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God. It's so refreshing seeing someone make a guitar video who isn't a dad

One of the classics is plugging in your amp and faintly getting a radio station coming through it. I support power conditioners, shielded power strips, shielded cable, shield the insides of the guitar, shielded connecting cables on your pedal board and noise gates have evolved a lot so don't rule one out.

@firer2d2

2 жыл бұрын

I used to plug in my amp and somehow I would hear my neighbors playing Halo 1 through my amp. Like, I would here them talking through it.

@michaeldavis3139

11 ай бұрын

My bassist came to practice one day with a distortion pedal he built himself (electrical engineering student) it was just exposed circuits and the feedback was rough. But at one point when he was fucking with it we started picking up the footy on the radio and we all just lost it 😂

@jonathandevine504

6 ай бұрын

I haven't heard that since I was a kid... been so long I forgot about that moment.

@robertwilson7813

3 ай бұрын

I have a pedal that gets the amp to pick up radio signals

@aloominium

Ай бұрын

@@firer2d2how is this even possible

Hey, at least we've discovered how to create a decent Lightsaber sound, especially when waving the guitar around! 😁

@jg1772

2 жыл бұрын

Ha! I thought the same thing

Thanks for the advice Ayla. I'm getting back in to playing at a more serious level and any guidance I can get is pretty much icing on the cake. Thanks again, cheers, fair winds.

Great information with many things to consider ! Love your video’s 💎

thanks Ayla ! always learning something new from you ' cheers !

Thank you, amazing how much I learned!🙏

Thanks for this! Like you, I love single coils but I hate excessive hum. I'll try to move around like you suggested

You are such a positive person. Love your videos

very clearly explained in a present tone. I am totally in love with this lady. thank you for explanation.😀😀

Ayla thank you so much what an awesome video I'm 80 years old and still learning lol 😉

great stuff alya. i've never thought too much on how to eliminate buzz but i ditched the daisy chain on my peddle board and swapped it out for an isolated power and that cut the noise by about 90%. that's a bunch!

Stumbled across this channel from an ad while watching youtube...thank God. I am a BRAND NEW guitar "player" and it has been very difficult to find a truly good place to learn from. Peeked through your list of videos and lessons and looking very forward to going through them all.Thank you for existing lol

Very good, practical info. Thank you. 👍😎

Ayla, both you and your accent are awesome!❤

ive veiwed alot of conditions that cause noize in guitar amps on u tube channels ... you have covered all of them plus. thanks for the good job.

thank you Ayla for showing us all the parts and functions of the guitar this will help me a lot later Ayla I love you

So good!! 👏🏻

ok... I'm not a guitar player and I can barely get some notes out of a guitar, but I work at a very noisy place and your words at the very end ("have a wonderful noise-free day") just made my day. :-)

the intro is perfect immaculate 10/10 i felt that in my soul

Hey Ayla, I have played guitar for nearly 50 years, and I built my very first pedalboard. I used 12 pedals which I need for recording purposes. I used a Pedal Power Mondo which has 12 outlets. I used Evidence Audio cable to make patch cables. There is hardly any noise. The only noise I get is from my Keeley modified DS-1. I am so happy with the outcome, and happy with the recordings with my band. The advice you give has helped me in certain circumstances, Thank you...

Great video! 😁🤘🏻

I have used copper shielding in the pickup cavities, even tried a special paint designed to shield that is supposed to quiet the pickups. I have a Decimator II and it affects the tone to me, as do coated strings. I use a Furman power strip that is supposed to have a buffer that suppresses electrical current white noise but I still get noise out of the best single coils I use. I finally just said the heck with it and crank it up, after years and years of playing, the loud amp covers the pickup noise and helps deaden the tinnitus I have developed. LOL. Crank it like Jimi and let it rip. Rock n Roll will never die. 👍🎸🙏😎✌️

Some things I knew and something's I learned so thanks for that ps u love your channel

Very Helpful Video, Awesome. Thankyou

Thanks for the information, the building I lived in was a problem and even my guitar cable

Awesome video. Thank you for your technical support and information. And also your beautiful clear voice. .🐇🔥❤❤❤💯☝

Very nice explanation!

I would love a video on how to record guitar (i.e. how to work in a DAW)

I love your teaching methods , your accent and your beauty.

