.0047 Capacitor

[nextcliffburton]

Hey Guys,

I recently did the mod on my 4001 and after It was done it sounded AWESOME! One thing tho, I hear this low hum now, it's not super bad, but enough where its gonna bug me (Where there was no hum before) and When I turn my amp up loud for shows it will be noticable. We didnt have much to work with while doing the MOD, we pulled a wire out of my friends ol 79 lousy OFF-Brand Guitar (Dont worry folks, it was an off brand :]) and soldered it on. I'm wondering maybe I should get a brand new strong wire or maybe check th4e solder job again. What do you guys suggest?

[tallpat1]

You can try copper foil to shield the pots that may help, of course check the work. Always used new wire just as a FYI old wire may have corrosion under the insulation that cannot be seen. Good Luck

[rickaddict]

Maybe check the solder job again. I don't have any mysterious hums on any of my de-capped 4001's, so something must have gone wrong.

Glad you like the new tone.

[nextcliffburton]

Will Do! I'll buy some wire today. What gauge of shielded wire would you reccomend?

[johnallg]

Jake, also make sure the ground on the bridge pickup is on properly and the wire from the pickup is well soldered to a pot body (ground). I'm wondering if you always had a dodgy ground on that pickup but with the cap bypassed allowing the low frequencies to pass you now hear the hum.

[tallpat1]

22 awg wire will work fine