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It's normal for hum to decrease when you touch your strings. If the hum or noise increases when you touch your strings, that's a sign something is wrong with the wiring of your guitar. If you know what you're doing, check the wiring. Otherwise, take your guitar to somebody to check for you.
- Are strings supposed to touch pickups?
- Why does my bass buzz when I touch the strings?
- Why does my Fender Telecaster buzz?
Are strings supposed to touch pickups?
well the strings dont touch the pickups normally but if you slap hard enough and the string hits the pickups...would that affect anything negatively? Dead with pigtails.
Why does my bass buzz when I touch the strings?
If your bass hums once you touch the strings (but is otherwise quiet), you have a grounding issue. If your instrument hums but becomes quiet once you touch the strings, you have a shielding issue.
Why does my Fender Telecaster buzz?
String action refers to how high the strings sit above the frets. If they are too close to the fingerboard, that will likely result in fret buzz. Adjusting the saddles and bridge can help this.
