Spark hisses and crackles while I play
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Hi all, I know some people get the hum when not touching the strings, but mine seems to be the other way round. It's pretty quiet when I'm not playing, but when I hit a string, it hisses and crackles.
I don't seem to remember it doing it when I first got it, but I don't think it's the guitar or lead as it's fine when I plug into my Blackstar HT5. No peddles or anything connected, so it's not them either.
I could handle it if it was the "hum when not touching the strings" issue, but it ruins playing as it ONLY crackles when I play. Also, when testing, it seems to miss the occasional tap on the strings altogether. I am presuming it's the input socket or something...
Anybody else, or is this just me?
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As an update to this, I just tested it with another guitar and I get the same effect, so it's definitely not the guitar... suppose it could be something to do with the lead... I'll check that next.