[RFI] Dimmer control

[Gary Smith]

Hey there,

True that, I used to have a 65 strat. 

These are Humbucker though, TV Jones 
Classics on a Gretch remake of Chet Atkins 
squeeze back in 1959. I've seen people go 
to great lengths to stop that buzz but I'm 
loathe to attach a grounding strap to me & 
the guitar. Yeah... I've seen that.

I do have a Shure FM diversity from my 
past days, maybe that would deal with it & 
elegantly, still requires a clip on Tx but 
that would be one less cable on the floor 
to trip on...

:)

73,

Gary
KA1J

> Don't forget that single coil guitar pickups (traditionally Fender
> types) pick up a LOT more noise than humbucker pickups (traditionally
> Gibson types.) You probably already knew that. Single coil pickups are
> very sensitive to hum, in my experience. They sound great though.
> 
> 73, --Kirk K4RO
> 
> 
> On 2/11/2019 10:11 AM, Gary Smith wrote:
> > Hello folks,
> > 
> > I just picked up a nice guitar amp, one of
> > the better made ones (Mesa Boogie) and
> > running it at night I found I was getting
> > buzz that mostly all goes away when I
> > touch the strings. Trying to track it
> > down, there was no hum with the 1/4:"
> > instrument plug removed from the amp. I
> > soon found much of the noise to be coming
> > from the lights on a dimmer switch.
> > 
> > With the lights out there's still some hum
> > that goes away when I touch the strings,
> > but that's for me to the track down next.
> > For right now, I would appreciate knowing
> > what wall switch dimmers I might get that
> > are known to be acceptable?
> > 
> > This particular one is many years old, one
> > of the ones you push in to turn on/off and
> > rotate the same knob to change the
> > lighting intensity. It fits in a single
> > switch wall socket. Though it's not
> > getting into my radio that I can tell, it
> > does need to go.
> > 
> > Any suggestions of a known well made &
> > friendly dimmer?
> > 
> > Thanks & 73,
> > 
> > Gary
> > KA1J
> > 
> > 
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