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Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message
https://digitech.com/en/products/freqout
Feedback and squeal are two different animals: feedback can be brought in at various harmonic points and controlled. Squeal caused by severe microphhony is on one narrow, high band ... and simply squeals uncontrollably whatever you do.
I used to gig a semi-acoustic fitted with very high gain pickups and a dirty great Marshall stack back in the eighties, it would feedback like a bugger, but I could control it by choosing where I stood on stage, turning into the amp on certain notes etc.
Guess I was going through my Ted Nugent phase :-)
Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message
I mean squeal
Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message
Try temporarily jamming a bit of folded paper or something under the front corners of the bridge and see if it stops it or reduces it.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I hardly ever use lots of gain, just a tubescreamer but want to deal with it now.
Whats the quickest/easiest/most idiot proof solution with what I will have to hand. I have wire if it is to solder a wire from the plate to something.
You can then use double-sided tape or silicone - as sparingly as you can - to stick the plate to the body and stop it vibrating. I’ve also done a few - actually including a couple of plastic ones, which vibrated enough to make the pickups too ‘lively’ - just by stuffing some soft padding into the cavity. Polyester wool as used in hi-fi speakers seems to work well.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
It’s basically like a tuning fork.
The Callaham is very good if going the other way. Thick and has screw holes at either end.
Sounds different, loses twang but sounds fuller and has less of the high Roy Buchanan put your teeth on edge treble.
Well Matt sold me the anodised plate, I roughly sanded round the volume pot as advised by @icbm until I could see the silver colour underneath and no issues, I don't play tons of gain but no vibrating or microphonics and looks terrific, nicely worn in by Matt too. Here are the pics @lovestrat74
https://i.imgur.com/mgrZs3L.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/I3Gg4ia.jpg