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According to experts, the main reason for any amplifier picking up radio stations is faulty or poor shielding of the electronics cavity. The casing of your guitar cord (jack) and the pickup pots behave like antennae. They will pick up and amplify the local radio signals that then play through the guitar amplifier.
Can my guitar amp pick up radio signals?
I have several guitar amps, and some days certain ones will play the radio station. ... Guitars and basses, with their coil pickups can also make excellent radio receivers. So any connection in your studio (or even inside your guitar) can potentially pick up radio and inject it into your signal.
How do you turn off the radio interference on a guitar amp?
Starting simply if you can turn on the amp and plug in his normal instrument cable (no guitar)and get the radio going, see if it stops when you unplug the cable. Usually thats all it takes. It needs better shielding. Keep adding back into his chain until you find the component thats picking up the signal.
