SonofaMesa Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Hello all. I am having a problem with setting up a new guitar. When I take me hands off the guitar, it is staticy from not being grounded, when I touch the strings, this goes away. Still, there is no sound coming from the pups. It doesnt even make noise when the strings touch the magnets. Any ideas on where I should start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 What guitar are we talking about here? I think it may be worth doing a full sheild and a re-wire. This will solve your problem, be a nice little project, and you'll end up with a better wired guitar at the end of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaMesa Posted August 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Well, in new, I mean I just built it. I know it could be anything, but I was wonderingif the characteristics give any indication of whether I have a "master problem" Here is a thought: The switch is a pit different that what I am used to. It only has three lugs and I dont see an obvious ground lug. It is a three way, and there are two on one side and a middle one on eht other, but no obvious ground any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 If you're getting no signal from the pickups, you have either an open circuit or a dead short to ground. Do you have a multimeter that you can check continuity with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faasie Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Hi I have a somewhat similar problem I bought a 2nd hand les paul like guitar (2 humbuckers, 2 tone, 2 volume and a three way switch). But there is only little sound coming from it like I have to turn the 20 watt amp all the way open to have just a little bit of noise coming from it. There is a little buzz but nothing bad. We (a guy who is good with the soldering iron and electrical stuff, and I) followed the diagrams from stewmac. But it doesnt work. So I tried putting the humbucker straight on the input/output jack. Like I put the + of the humbucker on the + of the inputjackplugthingie and the ground of the humbukcer on the ground of the.. But there is still no noise. So I tried another humbucker from another guitar and that one has the same problem so it would be weird if suddently 4 pick ups fail on the same thing. Are there any beginner tutorials on how an electric guitar works and how to shield, ground and wire it? I would really like to learn more (thats why I just joined this forum and bought that guitar) but I don't really know what to search for. Oh if somebody just knows the solution .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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