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CBGitty Teisco Del Rey "Gold Foil" pickup is very microphonic

Posted by Mark Jeghers on September 17, 2015 at 12:10am in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

Ok nice pickup, and following the advice on a YouTube video, I got the dog ears ground off and it is bolted directly to my 3-string neck.

However, I notice it is very microphonic.  Is there a way to reduce this?  I've heard old 60s and 70s Teisco pickups we also microphonic, but by wax-potting them the problem could be reduced a lot.

What might be a good remedy here?

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  • Paul Craig September 26, 2015 at 4:17am

    Did you get it working right?

    • Mark Jeghers > Paul Craig September 26, 2015 at 9:22pm

      Still work in progress

  • Wade September 20, 2015 at 11:18pm
    It is common to get feedback problems if your pickup is not "tightly" put together.
    Take the top of the pickup off. Does it behave the same?
    • Wade > Wade September 21, 2015 at 4:14pm
      Yeah-a thin piece of felt or even folded up paper. I've taken old gold foil pickups apart to see how they are made-one had part of a teisco bass add shoved inside under the foil!
    • Mark Jeghers > Wade September 20, 2015 at 11:20pm

      Do you mean removing the cover?

      • Wade > Mark Jeghers September 20, 2015 at 11:23pm
        Yup, try taking the cover off. It may be vibrating and causing feedback.
        • Mark Jeghers > Wade September 21, 2015 at 2:13pm

          If I find that to be the cause, then maybe put some kind of material in to make a tighter fit?

  • Paul Craig September 19, 2015 at 5:40pm

    That's were the plate will get it's ground, through the cable to the jack.

    What about the strings? Most acoustic guitars with these pups don't have grounded strings that will cause some noise when your not touching them. If you can life with that fine, if not you'll need to run a ground wire from the plate to the ends of the strings or bridge if it's made of metal.

  • Paul Craig September 19, 2015 at 5:03am

    Doesn't the ground wire go through the cable to the plug?

    • Mark Jeghers > Paul Craig September 19, 2015 at 12:48pm

      Yes it does

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