LoVE how you make the Explanation SO SIMPLE

Good Video -- Something I don't see much information on although I probably haven't looked much since I'm not exactly a touring musician -- just making music/noise at home. A pretty informative video though! I had some issues with my guitar but haven't played it much in years so I cleaned the contacts for the pickup selector and the volume/tone pots and replaced the input jack (Pure Tone) and it is much better. This will give me more ideas as I add some more pedals to my rig in the near future. Also I know I have to go through and get some new cables -- probably a bit of my remaining issues after fixing my guitars.

I have a 79 Strat, it usually has a bit of a buzz through my 75 Fender Twin Reverb and usually most amps. When plugged into my JSX Satriani model Peavey, no buzz.

Thank you Ayla for that tips. I use a noise suppressor👍.

hello young lady, all i can say is thankyou that was so clear to to me and wow what an expert you are aswell as on the guitar thank you again , kind regards mike in the uk.

Thank you 💕

Thank you Ayla ❤

The best !!! KZread Channel talking about music Stuff, She's soo intelligent person, well done !

A ground loop is when multiple devices have *different* grounding points--the noise is caused by the imbalance in current swirling around. The solution is to connect everything to one ground (like one good, electrically-clean power strip).

More Great stuff.Thanks...They make noiseless single coil pickups now..this was an issue that drove me crazy..I put humbuckers in some of my strats. Have a great Day as well!

Thank you.

Great lesson

I have a rp 80 and it does what a combo of pedals does in just one unit. It has a setting that is called the noise gate and it is a great noise eraser. Check your grounds .

I got the same Fender . Thanks for the info.

I have often found the problem to be improperly grounded electrical outlets. The cheaper the bar/club/venue the more likely this will occur. Before trying anything, try plugging into different outlets. Great job girl.

Girlll, thank you very much i have changed.my pickups from hss to sss and try to solve problems which I leaned normal.

Last year I bought a fully loaded Dave Murray Seymour Duncan pickguard and installed it in a MIM Stratocaster. The pickguard comes with pre-wired hot rails in the bridge and neck positions, a JB Jr. in the middle, and switches/pots that are all wired up. Unfortunately the thing buzzed once installed in the guitar. However, the buzz would actually go away when I touched the strings or bridge, which suggested a grounding issue. I checked all of the components using a multi-meter but could not find any problem with the grounding. So I removed the pickguard, redid the soldiering, replaced the output jack/wiring, and even replaced the ground wire that connects to the tremolo claw. But that stupid buzz still persisted. As a last resort, I bought some copper shielding tape and completely lined the cavity in the body. The back side of the plastic pick guard came with a small amount of silver shielding surrounding the pickups, so I added copper tape to the back of the pick guard in order to ground the silver shielding to the cavity tape when re-installed on the guitar. (Note that I had to run the cavity tape out a little onto the front side of the guitar so that it would make contact with the shielding tape on the backside of the pickguard.) The shielding miraculously eliminated the buzz! The guitar sounds great with these pickups.

Beautiful teacher

I just want to add the secret method in cancelling the single coil/Strat hum. Just do the "Shielding technique" by opening the pick guard cavity and putting an aluminum foil all around. it works wonders for my only Strat, since most of my guitars are humbuckers, i dont' encounter this much often. 😉 Anyway your channel rocks!🤘I'm planning to relearn the guitar from scratch and forget all the scales, modes and techniques just to have a private lesson with you.😁😘

@88Nikoli

2 жыл бұрын

That is no secret method !

@zenitsuagatsumanezukochann8502

Жыл бұрын

Whats pick guard cavity?

@2good2betrue3

Жыл бұрын

@@zenitsuagatsumanezukochann8502 unscrew the whole pickguard of your Strat, until you see the hollow space, that's it.😉

@zenitsuagatsumanezukochann8502

Жыл бұрын

@@2good2betrue3 what's a pick guard 🥲

@2good2betrue3

Жыл бұрын

@@zenitsuagatsumanezukochann8502 lol, mate I'm not sure if your trolling😅😆, but to answer your question, if you have a Strat the pickguard is the plastic that your pick up and knobs are attached. underneath it is the pickguard cavity. Always remember "Google is your friend". Cheers!🙂

Very good video. Subscribed!

Years ago I had a severe noice issue when playing at home. I did all of this, lol. Checked the amp, cable, guitar electronics, pickups, my pedals, everything, but the noise was still there. I noticed it would only happen at my house. I also noticed the noise would go away if I was playing barefoot... That's when it hitted me. They had recently repaired a wall and, during that repair, they did changes to the house electric wiring! So, we called an electrician, he did his magic and now the noise was finally gone.

