https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/les-paul-hum/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:49:44 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/les-paul-hum/#post-360206 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:33:52 +0000 make sure all those grounds are properly (re-)soldered. pay particular attention to the bridge/tailpiece ground. if not connected, the behavior you describe is possible. the same behavior can occur if the output jack ground is marginal or the output jack hot (signal) and ground connections are interchanged.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Dromadarius https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/les-paul-hum/#post-360206 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/les-paul-hum/#post-360044 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:31:15 +0000
(sorry)]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance lue42 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/les-paul-hum/#post-360044 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/les-paul-hum/#post-360042 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:23:43 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/les-paul-hum/#post-360042 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/les-paul-hum/#post-40096 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:05:14 +0000
My 92 Epiphone Les Paul has developed a wicked hum. It hums constantly, but when I touch any metal part of the instrument it gets much, much worse. I know I had a flaky volume pot, so I replaced it trying to kill the hum -- no change. Can anyone lead me in the right direction to fix this?

Thanks,
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