Hum Debugger Test/Demo

I took some time today, after last night's studio re-set rehearsal, to run the Hum Debugger pedal through the DAW.
The recording was done direct(no amp), with my most offensive P90 bridge pickup-volume on 10, guitar>pedal board(the only pedal in use was the Hum Debugger-set to "normal")>ART USB Dual Pre>iPhone7>Multitrack DAW.
Guitar:


Recording devices:


Recording: pedal engaged, and disengaged, a few times with the guitar strings palm muted, then a TC Aeon(like an E-Bow) was used to attempt to produce a steady tone on the open A flat string. The pedal was on and off a time or two.(the pedal clicks are audible)
Its not a pretty sounding recording, but it's accurate.

I imported the WAV file to Reaper for analysis.

palm muted, and pedal disengaged, yielded this frequency response capture:


palm muted, and pedal engaged yielded this frequency response capture:


I hope that this answers some of the questions from the @guitarweasel thread:
if-you-play-a-p-90-or-another-single-coil-guitar.6824

The audio upload doesn’t seem to have worked, so...uploaded to SoundCloud:

THANK YOU ---- and damn you both --- now I want a humbugger mugger hugger .....welp off to reverb I go --- -ugh

Maybe Flea Bay or CL tew

I told you guys who to call.....

well--- I SHIELDED one of my SG's today that was guilty of MUCH hum-----its now dead quiet--- took all day -- broke this "F"ing part off the PCB board


the little "ground" clip "ala" Gibbo PCB board--- ended up SOLDERING the ground to the lug this plastic bit covered---
took 2 attempts un-assemble-- shield -- reassemble-- -non working neck pup--- un-assemble again -- redo the BLACK tape on the back of the PCB board so IT doesnt ground out---accidentally destroy ground clip ----sodler reassemble---but its back together and working a CHARM -- no hum---

ALSO the Labella "BENDER" strings are GREAT thanks for the tip Sp8ctre!!!

IF the HUMdeBugger can SAVE m having to go through this day long ordeal----in future---- then its well worth the $$$$-- plug and play -- any gutiar-- any bass-- no hum-- -and no FIGHTING to shield the offenders----------

SOunds TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

eSGEe said:

IF the HUMdeBugger can SAVE m having to go through this day long ordeal----in future---- then its well worth the $$$$-- plug and play -- any gutiar-- any bass-- no hum-- -and no FIGHTING to shield the offenders----------

SOunds TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

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Exactly why I picked one up...three P90 pairs in three guitars, and three neck position P90 guitars...plus two bass guitars with at least one single coil on board, and two more that have single coil mode available.
The price was worth my potential time spent.

Oh yeah....and a Strat.

yeah..............I tried "oldschool" today ---- I think Im seriously bugger mugger hugger hunting ---Im not using 7.00 worth of copper -- and 6 hours of my life to quiet all this crap----(yes I see the irony I could get rid of all the HUM making guitars, I could cut off my winkie and mail it Lorrainna Bobbit to -- but uhm ....no)
So--

eSGEe said:

yeah..............I tried "oldschool" today ---- I think Im seriously bugger mugger hugger hunting ---Im not using 7.00 worth of copper -- and 6 hours of my life to quiet all this crap----(yes I see the irony I could get rid of all the HUM making guitars, I could cut off my winkie and mail it Lorrainna Bobbit to -- but uhm ....no)
So--

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Let’s not forget strings

crap I forgot the strings.................

eSGEe said:

yeah..............I tried "oldschool" today ---- I think Im seriously bugger mugger hugger hunting ---Im not using 7.00 worth of copper -- and 6 hours of my life to quiet all this crap----(yes I see the irony I could get rid of all the HUM making guitars, I could cut off my winkie and mail it Lorrainna Bobbit to -- but uhm ....no)
So--

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But it's working again AND it's quieter.
I'd say today was a success, sir!

Everything that went wrong was just educational.

true
taught me to say "F" it and get a humde bugger space lord mother trucker

FYI---- NSF!!!!!!

eSGEe said:

well--- I SHIELDED one of my SG's today that was guilty of MUCH hum-----its now dead quiet--- took all day -- broke this "F"ing part off the PCB board
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the little "ground" clip "ala" Gibbo PCB board--- ended up SOLDERING the ground to the lug this plastic bit covered---
took 2 attempts un-assemble-- shield -- reassemble-- -non working neck pup--- un-assemble again -- redo the BLACK tape on the back of the PCB board so IT doesnt ground out---accidentally destroy ground clip ----sodler reassemble---but its back together and working a CHARM -- no hum---

ALSO the Labella "BENDER" strings are GREAT thanks for the tip Sp8ctre!!!

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I love Gibson PCB's...

I been buying them from Stratosphere and replacing wire harnesses with them....

Thatbastarddon said:

Let’s not forget strings

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Yes!!!!!

I can't keep them on hand....

I ordered one of these from D'Addario...



But most of the time, I keep and use the Ernie Balls. I drive out to the plant in Coachella and pickup up a big box of them every so often. I know all the dudes there. very cool people...

I have been VERY surprised (happily) with these of late -- Sp8ctre turned me on to them
PLAY ORIGINAL VINTAGE!!!!-- Screw playing "Authentic!"

guitarweasel said:

I told you guys who to call.....

