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Pickup feedback problems on guitar?
I own a faded Flying V with the factory 496R and 500T pickups, and my ringing ears are telling me that they are not wax potted. Is there any way to reduce feedback without replacing the pickups? I play at high volumes and the Gibson is my live playing guitar.
How are pickup covers going to affect my output?
Is there any way to get my pickups wax dipped without pickup covers?
What should I do?
After buying this guitar for a whopping $1016.96, I’m officially broke, so changing pickups is NOT an option. I also like the classic tone of Gibson pickups over active EMG’s (which I have on another guitar) and I found that they are crucial in nailing that certain tone (that I spent a while finding). I’ve heard Gibson pickups with wax potting and they are great. Any way I can wax dip my pickups/pots?
I’d suggest getting new pickups. Gibson pickups are nice, but for playing at high volume, especially live, you should go with something high-gain, or even active. Minus what you’re playing through, pickup covers should only dampen the sound, and make your tone play much cheaper. This is a problem that has no guaranteed easy fix. I would definitely take it to a repair shop, they might tell you something similar, or completely different. It really all comes down to how you want your instrument to sound though.
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