Bongo HS noisy?

[drgroovenstein]

Messin around with my new-to-me bongo. Have any of you noticed the SC pickup being noisy? When I pan to the neck pickup I get alot of hum/buzz going on, especially around computer monitors? Is this a real single coil that will always buzz, even when the bass is panned to the center?

 

[Soulfinger]

It's a single coil pickup---they hum. That's just what they do. And that's why they invented humbuckers.

That being said, the neck pup on my Bongo HS is fairly quiet as single coils go.

 

[bovinehost]

Mine makes this noise: " ."



Mighty quiet single coil. I wouldn't bet on it around fluorescent lighting, iffy power or dimmer switches, but even humbuckers will make noise around those.

 

[AnthonyD]

Mine makes none... Very quiet...

Only time I get a hum is when I get *very* close to my computer monitor.

 

[shamus63]

Mine makes this noise: " ."



Mighty quiet single coil. I wouldn't bet on it around fluorescent lighting, iffy power or dimmer switches, but even humbuckers will make noise around those.

I don't think my Stealth H/Sc made any unwanted noise; damn-quiet, that beast was!

 

[barkatozz]

Depending upon the bar (lights, TVs, etc.) all 3 of mine make noise at times.....and at times they are quiet.

 

[drgroovenstein]

Mine makes none... Very quiet...

Only time I get a hum is when I get *very* close to my computer monitor.

Thats probably it, I was playing in front of my big ol' CRT monitor. While I live in a newish house, I won't count out dirty power from this outlet. I'll take the rig/bongo to another part of the house and maybe my gig tonight to see whats up.

 

[Oldtoe]

Depending upon the bar (lights, TVs, etc.) all 3 of mine make noise at times.....and at times they are quiet.

Pretty much my experience, too. My HH4 has never uttered a peep anywhere. At my home they're all dead quiet, though.

 

[drgroovenstein]

further experiements show that the SC is definitely humming. It gets louder themore you pan toward the neck. Panned to the bridge, the bass is quiet. I also get lots of noise when I stand close to my amp. Face the bass toward my amp and it gets pretty loud, like louder than notes I am playing. Hrmms...

 

[0557]

My HS does the same thing, around flouros and monitors, but it never happens in the studio. Its a single coil and it is going to give you some hum. I discovered a trim pot under the electronics cover on mine, and you can dial out some of the hum. hope this helps.

Ricky

 

[drgroovenstein]

Thanks for the advice, I'll check it out. I guess I am used to at least being able to pan in the middle to get rid of hum, but since there isn only one SC, I guess if you want hum free you have to pan 100% bridge?

 

[Samingo]

This may be useless information, but I've found that my amplification can affect any hums/buzzes etc. I assure you all the amps I've played on are pretty much brand new, so I doubt it's a matter of them being old, but on occasion there is an evident buzz when I'm playing through my 2x10, though as soon as I start playing it's gone, and even before that it can only be heard with an attentive ear.

Maybe it's just me that this happens to, but I figured it was worth a mention. It may be worth a shot to screw around with the configs on both the bass and the amp/head.

In either case, good luck!

 

[drgroovenstein]

Is the SC supposed to be hum cancelling? I am getting conflicting information here... Inquiring minds what to know.


EDIT: The bass player review says that it is supposed to be silent... hrmm....

 

[0557]

Is the SC supposed to be hum cancelling? I am getting conflicting information here... Inquiring minds what to know.


EDIT: The bass player review says that it is supposed to be silent... hrmm....

The Humbucker pickup is "hum" canceling, a single coil is always going to give you some noise. the EBMM single coils are less noisy than some F*****S I've heard.

RM

 

[drgroovenstein]

Again, I'm getting two answers. Which one is right?

1.) The SC is a real SC and has no hum cancelling, hence I will get hum whever the SC is in the mix.

2.) The SC is hum cancelling and should not hum.