http://tinypic.com/r/2nbhq2h/3

If you listen closely, you can hear a muffled sound just ringing over everything. This always happens when I lift my fingers up, come off of a palm mute/muting strings, tap, try to do harmonics in the middle of a riff *they come out sparkling clean when I just do them without strumming something beforehand, ofc*, and yeh... Pretty much anything.

Is it from my amp?
My tone?
My bridge pick up?
Or what?

I was thinking my bridge pick up, but I don't know.

Using: Line 6 Spider 3 *Still had the noise when I had my Crate, so it shouldn't be the amps fault.*
Ibanez RG350DX
Stock INF pic ups.


Thanks for any help.

This post was edited by Mathcorey on Jul 19 2009 03:10pm

Genghis Khan is upon us, he slays his betrayers...


It's your guitar, most likely. Make sure it's properly shielded. Also, turn the gain down on your amp. I get the feeling it's cranked, which isn't really necessary. It just makes it more muddy.

How do I make sure it's properly shielded?

I've heard that the manufactures half-ass guitars when it comes to shielding.

Would changing pick ups do anything?

Here: http://www.stewmac.com/FreeInfo/Electronics/Shielding/i-3789.html

Changing pickups - that mostly depends on which pickups you get. Most upgrades will sound a lot better, but won't necessarily reduce the amount of noise you experience.

Well, I don't really trust myself to do that, and I don't really want to waste the money by getting somebody else to fix the shielding in this guitar.
Guess I'll just put up with it until I get my S5470 -.-

That's a solid plan. A lot of people get in the habit of muting their strings even when they're not playing, to prevent most of the noise from coming through.

Its your amp. Turn down the gain.