@danielribastandeitnik9550

2 жыл бұрын

Probably the circuit was ungrounded, that's because playing barefoot helped (you were basically serving as the ground). You could had also used a wireless connection between the guitar and the amp, it would have worked too!

This helps me in case I hear guitar buzz. 🎸 Thanks

thx for sharing~

In some cases you can also get clip-on emi/rfi filters for your cables. If your setup is near other electronics, or even certain kinds of lights, it can cause a problem - even with high quality cables.

This young lady is so genuine, sincere and knowledgeable. All her videos are spot on. Heck, I would be happy to add another daughter and adopt her.

@88Nikoli

2 жыл бұрын

Knowledgeable at making up words like electromatic whatever that means and not understanding any of what she is talking about in this video !

Your Fender Ultra Stratocaster in the color Texas tea has Fender Noiseless pickups in them. Those are actually stacked Humbuckers and should generate way less hum at the expense of some dynamics. So unless you've changed them out....

@vincentmulder70

2 жыл бұрын

I have almost the same guitar (different color) , and it has way less noice coming from the guitar. The metal pick guard on Ayla's guitar is known from picking up signals. (imho a design flaw from Fender).

super finally super helping tips

Great video, although there is one thing that you did not touch on which I found to drastically improve the 60 cycle hum. Shielding the pickup cavity with either copper or shielding paint. It can be quite tedious but it's well worth it!

@cheetahpop2219

11 ай бұрын

I think she covered that in taking it to a professional when it comes to getting into the pick ups and the guitar its self.

Very good video! I already knew these things, but for a beginner it will be very helpfull. I wish that all beginners watch this so they can learn important stuff and maybe even save alot of money😂

Does anyone know a brand/model of longer pedal power cables. I found out using the video that the daisy chain to the wah isn't a good thing. But I need the length.

One can have hum problems caused by an ungrounded circuit, which is not so uncommon in some countries and older apartments/houses. To get rid of this one can use a wireless scheme to plug the guitar to the amp (or to the beginning of the pedal chain) --- there are some alternatives in the market. This completely solved for me when I use single-coils, the hum is completely gone.

On a strat, remove the pick gard. The pick gard should have foil on the underside. Replace the pick gard with a genuine fender strat pick gard with foil on the under side. This shields the electronics from outside interference like flouresent builds and other emitting devices! I worked on my strat.

@brianm2022

Жыл бұрын

It's almost like businesses create things intentionally that we have to fix. For example, if you have Windows 10, there is a policy installed on it that makes your computer use way more memory. Once it's turned off, it runs like a Mac. Now with your guitar, adjust the saddles exactly like default Squier alignment and you will have perfect intonation all the way up the neck. It's almost as if getting to route causes, fixes problems. haha

informative . Cool !!!

Thanks Ayla, what lessons do you teach in Guitareo? I search in guitareo and found Guitarquest, guitar system, recording guitar are not taught by you. Thanks

This was great. I think you could have included shielding pickup cavities and cleaning your pots on your list as well.

Cool vids dude!😎

I'm running a 1989 gibson sg through a hughes and kettner black spirit and orange 12" celestion cab. I cannot get it to stop squeeling unless i've got the noise gate on the h&k cranked and I just can't figure out what's going on with it. I've used a top-tier cable as well as my nux wireless system and it doesn't seem to make a difference.

Great advice! The phone on the amp was my problem. Thank you!

@jamesfra48

2 жыл бұрын

I had same problem with laying my phone on pedalboard.

@godfatherNYC

2 жыл бұрын

I was once playing Bass in the recording studio and we kept hearing a weird ticking sound in our headphones. It was my cell phone in my front pocket right behind the bass, coming through the pickups. This stuff can be pretty crazy LOL

this video is of great importance, since sometimes some do not know what happens. ( 5:57 retro visual effects )

Pedal board issues are one reason why I use just a Line 6 helix for all my distortion and effect sounds in front of my amp. Having just device eliminates any noise issues that might come from having pedals in one chain.

Very informative. As an added point of information there are also several aftermarket products available that are designed as “dummy coils” which ostensibly turn your single coils into humbuckers without altering the guitar or the single coil sound. I have no personal experience with them and unless you know what you’re doing they should be installed by a professional but they’re are numerous KZread videos on the subject.

