EMG squealing

[warhead]

I have terrible problems with squealing sounds of my rig. Especially when I don`t play, but just trying to mute the sound with the palm of the right hand. First, I thought that`s the amp. Framus Cobra is a very high gain amp. But we connected my friend`s old stock Kramer Pacer, as wel as my Charvel, and there was no noise at all!! So it`s not the amp. My guess is it should be the pick up. There`s single EMG 85, with no tone pot and with 2 9Volt batteries. We checked the wires, and it seemed everything`s connected and soldered properly..?
Any suggestions?

[jtr]

Turn down the gain and ajust your EQ. I would guess that the other 2 guitars the pickups don't as much output they also don't have the same Res. peaks. Is there a problem when you play clean and how close to the amp are you when you play.

[warhead]

Turn down the gain and ajust your EQ. I would guess that the other 2 guitars the pickups don't as much output they also don't have the same Res. peaks. Is there a problem when you play clean and how close to the amp are you when you play.

I don`t play clean :-) Will try that tomorow...The feedback is there even if I step 5-6 meters away from the amp. Maybe the problem is, as you`ve said, the high output of the pickup...

[Dreamland_Rebel]

don't bother adjusting anything on your amp!

hook the tone pot and capacitor back up like the EMG wiring harness comes with. it will solve all your problems.

[toejam]

don't bother adjusting anything on your amp!

hook the tone pot and capacitor back up like the EMG wiring harness comes with. it will solve all your problems.

I don't think that'll solve the problem. EMGs are just prone to more feedback and squealing because of their output. It's happened to me before, especially when I had my old Mesa F-30 combo (both on my Dinky with 85/60 vol/tone and Les Paul 85/81 two tone/two volume). Stepping further away from the amp or turning down the volume and gain or possibly even lowering the pickups will help.

[Spivonious]

Yeah a squeal like that sounds like feedback to me. Back off the gain.

[Dreamland_Rebel]

all of my guitars that do not have a tone pot and cap squeel like hell. the ones with tone pots and caps stay relatively quiet when muting the strings with the volume up.

[warhead]

Thanx for help...by the way, the guitar is not feeding back on the clean channel

[warhead]

My amp has a "notch switch". When the switch is engaged, it is sucking out the mids. So, I`ve found out that when the switch is not engaged, I get squealing. When it is engaged, there`s no squealing at all!! Maybe the problem is in the amp,not the pick up...?