Gibson Les Paul Static Crackle Problem Solved
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Fixing issues with your rear cavity and correcting problems with your jack hole. Dave makes life sweeter for you every day.
Nice Les Paul. I see negative comments from ones who cant afford. The Have Nots. Gibson Les Paul's are a joy to play and own. I play my Gibson Les Paul's more than any of my guitars. and I got some nice guitars. Guitars....
Thanks a million for this! Instructive and right to the point. Got a huge roll of copper tape today, and now I can play my LP Classic in winter. With socks on! I wasn't able to find the bridge grounding cable, but I took the ground from the jack instead and it works. Hopefully. There might have been a hint of static through my hand against strings/bridge/saddle, but I can live with that. A whole lot better now. Again may thanks for inspiration and instructions!
Back in the early 70's I used to bus to work, and there was this guy that used to travel along the same route. One day he pulled this little block of clear cube resin out of his bag which was flashing with hundreds of tiny neon bulbs, all random. I asked how he made it, he obviously didnt disclose but said he was a techy guy that worked on film sets, and that the flashing cube would last at least a year without a battery change. I was amazed at that thing and always tried to work out how he made it. Well I finally years and years later did work it out, and realise that he must have been a bit of a genius, all those years ago to have made that. He was a nice guy too. Your elevator story triggered this memory, it must be fun on a film set!!. Thanks for the video.
I had this problem with a tele pick guard. I just rubbed it with a dryer sheet. Worked like a charm.
Brandon Nothwood I could be wrong, but I think over time the static will build up again.
Jason _ last I checked.. there’s at least a hundred sheets in a box.
Brandon Nothwood - I have Precision basses that suffer from static, I tried the dryer sheet method and it didn’t work, maybe I’ll give it another shot. The copper shielding is the way to go though.
Get some copper sheet and leave the bounce for your laundry! sheeeesh lol
@@spilbee 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Glad I got my les Paul custom back in 80..no issues other than a fret job a few years ago.
I did this with my pick guards also on my tele and strat. Works perfect!
Thanks Dave, I had the same problem with the same output jack popping out on my guitar.
My Indonesian Squire Tele had a similar jack issue.
Miraculous! I Nothing else I had tried on my SG worked but this worked perfectly-no more static issues. Thanks
Great to hear!
Thanks a lot! I did this in my LP Guitar and now that crackling noise is gone!
🏆 Best guitar channel.
Re: upcoming work. Between Solo and your movie work everything is happening - the world turns indeed, eh? Anyway, roll with it and enjoy! Good stuff.
Love your videos Dave 😁
Hmmm. Hey Dave, got one for you..same issue 17 L.P. tribute. Did same thing ground jumper soldered to copper shield both cavities. Good continuity to ground .Fixed the static on the covers BUT got same static if u rub the back of the body on the finish. Covers are now fine. In fact it build up enough charge to give you a bit when discharge to anything going to ground if you rub the finish front or back. I'm gonna rethink it as I basically said to he'll with it as it's probably an upgraded feature gibson through in like the Jack you found. Gibson is just full of surprises these days. Btw luv ur channel. Peace
"Maybe we can send this video to Gibson and they can start fixing their guitars" LOL! I just LOVE your humor! BTW, I thought it was gonna be fuzz in the jack!
Thanks both my new Gibsons suffered from this problem. Did exactly as you did and it worked well
Still a little bit of crackle but mostly gone. I do believe the nitro plays a role as well. One can see how the finish collects dust. It "clumps" toghether. I don't have this problem on satin finished Les Paul.
At the price of a Gibson why not make the covers copper??
....That's WAY too high...sorta like a lot of my viewers!.....Happy 420, Dave!
Good to see a real 3 way switch. For 1st time ever I broke down & bought a newer 'Crafted in China' Epiphone Les Paul.. Had never seen the little PU selector, silicone box 3 way. The switch is complete crapola. The rubber tip was missing. Regular ones don't fit. The post is like 1/16th thick!! So, I filled the rubber tip with JB Weld and shoved it on & let it set. Works.
