Griffin GarageBand Guitar Cable fuzz

I just bought the guitar cable and when i was it i get a lot of fuzz in the background. Can anyone tell me how to fix this?

You'll need to tell us more about your setup.
It could be any number of things, like what effects are you using?
Or did you know that where your guitar is placed in relation to other electronics can create a magnetic field that is picked up by the guitars pickups? Try moving your guitar around by facing it in other directions and see if that helps.
Without more info though, that's all I can suggest.
Good luck.
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