Thank you for making this video. Definitely a lot of good info to think about. Seymour Duncan makes a hum eliminator, you just plug the amp into the hum Eliminator then into the socket. I enjoy stereo amplification and use a fender Pro Junior and a marshall valvestate 15 which combined makes a dreadful hum. It did not eliminate the hum totally but it made it much more bearable, however, at 100usd per hum Eliminator they are expensive. Lately I've enjoyed plugging straight into the amplifier with no effects and find that also eliminates the noisiness aspect. Cheers

@markrobinson8410

2 жыл бұрын

When you run 2 amps you need a ab/y box or it can be noisy

@timharrington4470

2 жыл бұрын

@@markrobinson8410 thank you for the information I'll definitely check it out

@markrobinson8410

2 жыл бұрын

I use Marshall valvestate amps too 8040 and 8240 stereo chorus.

You gave me a couple of new things to try that’s for sure, I’ve been having some crazy feedback and buzz when I’m not playing. Sometimes turning the volume on my guitar off fixes it sometimes it doesn’t. There are those times everything wants to be a pain in the butt and the only thing that fixes it is turning off the pedal until I’m ready for it. I’ve been dialing in my board every since I put it together and I’m just now getting it to where I like it! Now with your advice it’ll be dialed in shortly. Thank you 🙇‍♂️

@TheVINMAN531

2 жыл бұрын

GET A GOOD NOISE GATE

@GuitarMooseMusic

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheVINMAN531 I have a noise reducer and it works I just need to get my room ready that I’m going to use for my studio. Then try the simple things like spacing on my board. I have room For one more pedal before I get into the higher output plugs. I’ll look into a noise gate though. Thanks 😁

@TheVINMAN531

2 жыл бұрын

@@GuitarMooseMusic No problem.They work great.

@kidritalin1

11 ай бұрын

@@TheVINMAN531 Why is it that I dont recall ever hearing of a pro using a noise gate on their pedal board? I watch a lot of Rig Rundown videos. and dont recall anyone incorporating a noise gate on stage.

I’m not sure if you mentioned this, if you did I missed it, but one other thing is a noise gate, my amp has a noise gate, the gate can be adjusted to only let sound out when you hit the strings. But I guess the hum would still be there when you hit the strings but you won’t hear it due to the strings being louder than the hum, what do you think?

I had the aha moment when talking about the daisy. I use 4 pedals and it's super noisy. I'm almost positive it's because of that. Thanks for the tips!

ill try ur suggestions my Tele ie humming bad

Hi Ayla, this might be a dumb question, but does grounding the strings have anything to do with guitar buzz?

Thanks very helpful.. I rebuilt a guitar and none stop buzzing could not figure it out... redid it again same thing... I watched this video but rewired it anyway still buzzing.. changed cards and wow no buzzing... it was driving me crazy.. every thing brand new even cards but cards no good..😀😃😄👍👍

If I get buzzing from my set up after I've ruled out the guitar and amp I go down the pedal chain unplugging and replugging the patch leads. When I get to the problem pedal the buzz stops. Then check the lead, make sure it's clean or even swap it usually solves the problem.

Is it weird that I get mad hum from my Gibson Les Paul when it’s on the middle position??? Please someone answer this because I thought it wasn’t supposed to do that because of the “Hum-buckers” it only does it when it’s in middle position

Thank you! I have a similar problem that you didn't mention. I have a bass on a bass guitar regularly but when I touch the strings or the iron of the cable it stops... probably related to the ground? I would love to hear from you. thanks again

Buzz can be so annoying, that's why this is a very good tutorial for all of us - I guess. My old strat-clone from Japan in the 1980's will buzz if the hands are not touching the strings - or some metal on the guitar.

@fooglez

2 жыл бұрын

You just need to shield off your guitar. The buzzing happens because pickups are “picking up” your body’s waves until you ground yourself, aka touching a metal piece that’s grounded. You can mix graphite powder with acrylic paint or use conductive copper tape.

Listen to Jimi's 'Come On pt1' on Electric Ladyland, great 60cycle hum on that one.

I don't play guitar (wish I did), but this was awesome! Thank you.

Volume knob... use it, love it.