Dave thank you so much for your videos. ❤️
when I bought my first les paul standard tobacco sunburst in 1976, everthing was perfect and I paid 485.00 dollars for it new at a music store. now this one comes with a built in set of problems for 3500.00. and the cheap covers look horrible. never had a crackle on one of my les pauls ever. but with that said it still better than a strat and I have one of those too
Notable: $485 in 1976 has the same purchasing power as $2,335 in 2021.
Great job on the guitars 🎸 as always 👍
Arts and Craft or anything else - making stuff is fun☺️ The switching Jack is meant to be in a 345/55 stereo wiring
I think it’s the paint that is holding the charge. I had the same problem so I put shielding on everything inside my LP - still had the static. Then I saw inside a Tele Ultra they have a ground wire attached directly to the body. So I put a ground wire screwed to the LP body inside the compartment, that solved it. Dead quiet now.
Hi, from where to where exactly did you attach the wire? Thx
@@paulabgop3659 I ran the ground wire from a ground point (on one of the pots, I soldered the ground in place) inside the cavity of the LP and ran the wire with a jagged eyelet on the end to the inside of the control cavity then I put a small wood screw through the jagged eyelet right into the wood to press the metal directly into the wood so the wire was firmly touching the wood and the paint on the guitar body. Then I put some shielding tape over the crew and closed it up. It seemed to work well for me. I think it gets rid of the static build-up on the surface of the guitar. It's worth a try.
Gibson quality, even the jack plate was tilted.
I saw that too.
@@alanlangley7246 me three
an here i thought it was just me
I built and flew RC aircraft for years. Planes, not giro assisted drones.
Final assembly is everything. I cringed when I saw that plate.
Disappointed he doesn’t show how to attach the jumper wires or what type of wires to use. Also, how does the circuit tester apply to the shielding- what do you set the tester to? Novice DIY’er needs to have more explanation! Otherwise, thank you Dave.
Good point
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff Dave, Love your channel. Would you mind giving quick instructions on the grounding of the plate? Do you just run a ground from the copper tape in the cavity to a pot?
My Les Paul is doing this and I'd love to try this but I'm not sure how the grounding works. Mine has a circuit board too.
They’ve been producing the Les Paul continuously for 52 years, you’d think it would be flawless by now. I love the guitar, and own a couple myself. I’ve had to replace the nut on every single Gibson I own EXCEPT the R9. There’s people there that know how to make them work perfectly, they should listen to them.
Not when there's likely been 10000 workers through there in those 50+ years.
If it was the same group for 50+ years, then yes. Otherwise that's just illogical to even think.
@@J__C__ It’s called “Training”!
having bought a LP and finding similar issues (yeah starting with that garbage plastic that covers the electronics...and the static noise/feedback all around)...at first i thought it was just the nature of the beast...but now witnessing Gibson's shenanigans in this video just breaks my heart.
Love the solution you came up with! It is a beautiful guitar. I saw a couple of comments referring to a dryer sheet. I can see how that would work but for how long vs your permanent one. I mean yea you could carry dryer sheets around but what if one day you lost your sheet?
It only works for a few hours playing, then you have to wipe it again. Just carry dryer sheets in your case. Lol
I've got a Tele that develops that static crap at certain times of the year. I just started rubbing it down with a dryer sheet when it acts up. I did install ground wires that contact the control plate and the pick guard, but I didn't cover the backs of them with insulating tape. After all, the same thing works fine for grounding the metal bridge and the strings. I don't like plastering everything with that insulating tape. That stuff ain't cheap, and I am!
Thumbs up if you would like Dave to list the sandwich du jour in the description of the video.
I had a v and a strat that did it. With no plastic on the back. I believe the wood can cause static. I solved by shielding the pickup cavities and connecting to ground
I love playing Les Pauls, I just hate the weight after about an hour, but there is just nothing that compares with playing one with the strap just right, your favorite Fender teardrop medium pick in your hand and a cranked tube amp. Sheer bliss...............I sure wish I’d have kept all of em I’ve had the past 40+ years...nice vid Dave
Dave , thanks for the tip,! I see this often, now I know the fix. Looks like the jack plate isn't parallel to the top and bottom of the body. Gibson quality? Or camera angle?
my dad was IATSE local 720 for 30+ years. He'd go back and take a couple calls here and there to make a little extra travelling $$.
