1.0Seymour Duncanhttps://www.seymourduncan.comSarvesh Tiwarihttps://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/author/seymourduncanWhat causes the pickup to buzz when you touch the pole on a fender style pickup? - Seymour Duncanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="G8aNc8tCvK"><a href="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/swd/what-causes-the-pickup-to-buzz-when-you-touch-the-pole-on-a-fender-style-pickup">What causes the pickup to buzz when you touch the pole on a fender style pickup?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/swd/what-causes-the-pickup-to-buzz-when-you-touch-the-pole-on-a-fender-style-pickup/embed#?secret=G8aNc8tCvK" width="600" height="338" title="“What causes the pickup to buzz when you touch the pole on a fender style pickup?” — Seymour Duncan" data-secret="G8aNc8tCvK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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This is usually caused because of hookup wires have been reversed or soldered to the wrong eyelet. This happens when the hot lead wire often white or yellow in color from the pickup is soldered to the eyelet that also connects the beginning of the coil. The ground wire that is most often black in...