All guitarists who have ever used a true single coil-equipped guitar, knows the annoying 50/60 cycle hum and electrical interference associated with these pickups. Of course, the scope of this problem highly depends on your location and proximity to noise-inducing devices, such as refrigerators, fluorescent lights etc. I’ve always been perceptive to noise and hum, which is why i decided to do something. Surely, I couldn’t be the only one to be bothered by noise issues, so i went on the wide, deep internet in search of a solution. The only solutions i knew of were dummy coils or noiseless…
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One of my classmates had a broken tape recorder that he offered for free. This is a Sony TC-377 tape recorder. A model meant for serious home recordings. I have successfully tried my luck with renovations of an old Beogram 4002 record player, so i felt ready to head on to a next-level project. Frankly, I had no idea what a complex task i had before me, but more on that later. I started by opening up the machine for a peek inside.
All guitarists who have ever used a true single coil-equipped guitar, knows the annoying 50/60 cycle hum and electrical interference associated with these pickups. Of course, the scope of this problem highly depends on your location and proximity to noise-inducing devices, such as refrigerators, fluorescent lights etc. I’ve always been perceptive to noise and hum, which is why i decided to do something. Surely, I couldn’t be the only one to be bothered by noise issues, so i went on the wide, deep internet in search of a solution. The only solutions i knew of were dummy coils or noiseless… Read more: Noise cancelling coil for my Strat