Nothing wrong with that at all.
Gibson company in Nashville needs to hire you Dave👍
I smell a new channel, Dave's World of Arts and Crafts...
Love the Peterson. It talks to us.
Nice job you really know your stuff!
The static was caused by the way they used to paint the guitars since new management has taken over they have switched back to old method of painting which solved the problem
I have a late 2020 Les Paul with this issue :(
Did you solder on a jump to ground? Didnt see that on the video...
yes
@@freedomination2 wanted to see it, I think I have this same problem with my SG.
This is caused by Gibson's final clear coat process. They put an electrostatic charge on the truss rod and charge the clear nitro with the the opposite charge so the 2 stick together. I'm told by many Gibson users the buildup of static will go away over time with playing wear.
You serious? Got a gibson les paul not too long ago and if i dont have my hands on the strings it buzzes like hell
@@pipespeeps5349 it takes a while but the static will eventually dissipate
@@roryyerama5496 alright, thats good too hear, doesent bother me too much but the popping when you touch the guitar can get annoying
Use an anti static dryer sheet - and they smell good too...
I guess I missed the part where you say what to solder yorur wire to other than the lip
Did you solder a jumper from the ground on the 3-way to the foil tape? Thanks
I had one were the paint was static. We couldn't fix it. So I brought it back.
Looked like an Chinese output jack on a crooked output jack plate....gotta love that made in USA quality
Maybe it's a genuine Chibson? 🤣
The new ones are terrible for it. Here in New Mexico it's a real problem as it is very dry here! I just keep a bounce sheet in the case now
I notice with my nitro cellulose finish guitars (2 are Gibson’s and 1 other) they all crackle in low humidity. When it warms up, they’re fine. My guitar that has a varnish is quiet all of the time.
Geez, that is a beautiful guitar. I'm sure it sounds great at the gigs. Yeah, any guitar can have issues but Dave fixed them. I have noticed that the people that bash Gibson the most are the ones that CAN'T AFFORD THEM. By the way Dave, your guitar cable is a cheapo. Could be why the cable was popping out of the jack. Try a nice PRO CO cable. They work well. I do enjoy the show. Been watching you for years and plan to watch for a lot more years. Cheers.
So you are clairvoyant, given the fact that apparently you can see how much money people have without even knowing them? You know you can make a ton of money with that right? Hell: even the CIA will probably be very interested; I know they were back in the 60s.
If you know your engineering you will know that the jack (not the cable) can never be the problem, only the socket. In this case: the crap quality of Gibson's assembly is. In other words: you're full of crap. And if you knew your stuff you'd know quality is buying a couple of Neutrik plugs, a roll of Sommer or Klotz (or Mogami, if you've got money to burn) cable and taking an hour with your soldering iron to make a better cable than anything that's for sale in stores, in most cases even for less money.
And for your information, as you crystal ball might yet not function as well as you think it does: I've got more than enough money to buy a dozen Gibons, I just don't want them. I've got a great Fender Strat American Deluxe and a modified Schecter with humbuckers here: both blow each and every Gibson made after 1970 straight out of the water, qualitywise and tonewise.
The discussion here is not bigdickery about money: it's about quality, in which Gibson has been lacking for the last decades, which is the reason why they've been down the drain financially for almost their entire history. If you knew a thing or two about business, you would know quality assurance would be the reason for brand new guitars not to end up on Dave's bench. Again: GIbson's QA sucks; you're not paying tons of money for a guitar to be shit from the start.
There are plenty quality guitars out there, even for a lot less money, so why would you buy crap like Gibson? Only simpleminded fanboys or the poorly informed would do this. The true player never buys for the brand: he/she buys for the quality, the playability and the tone.
