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The "Inazone Signature" Dinky that I posted about last month really turned out nice, with killer solo tone from the DiMarzio Steve's Special, but I'm getting a lot of feedback. Unless I back off the volume about halfway or turn my preamp gain way down, it's almost instantaneous when I'm not playing, and those aren't options at a gig unless I want to give up my tone. Lowering the pickup made no apparent difference.
The Steve's Special is definitely the hottest pickup I own, and since I previously have used lower-output pickups, I don't know where to start in terms of correcting this...or if it's a sign that something is wrong with the pickup. There isn't any unusual buzzing or other noises that I would attribute to a grounding problem. Standing close to my amp makes no difference. I do have other pickups that feed back a little, but not to this extent, and I don't want to crank my noise gate too far.
Is this just a fact of life with high-output pickups, or is there possibly something wrong?
The Steve's Special is definitely the hottest pickup I own, and since I previously have used lower-output pickups, I don't know where to start in terms of correcting this...or if it's a sign that something is wrong with the pickup. There isn't any unusual buzzing or other noises that I would attribute to a grounding problem. Standing close to my amp makes no difference. I do have other pickups that feed back a little, but not to this extent, and I don't want to crank my noise gate too far.
Is this just a fact of life with high-output pickups, or is there possibly something wrong?
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