BL705... noise?

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Bradley Harper
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BL705... noise?

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Hi everyone!

Could somebody with a BL705, turn their amp up pretty loud, and then put two fingers on their pickup cover. Does it hum?

I would assume not. Yet mine does! I thought it would be a grounding issue, but my multimeter shows continuity between the blades and the jack ground.

Nightmare!
Bradley Harper
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P.S. they are re-issues.
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Edward Efira
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I just mounted a new one on my SD10 pressed on it with my amp (67 Fender VR) set to 8 and it remains absolutely noiseless.
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Edward, thank you for testing this for me mate. I thought as much!
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