@@TimMer1981 hahahaha. pretty good.
If you have 4k to drop on a guitar, then UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU BUY A GIBSON.
I have owned over a dozen Gibson guitars and every single one of them has had a problem with static. The first thing I do with every one of them is shield the control cavity and toggle switch cavity if it’s a Les Paul. I love Gibson guitars for their sound and the way they feel but I don’t know why Gibson won’t shield their cavities. I’m sure it’s for reasons of saving money. In my opinion it makes an expensive guitar cheap. Nobody wants to hear static noise while they’re playing. Gibson is lucky that they make the coolest and most iconic guitars otherwise they would be out of business.
You mentioned soldering a jumper wire from the ground wire to the copper shielding - did you do that or was it not necessary?
Hey.. There is 2 or 3 songs from your Penny Black CD uploaded on here.
I have this issue but it is on the body and neck ? not the plates ? I have used the dryer sheet to solve it but it leaves a horrible goo. It is also only on the black covered Gibsons
Gibson is a ELECTRIC Guitar maker you think they would have that figured out.
They have on their more expensive models. 🤷♂️ You have to cuts costs somehow to cut the price and have guitars at different price points
@@J__C__ Then they should cut back on something else that doesn't effect the sound so much.
J D C its a Les Paul Standard. The go to Gibson! Next stop is custom shop for real differences. I expect my entry level guitar from a premium manufacturer to be intrinsically sound (no pun intended) and without fault. At 3.5k Australian it should be faultless ( mine is not) . 🤬
I have had my Les Paul for years and it just started happening..
I am wondering if it's in my house or something..
@@J__C__ the LP standard is the EXPENSIVE model
Not suggesting this is a great solution, but you could change the covers to wooden ones. Wouldn’t that fix the issue?
Doesn’t the crackling mean that the ground circuit is incomplete?
If you replaced the covers with standard plastic would that fix the problem?
Cheers
Wat do you Canadian call the Silver Crawling things in you hair? We call them Cinches in Arkansas.
In which fret do I measure the height of the strings? and what should the height be? In a Jazzmaster classic player. Cheers
I don't think I missed it, but what's the new pickup height tool?
Well , it sure is purty!
But , yeah..........
Wonder what the price tag on that ( sucker ) was!?
Nice work Dave!
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I have the same problem with my Godin session. Can I contact you for the same work to be done
Contact him thru Facebook Messenger. This is the best way to go.
I would love to try this trick. Do you have a video showing exactly what where and how you soldered everything? Also, after two years now do you still recommend this hack?
Thanks Dave
Cheers✌🏽
yes ..you just watched it
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff You showed where to ground to controls?
I get what the foil tape does but show us how you attached the wire or at least point to where you connected.
Me and Gibson want to know.
bronze shield works too? i cant find cooper but bronze
tuff to solder to
Like the new pickup height gauge. Where'd you get it?
Nice work! Thanks for sharing! I have a 2016 gibson SG that has really bad static. I got rid of the pcb for handwired and I still have loads of static. My next step will be shielding, been waiting on the tape to arrive. I'm afraid it won't help me because I have static on the whole back of my guitar. Touch the wood the plastic it doesn't matter. It's so bad when it pops it starts turning on my pedals no joke. Do I need to sand off this nitro shit paint? Dryer sheets don't last but 10 minutes.. I need a permanent solution for my 1200$ guitar!! Any advice or tips? Thank you for the videos.
Why are your likes and dislike numbers turned off? Too many people disliking your vids? 🤷♂️ That's usually what, causes people to do it. Their ratio sucks.
Dave Reaume, what are your thoughts on the various conductive paints (the one from Crimson Guitar comes to mind, but have not done any research) (from a Patreon patron)?
