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Title: ES-Go Plug-in buzz
Post by: amy71 on June 26, 2017, 06:21:30 PM

Hey everyone! I'm sure this has a thread somewhere...but I can't locate it. Feel free to post links below. I had the ES-Go plug in pick up put in my GS Mini. I'm totally bummed because I can hear a loud buzz through my fishman amp. I realize it's because of my home electrical since it was built in the 80's), I also tried plugging my amp in through one of those gray grounding plugs. Didn't work. I read about this on the Taylor website, and I'm just extremely disappointed. I have used this amp with an acoustic electric Seagull with no problem. I took it back because the guitar felt wrong for me, and got the mini. Why didn't I get one with a built in system? Because they didn't have any in stock, I was going out of town and wanted my guitar, and because I'm an IDIOT. Lol.

So the grounding string thing Taylor sells doesn't sound like a good fix to me. The guitar store I go to has offered to replace it with a different pickup. I only play for fun, so I don't need anything super fancy, but I would like to have something that doesn't buzz like an old neon sign.
They have two others they recommended: 1. Fishman matrix infinity (but it's $140 more cash I'll have to shell out), or the Neo D humbucker (sp?) pick up.

Any ideas or suggestions? If you know of a pickup for my mini that works with older crappy homes, let me know.

First world problems.

Thanks! Amy

Title: Re: ES-Go Plug-in buzz
Post by: Minnesotaman on June 29, 2017, 12:37:10 AM

Do you have florescent lights or other appliances plugged into the circuit? Is the outlet properly grounded?

Title: Re: ES-Go Plug-in buzz
Post by: Frettingflyer on July 13, 2017, 07:24:26 PM

Amy, this may sound dumb, but have you tried adjusting how far below the strings the ES-go is? I had one a while back and I know it affected the amount of 'noise' I had, although it wasn't bad at all either way.

Title: Re: ES-Go Plug-in buzz
Post by: MrYelnats on July 14, 2017, 12:22:28 AM

The ES go has a bad reputation for 60hz buzz as it isn't a humbucker. I've used the neo d and it worked pretty well with no buzz...sounds a little electric though  :D