I am almost ready to do my very first complete wiring job, on my own build.
It will have a lipstick neck pickup, and a strat type pickup at the bridge, with a 3 way toggle switch SPDT.
Neither of the pickups are humbucker type, and just have hot and ground wires.
I have some fender type 250k tone and volume controls ( volume with capacitor connected.
I am considering putting some kind of metal device in the box to connect all my grounds to including the telecaster bridge I have fitted.
Can anyone help me with a sort of back of fag packet drawing bearing in mind my lack of knowledge in this area. I have been playing guitar, and gigging for over fifty years, so I am proficient with soldering.
I really want to keep the system very basic, that is not too many controls, as I have done the front of the box in copper sheet, which I have patternated with a flame. And I don't want it to look too cluttered, even just 2 volume controls with the 3 way SPDT
would work. So if any one can help I would greatly appreciate it.
Be gentle with me because, it's my first time lol.
Thanks In Advance
Phil Hale
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Back again, it seems I spoke too soon, when I tested the pickups the guitar wasn't strung up I just tapped the pickups in the relevant switch positions.
I've since strung it up and the pickups are doing the strangest thing.
They seem fine for a minute or two and then the sound slowly goes down, goes off for a few seconds, and then back on, in a continual loop.
It's not like an intermittent make and break, it's weird.
If it were one pickup working against the other I would have expected the audio to have been OK in either just the neck or just the bridge switch positions but it's not.So I'm absolutely beat. It's such a shame as the guitar, a 6 string looks really good and the action is great.
I must admit it's knocked me back a bit, it was going so well.
I hope someone can help.
Thanks in advance.
Phil
I have tried another cable, but don't have another amp to try. I do have an old radio which I can fit a jack socket, will have to try that.
It's happening with both pickups.
Thanks for the response
Phil
Well we know it's not a cable issue. Look over all the places that were soldered to make sure you have a good solder joint. If the solder is balled up - no good. look for broken wires that could be touching now and then(could be at a soldered joint or in the insulation).
Output jack could be shorting out. Could be an issue in the amp. Not likely that both pickups are bad.
It did find a dodgy connection eventually, and as long as i put my Blackstar amp in manual mode it seems ok but in other sound modes it doesn,t like the guitar at all.
I.m going to hack an old radio, with a jack socket, and try it on that.
Beginning to wish i hadn,t given away my little practice amps now, but i suppose next time i see a beginner strugglingwithout kit i will still probably do the same again.
Just saw your post "Surface Mounted Pickup" where you talked about the Lipstick Tube pickup being damaged on/at the casing. This could very well be your problem. If the case was damaged, the wiring on the inside could be damaged as well. The windinds could be shorted to each other or to ground.
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Try reversing the leads to see if it made a difference?
But thanks anyway.
Best wishes Phil
Well done :0)
Regards,
David
I've since strung it up and the pickups are doing the strangest thing.
They seem fine for a minute or two and then the sound slowly goes down, goes off for a few seconds, and then back on, in a continual loop.
It's not like an intermittent make and break, it's weird.
If it were one pickup working against the other I would have expected the audio to have been OK in either just the neck or just the bridge switch positions but it's not.So I'm absolutely beat. It's such a shame as the guitar, a 6 string looks really good and the action is great.
I must admit it's knocked me back a bit, it was going so well.
I hope someone can help.
Thanks in advance.
Phil
So both pickups are stopping after a while or just one?
That could be a pickup issue a cable issue or a amp issue. Do you have another cable and amp to test on to rule those out?
It's happening with both pickups.
Thanks for the response
Phil
Well we know it's not a cable issue. Look over all the places that were soldered to make sure you have a good solder joint. If the solder is balled up - no good. look for broken wires that could be touching now and then(could be at a soldered joint or in the insulation).
Output jack could be shorting out. Could be an issue in the amp. Not likely that both pickups are bad.
It did find a dodgy connection eventually, and as long as i put my Blackstar amp in manual mode it seems ok but in other sound modes it doesn,t like the guitar at all.
I.m going to hack an old radio, with a jack socket, and try it on that.
Beginning to wish i hadn,t given away my little practice amps now, but i suppose next time i see a beginner strugglingwithout kit i will still probably do the same again.
Thanks for your response.
Phil
You could have a amp problem. Is this your only guitar? If this problem only happen on your CBG, then it has to be confined to your CBG.
Can you post some pics of your CBG's wiring?
Just saw your post "Surface Mounted Pickup" where you talked about the Lipstick Tube pickup being damaged on/at the casing. This could very well be your problem. If the case was damaged, the wiring on the inside could be damaged as well. The windinds could be shorted to each other or to ground.
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