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GHOST BUSTERS!

and thanks for posting the test. That seems pretty convincing to me. I now own only one bass
which is equipped with Fender "Vintage" J-Bass pickups. On a Jazz bass, there is usually a
sweet spot with one pickup on full and one rolled back maybe a quarter turn, maybe a little
less. With both p'ups full on, a Jazz Bass is noiseless, operating like a big Humbucker.

But I like the tone better with one pickup dimed and the other at 3/4... And this is always a
compromise between tone and buzz. So I will likely buy one of these jobs, and put it to
work immediately.

when there is something WEIRD ------ in your neighborhood

eSGEe said:

well--- I SHIELDED one of my SG's today that was guilty of MUCH hum-----its now dead quiet--- took all day -- broke this "F"ing part off the PCB board ...the little "ground" clip "ala" Gibbo PCB board--- ended up SOLDERING the ground to the lug this plastic bit covered---
took 2 attempts un-assemble-- shield -- reassemble-- -non working neck pup--- un-assemble again -- redo the BLACK tape on the back of the PCB board so IT doesnt ground out---accidentally destroy ground clip ----sodler reassemble---but its back together and working a CHARM -- no hum---

ALSO the Labella "BENDER" strings are GREAT thanks for the tip Sp8ctre!!!

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When I was restoring the '97 Squier P Bass that I rescued from corrosion and oblivion,
I did some research. I had never had a Precision bass, thinking that since I had a Jazz Bass,
I didn't need one. Crock Snuffer, eh? But I regarded the Precision bass as "earlier tech"
and maybe obsolete ... I made the same mistake about P-90 pickups, thinking they were
from the days of the P-51 Mustang fighter and the V2 Rocket. Which they were.
And from the days of be-bop and swing Jazz, which was my parents' music... squaresville, man.

What I learned in my research is that the Precision Bass was always a Humbucker.
Pretty cool...
The Fender company couldn't use that word, because Gibson owned it, but the technology
was anybody's, and Fender engineers were just as ingenious as any in the world.
So players of P basses never had to worry about single coil buzz, because of the way
the pickup is made. I admired that quiet and effective way of designing the world's
best bass. Here's the original body rout (and rusty bridge--cleaned) after I removed the corroded
original parts. No shielding that I perceived... None needed, seemingly.

But when I was rebuilding the Squier bass, I had read lots about shielding, and had seen many
a shielded Strat, so I thought, why not.... My luthier, Dave Collins suggested I use Nashua Tape,
which is available at builders' supply companies, and mass marketeers like Lowe's.
It's not expensive, and it does the job. And it's easy to work with.
Here's the completed job with the insulation, the new p'up and components and
new Gotoh black "High Mass" bridge installed, which sounds witchy I know.

I recommend Nashua Tape. I had very few problems, and I'm not the only
fumble fingers on this site. With all new wiring, a new string ground connection,
New pickups and Nashua Tape shielding, I had NO NOISE PROBLEMS with the
rebuilt Raven bass. I played that one on large stages and small, and in the
recording studio and never heard any single coil hum. Pretty cool.

I recently sold this bass to a family member who paid me too much, trying to
help us out. *grins. ...but I put this bass in his hands with complete confidence
that he was getting one hell of a custom instrument.

For my "improved" Jazz Bass, I believe I'll buy one of those mugger buggers...
Then I believe I'll dust my broom...

Col Mustard said:

When I was restoring the '97 Squier P Bass that I rescued from corrosion and oblivion,
I did some research. I had never had a Precision bass, thinking that since I had a Jazz Bass,
I didn't need one. Crock Snuffer, eh? But I regarded the Precision bass as "earlier tech"
and maybe obsolete ... I made the same mistake about P-90 pickups, thinking they were
from the days of the P-51 Mustang fighter and the V2 Rocket. Which they were.
And from the days of be-bop and swing Jazz, which was my parents' music... squaresville, man.

What I learned in my research is that the Precision Bass was always a Humbucker.
Pretty cool...
The Fender company couldn't use that word, because Gibson owned it, but the technology
was anybody's, and Fender engineers were just as ingenious as any in the world.
So players of P basses never had to worry about single coil buzz, because of the way
the pickup is made. I admired that quiet and effective way of designing the world's
best bass. Here's the original body rout (and rusty bridge) after I removed the corroded
original parts. No shielding that I perceived... None needed, seemingly.
View attachment 29586
But when I was rebuilding the Squier bass, I had read lots about shielding, and had seen many
a shielded Strat, so I thought, why not.... My luthier, Dave Collins suggested I use Nashua Tape,
which is available at builders' supply companies, and mass marketeers like Lowe's.
It's not expensive, and it does the job. And it's easy to work with.
Here's the completed job with the insulation, the new p'up and components and
new Gotoh black "High Mass" bridge installed, which sounds witchy I know.
View attachment 29585
I recommend Nashua Tape. I had very few problems, and I'm not the only
fumble fingers on this site. With all new wiring, a new string ground connection,
New pickups and Nashua Tape shielding, I had NO NOISE PROBLEMS with the
rebuilt Raven bass. I played that one on large stages and small, and in the
recording studio and never heard any single coil hum. Pretty cool.
View attachment 29587
I recently sold this bass to a family member who paid me too much, trying to
help us out. *grins. ...but I put this bass in his hands with complete confidence
that he was getting one hell of a custom instrument.

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It's in the details. Colonel...Good Work!!!!