Noisy Guitar Pickups? Here's How to Easily Fix Them!

Nearly every guitar player has experienced noisy pickups. In this video Gene shows how to deal with two types: noise caused by a faulty grounding, and microphonics caused by the pickup vibrating.

0:00 What are 'microphonics'?
03:43 Wax potting a pickup
08:11 Adding a ground wire
10:00 Final sound demo

Products used in this video include:

Solomon SL-30 Soldering Station
https://www.stewmac.com/item/0501

PEAKMETER Digital Multimeter
https://www.stewmac.com/item/3607

Fine-gauge Wire Stripper
https://www.stewmac.com/item/1606

StewMac Soldering Aids
https://www.stewmac.com/item/0521

Stay Hot Solder Tip Cleaner
https://www.stewmac.com/item/0514
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