shaun Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 I have a Tanglewood TW45NS acoustic and it's a great guitar, it's an electro-acoustic. Recently, after resting my arm over the bridge have I been getting electric shock which fucking hurts. This has happened about 8 times now! It's not an old guitar, about a year or 2.Any ideas on what's happening?Should I take it to a guitar tech or something?Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feeble! Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 Uhhhh, I'm not too sure - taking it to a guitar tech would probably be best. I'm going to take a really wild guess at what the problem might be - part of the live wire has somehow come loose and is touching another part of the guitar causing you to get shocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 Does it have a battery? Do you get shocks when it's not plugged in to an amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 Is the guitar active (does it need a battery)? Does this happen when it's plugged into an amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted March 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 Yeh, it has a battery and I usually get shocked when it's not plugged into my amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 Originally posted by =ShaunF=:Yeh, it has a battery and I usually get shocked when it's not plugged into my amp. That's weird. 9V DC shouldn't be giving you much of a shock, as you'll know if you've ever put a 9V battery on your tounge. Check the 13 amp plug on your amp just to be on the safe side. My first thought was a dodgy earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted March 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 So my best bet is to take it to a tech? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 Originally posted by =ShaunF=:So my best bet is to take it to a tech? I reckon. The only other thing I can think of is it's maybe a bit of wire which feels a bit like a shock when you touch it. It's a long shot but I've seen people fooled before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted March 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 Ok, thanks for all the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Originally posted by =ShaunF=:Ok, thanks for all the help. Check your 13 amp please. I've been paranoid about this ever since I was the first bass player to play a venue after the last one died on stage. They never told me until 5 mins before we started. Bastards! This was before the days of RCDs, but nevertheless, check your plugs. (I love RCDs, they've saved my life at least twice, all hail RCDs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ibid Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 RCDs rule. It sound like you have a bad earth. I would guess in your amp, so do as Ian says and check it NOW!I use a Tanglewood accoustic as well and it's possible with phospor bronze strings to pick up static from the surrounding area with can spark a bit. But it's usually not painfull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted March 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 I hardly ever use my amp with my acoustic. I have only recieved a shock when my guitar has been unplugged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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