Amp noise

[totalnewb]

I wasn't sure where to post this, so if it needs to go elsewhere let me know and I'll re-post it there and remove this ( if I can figure out how).

I recently got a B.C. Rich Stealth ( Chuck Schuldiner tribute)

And my room is knd of small so I sit near the amp ( not outside of a 10-12 foot radius) and with it I get some feedback when playing certain things - like the beginning of beethoven's 5th.

The notes will continue to ring out a little ( I assume) because it stops when I mute all the strings.

It isn't like a normal note ring which is why I am asking this, it just seems more like a sort of feedback, but I am not sure why I am getting it or how I can cut down on it as I haven't had this issue before with other guitars. Help please?

 

[TheWarAgainstTime]

Walk around the room and face all different directions relative to the amp. Generally speaking, if the pickup(s) are facing towards the amp, you'll feed back a lot easier, and if you stand facing away from the speakers and/or out of the line of the speaker's projection, it will be easier to tame. You should also try doing a wrap of electrical tape around the strings behind the nut to keep them from ringing when you mute.

Another option (on top of the ones above) is to use a noise gate/supressor between the guitar and the amp.

 

[hamster]

your BC Rich Stealth Chuck Schuldiner has probably a Dimarzio X2N, which is a very high output passive pickup : 510mV
Try to find a good compromise between your sound and feedback, using the volume knob.