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Hey Manny, some questions:
Have you tried plugging your amp into a different socket? Could be interference from a computer/light dimmer switch/mobile phone etc. I drove myself mad with the same problem and it turned out it was terrible on my small practice amp but fine on my bigger one.
Cool looking pickup Manny. I would say give potting it a try first, as this helps stop it picking up interference. Do you have a picture of your wiring as well?
In the photo, the pup wiring looks like it was wrapped in foil, but I couldn't see any indication that the foil itself was grounded. The foil will work a lot better as a shield if it is grounded.
Have you definitely got the wires the right way round on the jack? Using red wires for hot and ground would confuse me... I think Rand is right that you should add the copper to the ground circuit. Maybe try reversing the wires on the jack, and potting the pickup should help. This is the wiring diagram I use (from Ted Crocker's site), but it doesn't look like you have any pots in the equation:
I should have mentioned before - I pot all my pickups and I don't use copper foil shielding. I had terrible problems with buzz and hum on my little practice amp, but none whatsoever on my (better quality) bigger one. I know you said you only have one amp but it would be really helpful to try it in another...
sounds to me like a grounding issue, i have used many of these pups and they don't hum, and it doesn't matter which wire you use for live and which for ground. i suggest you check back to your jack and see if there is a grounding short there somewhere..? (-:
put that joker in some wax brotha
p.s. nice job on that pup , did ya hand wind it ? what was the output on it ? hey, Dan Sleep humidor Guitars , he makes the sleep talkers which are this type design. you might give him a holla and pick his brain he might have run into this and has an easy fix up his sleeve. or tell ya how he pots em . just a thought
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