https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wax-potting-help/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:14:20 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wax-potting-help/#post-333420 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:09:20 +0000
I've had numbers of these guitars, Harmony, Silvertone, Raven etc. Again, microphonic squeal is part of their character and charm.

The feedback, soundwaves, whatever gets back into the pickup and is re-amplified chiefly in 2 places - under the metal cover, or right at the pole pieces. Use of compressors can also cause this on the older, simpler guitars.

If the pole pices are removable screws, sometimes they are, sometimes they aren't, you can back them right out and remove, use a syringe to inject the correct mixture of hot wax solution, cure for 24 hours, and screw the poles back in, cleaning off the excess wax. That stops the sound waves from traveling down the threads inside the bobbins, through the windings, and to the magnets of the pickups at least.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Blue Jay https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wax-potting-help/#post-333420 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wax-potting-help/#post-331912 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:54:54 +0000
Well I know most people don't, but they sound pretty good to me on high gain. I don't play metal or anything with this guitar ( nor do I play metal at all)..but If you've ever listened to social distortion, their guitarist/leader Mike Ness overdrives the hell out of his old 55 goldtop, and it sounds great..and I can get the same sound with these pickups.
I know most people would just play this guitar around home on low volume, but to me I couldn't stand not using this guitar live.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Sabertooth https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wax-potting-help/#post-331912 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wax-potting-help/#post-331908 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:07:42 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wax-potting-help/#post-331908 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wax-potting-help/#post-36364 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:05:39 +0000
Greatest guitar ever btw.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Sabertooth https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wax-potting-help/#post-36364