I just got my first 2350BL off Ebay

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Author Message   71maverick Username: 71maverick Registered: 5-2007 Posted on Sunday, May 27, 2007 - 10:06 pm:    Some how my first attempt at this thread was turned into Shane P's thread entitled "Get straplocks before it's too late." Here goes attempt #2: I just got my first 2350BL off Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=0 01&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=1101 27885336&rd=1&rd=1 After some tinkering with the truss rod and bridge I managed to set the action to my liking and then solved some wiring issues. I restrung with 10's, cleaned it, colored in the paint chips with a permanent marker (looks fine from across the room...) and now I'm actually starting to play the thing. I play at some local clubs on the weekends and such and would love to take this guitar with me. My only hang up is that this guitar feeds back worse than any i've ever played. It will stay at home until I can tame the thing. I read that a foam rubber strip underneath the pickup reduces some feedback and increases double coil stability. What if you put the foam in the cavity in our guitars? What about the spray foam insulation used when installing new windows? Our local hardware store has a product called "Great Stuff". http://greatstuff.dow.com/ I know from other posts on this site that potting (or waxing) a pickup will help with unwanted feedback. I also heard elsewhere I could ruin the pickup by trying this without experience. Has anyone tried using silicone and a caulk gun? What about dipping the pickups in the shielding paint you can buy from Stew-Mac? Has anyone actually done this at home? I put copper foil in the cavities of my 69 Thinline Tele Reissue (with stock single coils) and had fabulous results with reduced hum and feedback. Would it help with feedback on a double coil guitar? My super 70 neck position has what seems to be a plastic cover. I heard interference goes right through the plastic on the top of the pickup. What if I switched it for a metal one after shielding? I realize these ideas may be limited to single coils:-( O.K. guys, how do you get these things out of the house and into the local bars?   Talajuha Username: Talajuha Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Monday, May 28, 2007 - 4:29 am:    Ebay Item #110127885336   Adstar Username: Adstar Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Monday, May 28, 2007 - 6:50 am:    Waxpotting reduces the feedback but doesn't elliminate it completely. I managed to get a lot (but not all) of the squeeling feedback out of my '71 - '73 2350, by waxpotting the pups, shielding all the electronics cavities and cables, and putting insulation foam underneath the pups. The guitar is useble now, and sounds and plays great in clean, but as soon as I turn the gain on (at high volume levels) the squeeling is back. I am mainly using my 2350 as a home practice instrument at low volume and it works great for this purpose. I also noticed it sounds way fuller and powerful at low volumes than most of my other guitars at this volume, so thats a plus.

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