GrumpyOldMan
Member
Hello all,
Having now lived with my JB45 for a while I want to do something about the exsessive hum. I notice from pics on other posting that Tokai JB's don't seem to have a connection to the earth pin on the jack socket or any earthing to the pots. I rewired my bass exactly as it was but I can't believe it would have had quite this much hum when built. Touching the jack plug takes the hum away completely so I am sure it is an earth issue. The bridge is earthed to the brass cavity plate and there are also earth wires coming from the pickup wire holes in the cavity which also go to the brass plate.
Should I run an earth from the plate to the jack socket. It didn't have one when I got it and like I say other pics I find on here also don't seem to have one.
Sorry if that doesn't make sense.
Ian.
Having now lived with my JB45 for a while I want to do something about the exsessive hum. I notice from pics on other posting that Tokai JB's don't seem to have a connection to the earth pin on the jack socket or any earthing to the pots. I rewired my bass exactly as it was but I can't believe it would have had quite this much hum when built. Touching the jack plug takes the hum away completely so I am sure it is an earth issue. The bridge is earthed to the brass cavity plate and there are also earth wires coming from the pickup wire holes in the cavity which also go to the brass plate.
Should I run an earth from the plate to the jack socket. It didn't have one when I got it and like I say other pics I find on here also don't seem to have one.
Sorry if that doesn't make sense.
Ian.