Les Paul Advice - Feedback

lukin321
lukin321 Charlotte, NC Posts: 865
edited May 2007 in Musicians and Gearheads
So it seems that out of the blue my Les Paul is giving off horrible feedback when I plug into into my amp. It's never done this before and the sound is completely distorted and breaks up when I strum, sometimes IO get no sound at all for a few seconds. I tried fiddling with the connections but nothing seems to be working.

Has anyone ever had this problem? Is it the pickups or the wiring? It happens no matter what setting the pickups are on.

Thanks!
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  • ianvomsaal
    ianvomsaal Suncoast, FL Posts: 1,224
    1st - try a different guitar (could it be your AMP)??
    2nd - switch cables (could it be a bad cable)??
    3rd - are you running through any pedals that can be causing this??
    4th - check out your guitars jack (it could be your input jack).

    I'd recommend trying to eliminate all the easy things first before you start taking apart your guitar.

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  • lukin321
    lukin321 Charlotte, NC Posts: 865
    ianvomsaal wrote:
    1st - try a different guitar (could it be your AMP)??
    2nd - switch cables (could it be a bad cable)??
    3rd - are you running through any pedals that can be causing this??
    4th - check out your guitars jack (it could be your input jack).

    I'd recommend trying to eliminate all the easy things first before you start taking apart your guitar.

    - Ian

    1. Yep, Strat works like a charm
    2. Same cable used with the Strat and no problem
    3. No pedals, straight to the amp
    4. Input jack looks good to me, no loose wires or connections

    I really wish it was one of these, but that's my luck :D
    9/1/98, 8/9/00, 8/12/00, 4/11/03, 4/12/03, 4/13/03, 4/19/03, 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04, 10/3/04, 10/8/04, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/11/08, 6/12/08, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 10/30/2013, 4/8/2016, 4/9/2016, 4/11/2016, 4/13/2016
  • Novawind
    Novawind Posts: 836
    It's probably a loose solder inside. Take off the backplate and take a look.
    If idle hands are the devil's workshop, he must not be very productive.

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  • lukin321
    lukin321 Charlotte, NC Posts: 865
    Novawind wrote:
    It's probably a loose solder inside. Take off the backplate and take a look.

    I actually tried that and didn't see anything out of the ordinary. I'll give it another look though. I'm guessing that it has to be something with the wiring since neither of the pickups are working properly
    9/1/98, 8/9/00, 8/12/00, 4/11/03, 4/12/03, 4/13/03, 4/19/03, 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04, 10/3/04, 10/8/04, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/11/08, 6/12/08, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 10/30/2013, 4/8/2016, 4/9/2016, 4/11/2016, 4/13/2016

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