Gretsch Lied about the Pickups? (or) Instant Buzzkill...

The pickup does appear to be designed to look like a mini hum.
Maybe the marketing guy who originally wrote the description of these simply didn't know they weren't?

Still, if it were a simple mistake somebody at the company probably would've caught that by now.
I guess it's likely that somewhere along the line a deliberate decision to deceive was made.
 
Amp Mad Scientist said:
Noise is a big thing for me, I hate it.
I hate single coil pickups because of the buzzing noise.
I have always been obsessed with finding and fixing noises, it's compulsive obsessive.
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I won't work with single coils unless they are of the hum canceling variety.

Once I copper shield a guitar, that's it. Noise is eliminated. I have had a few Gibson pickups that buzzed no matter how much shielding a guitar had, and I produced a video about this that I shared with Gibson in 2017 regarding a persistent and abnormal buzz on my 106 Gibson Les Paul 50's Tribute. Going through Gibson Artist Relations, I was able to get the guitar sent back to Gibson for an 'autopsy.'

Gibson zoomed me and told me that they found a short inside the bridge pickup that involved only one or two, hair-like strands of wire that were enough to create a short, but still allowed the pickup to function.

@syscokid also had a pair of Gibson humbucker pickups that buzzed no matter what was done to them and I believe they are internally shorted in the windings in exactly the same way.

I'll send the YouTube video link if you are interested....
 
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Clockworkmike said:
AFTER they got busted of course lol doesnt do much for the ones sold under false pretenses. I smell a lawsuit coming
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I guess that's the question...and I don't really have an opinion one way or the other.

Either Gretsch sold the basses and under false pretenses, or someone really screwed up when making the website.

Honestly, I don't find the latter too hard to believe! But, I really have no clue as to the correct answer...or even other possible causes.
 
I am ok with single coil hum, it is when the humbucker pups buzz that I get irked.

A few years ago while I was working on my Marshall JMP, I would try to get it as quiet as possible and test things with my single and humbucker pupped guitars.

When I began getting hum with Les Paul, 3 SG's and a DOT, I swapped cords, swapped amps, pulled out bridge inserts to check ground wires, swapped guitars and still would get humming.

Heck I even used a Solid State Fender amp and tried of different days, all kinds of mental gymnastics to figure out WTF. Turns out, Since it was intermittent, the Sherlock Holmes method of eliminating 1 thing at a time till I solved it, resulted in the culprit being the Living room Ceiling light being ON was causing the noise as I played in the bedroom above it on the 2nd floor. That Fixture was operated by a DIMMER SWITCH. MY GEAR was ok, but the WIRING of the house was the issue.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
I am ok with single coil hum, it is when the humbucker pups buzz that I get irked.

A few years ago while I was working on my Marshall JMP, I would try to get it as quiet as possible and test things with my single and humbucker pupped guitars.

When I began getting hum with Les Paul, 3 SG's and a DOT, I swapped cords, swapped amps, pulled out bridge inserts to check ground wires, swapped guitars and still would get humming.

Heck I even used a Solid State Fender amp and tried of different days, all kinds of mental gymnastics to figure out WTF. Turns out, Since it was intermittent, the Sherlock Holmes method of eliminating 1 thing at a time till I solved it, resulted in the culprit being the Living room Ceiling light being ON was causing the noise as I played in the bedroom above it on the 2nd floor. That Fixture was operated by a DIMMER SWITCH. MY GEAR was ok, but the WIRING of the house was the issue.
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My unshielded guitars play the local radio station - Constant Country Kfrog 95.1FM
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
LOL Robert, Whatsa Master Volume? AND see the rest of my message ^^^^^

I was meaning, single coild hum,,,,,,,,,,,, expected.
Humbucker HUM,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "sumn's ROTTEN in DENMARK. I gotta figure this OUT"
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It gets pretty darn loud when boosted...

Listen to any of Rory Gallagher's live shows.
 
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