intrusive, so I'm looking for other solutions.
Has anyone else had this problem with TJ65Es or similar acoustic/electrics?
I've sent an email directly to Tokai asking for a replacement PU, but I'm not expecting a positive response. We'll see...
Thanks for any and all help you can offer.