Hi all, Issues: Loud random static noise pop up on one HS8 left speaker and it won’t output guitar sound. Unless I change guitar preset on my Hotone Amero stage 2 and it works again. Sometimes it produces loud pink noise (on both speakers) and it won’t go away till I switch the power off on guitar processor and speakers. It’s happening every time I play almost every day. Connections: Guitar -to Hotone ampere stage 2 - Xlr out from Hotone to XLR in Yamaha HS8 Studio monitors. Usb c to usb a to laptop. All the power is from one power Board. Please advise if you any idea how to get rid of these- thanks in advance.

Great video,thanks for posting. You look nice this morning

@DiCapyrio

2 жыл бұрын

bruh

@DiCapyrio

2 жыл бұрын

Dude you realize she proly doesnt even read the comments its someone else

I used copper foil for shielding all of My guitars, I've also shielded the speakers in My Mesa Tremoverb, shielding the combo amp section and using a power conditioner, Mogami speaker wire, Neutrik gold plated 1/4 mono jacks , My 100 watt Dual Rectifier is very quiet until you strike a chord!!

@markrobinson8410

2 жыл бұрын

How do you shield the speakers? I never heard anyone do this.

Anybody who's tried everything in this video and still couldn't get rid of the noise, try playing around with the lighting in your studio/room. High power electric devices cause alot of electromagnetic radiation to be emitted from their wiring, and since the guitar pickups are electromagnetic devices, they pickup this radiation and send it to you amp/mixer. Try turning things off (lights, fans, appliances, ACs) and see if the noise subsides. This worked for me, certain lights were the problem in my case, maybe some other appliance in your case. You can also try powering your processor/pedals with batteries if they have that option thus avoiding ground loops created by the use of your power adaptors.

@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn

2 жыл бұрын

In my "studio", I have everything bar the computer on one powerboard, then when I record, I turn the powerboard off, so that the computer is the only electrical device running in the room. I'm not sure if it helps, but it certainly doesn't hurt!

@yohandsouza_music

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn Ya, that's a good idea.

So when are you going to get a schecter demon-7 seven string guitar I have one their great

Last night, for the first time in years i had noise. My telecaster goes to my Helix floor and i use headphones cause i live in an apartement. Never found the source. But thanks to your video, i'm going to plug my helix in a separate outlet. Cause on that outlet i have 4 amps on a power bar, even if i can't use them where i live haha

Good 👍 I would like to hear more like this friend!! 🙂 att: Jo (Yo)

everything before the actual amplification components in the amp act as (more or less directional) antennas picking up the the 60Hz frequency broadcasted by the AC power lines and other plugged in devices (other frequencies too, but 60Hz is usually the loudest. in europe they use 220V and 50Hz so the buzzing is 50Hz :) ). CFM/fluorescent lights are especially noisy. needless to say, a longer cable is noisier than a shorter one. touching the tip of the guitar cable jack is the most extreme/loud of scenarios... but simultaneously touching the tip and the sleeve (ground) of the jack greatly attenuates the noise because a sort of short circuit is happening. so it's well worth to check if the 'grounding' in your guitar is proper, meaning there is electrical contact between the jack's sleeve and everything else in your guitar: the potentiometers' metal cases, bridge/strings, switches' metallic cases, the shielding in the pickup cavity and scratch guard, etc. to check that, a multimeter on the resistance setting is best but also touching the metal parts of the guitar should quiet down the noise. for example, if touching the metallic bridge doesn't attenuate the buzz, chances are the ground wire under the bridge is not making proper contact ... ps: i tried to eliminate buzz by "shielding" the pickup cavities w/ aluminum or copper tape on particularly noisy guitars but it doesn't completely eliminate the buzz in noisy environments, such as a room w/ multiple fluorescent lights.

My amp has a built-in noise gate, works for me. 👍

Interesting. I use a focusrite USB interface and with everything unplugged its still insanely noisy.. so that narrows it down to either the computer PSU or surge protector multi outlet lol (unless I got a faulty interface - doubt it would create that much noise on its own though). Its usable with a heavy noise gate but can still hear it behind the playing which is annoying plus the noise gate kinda takes the life and sustain out of any effects

I’ve found that the buzz comes from my really cheap amp so I’m trying to save up for a good one and I’ll buy a new Jack too so I can really improve my set up

subscribed and clicked the bell!!!

If you are running into a pa, it's good to use a a DI box

peace✌️"Truth to power!"