Hum in 5E3

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FREYES_07
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Hum in 5E3

Post by FREYES_07 »

Hello All,

I built a 5F1 from scratch and it sounds fine hehe

Now I tried a 5E3 from a mojo kit and it is hummy,

Any recommendations to decrease the hum?

https://youtube.com/shorts/QC7s09hAYOU? ... 2QDDwbXx-M

https://youtube.com/shorts/rb6FV4HxJb8? ... Fbgae7v0Ec

https://youtube.com/shorts/aDSPB9XS350? ... 3r-vFDkLU6
R.G.
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Re: Hum in 5E3

Post by R.G. »

Check through the hum reduction explanations and techniques in "Guitar Amp Wiring Notes" at
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vpijj3al ... s75ps&dl=0
or the TLDR version:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/soyg9csg ... 3wjev&dl=0
"It's not what we don't know that gets us in trouble. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so"
Mark Twain
FREYES_07
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Re: Hum in 5E3

Post by FREYES_07 »

Beautiful, thank you very much!!
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