guitman32 Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 So my buddy was having a problem with his Jackson RR5 (SeymourDuncan JB in the bridge and neck). His neck pup would work fine, but when he switched to his bridge pup, it had very low output. I opened up his guitar and checked the wiring, and everything looked fine. Only thing is, the wiring is nothing like the recommended wiring on SD.com. I figured it might be the volume pot for the bridge pickup, and replaced it, but had no luck. I then decided to re-wire the guitar as per the '2 humbucker, 2 volume, 1 tone, 3-way' diagram on Seymour Duncans site. After doing this, the bridge pup worked fine, but the problem moved to the neck pickup (when selected, it has very weak output). I looked around for a short somewhere, but did not find one. I then replaced the other volume pot (500k) with another one I had...and once again had no luck. Then as im playing it after replacing the second vol. pot and comparing the big difference in output bet. the neck and bridge pups, the bridge cuts out, and now both pups are very weak sounding. I am suspiscious or the 3-way selector (which visibly looks fine), but want to know if you all have any ideas before I go out and pick one up...does it sound like there is a short somewhere? I am at a loss, and appreciate and suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 Try jumpering across the switch - if the problem goes away, replace the switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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