It's good until it gets old and flakes off into your pots and pickups. I think it's great for applying to the little passageways between compartments to connect everything. Otherwise, I'd pass on the paint. For what it's worth, I dont care for shielding anyway.
the 3M price on the 1181 tape roll was 80 bucks. Generic was 10
He not to be a Debbie Downer there on that guitar and quality control but if you look at it, the Jack plate don't look like it's on straight ha ha ha ha
I bought a lespaul classic a month ago I don't think I noticed the noise until a week ago but it's a hum and if I touch a string it goes away in fact if I touch any piece of metal on the guitar the hum goes away what could it be and how do I solve it
Sounds like a bad earthing issue!
No before sound?
That's not a switching jack, it's stereo. Someone obviously came up with the hairbrained idea that moving the contacts closer together would eliminate the issue of leads coming out when trod on
Continuity doesn't even do anything. Why even worry about it? Mine has spotty continuity and works so well I thought my Strat was broken when I was done because it was so quiet. Nope, not broken. Just that quiet because continuity doesn't matter.
Those gold knobs look gross on a black guitar. They should be black!
Or silver
@@LGuitarB yeah, that would look nice if they matched to hardware also.
The guy should have done himself a favor and had you rewire the whole guitar, scrapping those circut boards.
Why bother? There's nothing wrong with the circuit boards. They work fine.
good luck back in the movies....
Oooh, that's a pretty top! It's just BEGGING to have those gold bell knobs replaced with their silver equivalents, though...
The gold just wrecks the monochromatic groove it's got going on.
That back plastic looks very bloody cheap
Where did you get the new string height tool?
I have a 2020 Ebony LP Classic and 2019 SG and they’re making me insane. The static is bad. So bad. My Fenders don’t. It’s the nitro finish. It’s unacceptable. I’ll try the dryer sheet.
Premium prices for substandard goods.
high viewers are awsome
Now I know why my Gibson makes noise and why my Epiphone's plastic cover comes with a grey conductive coating (not soldered to anything though)
What type of epiphone do you have? Do they put that grey coating on all the cavity plates they make?
@@pooder53 it's an epiphone sg 400. I think they put the coating in all of the epiphone guitars
I was gonna make some comment about a fist full of dough at an exceptional rate for two weeks of arts and crafts and the money grubbing ideas types at Gibson, but I like you and your channel. I don’t want to be blocked. IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHICH SIDE OF THE FENCE THE GRASS IS GREENEST. While not high I do have a beer buzz on!
What’s that place in Toronto that you get the copper tape?
A1 Electronics
Great video Dave You Rock.
FYI, if you rub down the copper with a piece of the backing paper you'll save your fingers from the sweet cuts that copper can make. And maybe the second contact on the jack was for a definite ground point under tension as opposed to the barrel against the threaded collar.
I was wondering if, with those push-pull controls and the circuit board, if there was maybe a battery in there???
I have that with my Tele. pickguard. (Genuine Fender)
Wait, wait, what?!? What were you using for pickup height adjustment?
Jeff, they are brass rods bent at a 90 of 3 different thicknesses. They sell them at StewMac. Because they're brass they aren't magnetic.
Whoops, shoulda watched it closer - looks like a new brass device - funky - I use the StewMac things.
Man, can I not look at these generic orange knobs anymore. Why they'd put those on guitars worth thousands of dollars is beyond me.
New pick-up height tool?
I think just wiping the guitar down with a dryer sheet solves this problem
@ Its my spell checks job to fix that stuff not me!
Might fix it temporarily, but static will build again over time.
I got a full box of Red Neck Brand, Duct Tape I could sell you!
A little hint from a guy who has used hundreds of rolls of metal foil tape- try not breaking off the backing paper between pieces. Saves a lot of time picking away at the end.
If it wasn't such poor quality control a lot of luthiers like myself wouldn't be swamped with these little pita fixes,,good for the economy,plus it encouraged a lot of people, like me to build our own guitars,,,so thanks Gibson, fender,,,and so on.
It's not just the covers it's the nitro-cellulose
Fucking about with brand new guitars... what happened to the days when you made something and it was fit for purpose.
11:34 LoL
Sorry but this didn't work. The plastics are quiet, but the neck paint is still crackly. It is louder if you touch the strings or bridge and run the hand up and down the neck