New S100 polara hum

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Greetings all, search was not helpful. I have a new (2019) S100 polara made in Korea. I love, literally love the guitar but i am getting electronic noise like a single coil, directional based on where i point the front of the guitar. I was under the impression that the pickups were humbuckers - am i missing something, or is there a problem with the wiring? Are old style humbuckers supposed to be not silent or did i get a bad set? Could this be from the electronics? I opened it and saw black paint in the cavity which appears to be shielding paint. Any help is appreciated, thank you.
 

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One room only? At home, or does it hum elsewhere? If it is directional, I'd be inclined to suspect a dimmer switch or a transformer.
 

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Default is likely right. Many houses have crazy amounts of RF noise that don’t get noticed until you start playing with hobbies like guitar or ham radio.

Could be wiring though. You never know.
 

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Copper tape shield the entire control cavity and it’s cover, being sure to leave a little overlay so they touch when the cover is reinstalled. This makes a copper “box” around your electronics. Use the copper shield tape that has the conductive adhesive backing like stew Mac sells. Do not put the tape in the output jack hole.
If still noise, then solder a short jumper wire from any point on the copper shield to the ground lug of your output jack.

Also, be sure all your ground wires are solidly attached, also the bridge ground wire.
If you have a multi meter you can test ground continuity of the entire system by testing with one probe touching one of the strings and one probe touching the inside collar of the output jack.

This shielding sends all RF and AC noise to ground to silence the guitar.
I have utterly silenced noisy guitars this way. If you are in Baltimore area I could do it for you.
 

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So far used in 3 rooms in my house. I have another guitar with Seymour Duncan hbs that are dead silent, and another guitar with single coils that does the same thing - directional hum.
One room only? At home, or does it hum elsewhere? If it is directional, I'd be inclined to suspect a dimmer switch or a transformer.
 

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If it is directional, I'd try to figure out what is creating the hum. I'd also see if the ground wire is connected. I assume the hum goes away when your fingers are on the strings?
 

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My Bisonics have attracted directional hum from various sources including: light dimmer switch, cordless telephone, microwave oven, cell phone, wifi access point, washing machine, and a couple other things I am forgetting. I was able to resolve the issues by changing position or not trying to play when cooking or washing and did not have to resort to additional shielding.
 

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My Bisonics have attracted directional hum from various sources including: light dimmer switch, cordless telephone, microwave oven, cell phone, wifi access point, washing machine, and a couple other things I am forgetting. I was able to resolve the issues by changing position or not trying to play when cooking or washing and did not have to resort to additional shielding.

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I love how the rotisserie chicken machines are mic'd.
 

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I've had buzz issues in my home studio. I found this page helpful. I noticed that turning off lights reduces the buzz. LED lights on a dimmer were the worst offenders. Holding the guitar increases buzz (added capacitance between guitar and wiring), but touching the strings or mic reduces/eliminates buzz (grounding the body and creating a Faraday shield). Some guitars buzz a lot, and others not at all.
 
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