1.0Seymour Duncanhttps://www.seymourduncan.comSarvesh Tiwarihttps://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/author/seymourduncanWhy does my guitar buzz electrically when I'm not touching the strings? - Seymour Duncanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nbb6NxSA9J"><a href="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/swd/why-does-my-guitar-buzz-electrically-when-im-not-touching-the-strings">Why does my guitar buzz electrically when I’m not touching the strings?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/swd/why-does-my-guitar-buzz-electrically-when-im-not-touching-the-strings/embed#?secret=nbb6NxSA9J" width="600" height="338" title="“Why does my guitar buzz electrically when I’m not touching the strings?” — Seymour Duncan" data-secret="nbb6NxSA9J" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Think about all the stray electronic fields such as radio waves, cellular phones and many stray magnetic fields you can’t see. Guitar strings act like an antenna and pickup the various stray magnetic fields and when you touch the strings, the unwanted buzz is usually reduced as long as the strings are grounded to the...