Any time a conductor (like the wire leads in your pickup circuit) is coiled, wacky things can happen. For magnetic pickups it’s a little trickier if the instrument isn’t strung up yet, but with a little dexterity and another guitar, you can have your new build plugged in to the amp, then quickly strum the second guitar and hold its strings over the pickup in your new build, and you should hear sound through the amp. Even if it isn’t strung up yet, you should be able to tap over where the piezo is installed and hear sound through the amp. Get in the habit of testing your electronics before finishing the instrument. Most of the tips and tricks below are a lot easier if the guitar hasn’t been sealed up. Test your pickup circuit before finishing the instrument/sealing the box.Strangely, sometimes a pickup harness will have no hum when it is not installed, but will once installed. If the harness has a volume pot, test its full range. Give the instrument a strum and you should hear sound through your amp. For piezo harnesses, you can plug it into your amp and tap on the piezo or hold it against another instrument’s sound board with your fingers. Whenever possible, get in the habit of testing your harness before it is installed in the box. Gitty workshop, and these are some of the methods that have worked for us. We have built hundreds of electrified CBGs in the C. My goal is just to give some pointers to people who want to know what to do. I don’t claim to know everything about it, and there are plenty of other builders out there who may disagree with what I’m about to say, or who would offer their own tips. The exact causes of hum and buzz in electric guitar pickup circuits can be a very arcane and involved subject. Gitty must be no good! That shyster! Fortunately there are some things you can do to minimize (and hopefully eliminate) hum and buzz in your guitar. But wait, you say… the last build I did was just like this, and it didn’t hum! Or you think, this harness I bought from C. You finish your build, plug it into your amp, and… hummmmmmmmmmmmm. Unfortunately, sometimes it’s not so good. ![]() ![]() You finish the build, plug it into an amp and it sounds great. In an ideal situation, electrifying your build is as simple as gluing in a piezo (or mounting in a magnetic pickup), wiring it to a jack, and bingo. Our Disc-o-Tone pre-wired piezo pickup harness is a great way to add a low-hum pickup to your cigar box guitar. And it is a proven fact that having a pickup in a guitar makes it easier to sell – being able to plug in and rock out evokes images of Eddie Van Halen and Slash and is sure to get any would-be rocker’s blood pumping. Being able to plug into an amp not only gives you more volume, but it opens the door to a huge range of effects that would not otherwise be available. Electrifying your cigar box guitar or other homemade instrument build can be a very rewarding experience.
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