JOBeirne Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 I just rewired my volume pot on my strat (the old one was faulty, and skipped in and out) with a new pot. I'm no expert, but I can do basic solders. As I unsoldered the old pot I made a diagram of how I thought the soldering went, and resoldered the new pot in. Not only is there a loud humming, but the volume doesn't even seem to work. No matter how I twist the thing, it still outputs. AHHH HELP PLEASE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opencan Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 telling us what you have there now will help... in basic lines, to put an all-pickups volume potentionmeter you need to solder a wire from the middle terminal to the 5 way selector output (shouldbe the middle two terminals, 4 and 5) then one of the side terminals goes to the output, and the other side terminal goes to the ground. if you can't follow does description, please add a great-quility picture for us to see whats going on, or describe us what you have there right now. hope it will solve your problem, Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Check your ground (wire running from pot to the bridge). Make sure your solder joints are solid. Go to www.guitarelectronics.com (or Google "Strat Wiring") for wiring diagrams. This ain't rocket science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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