prauny Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 (edited) Hello all, my problem is this... Ive followed this diagram to wire a Epipohone les paul special from scratch http://www.guitarelectronics.com/product/WDUHH3T1101 which all seems simple enough. Now i come to plug it into the amp and i have a very loud buzzing which can be turned down by completely turning off the treble on the guitar, but its still there. Obviously this will not do, so what can i have done wrong to cause this? Or what are the reasons for this? I grounded everything that it says to on the diagram so i dont know how it can be that, but when i touch the switch and the bridge it gets louder. Thanks for reading and please can you help? I would use the search, but i dont have time as i need this done in the next few hours... ... Its actually anything connected to the ground that makes it buzz louder. Edited May 21, 2007 by prauny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezFreak666 Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 is the right side of the input jack connected to ground. the tip of it should go to the guitar and the other connection should go to ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba Pa Ti Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 (edited) that wouldnt make it buzz.. do you have a common point in your guitar that you are soldering to ? (the back of a pot) Solder all the grounds to the back of a pot and the wire from the bridge (so the strings are grounded) make sure the ground on the output jack is connected to the back of the pot. http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/1899/wduhh3t1101wl8.jpg Edited May 21, 2007 by Samba Pa Ti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prauny Posted May 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 is the right side of the input jack connected to ground. the tip of it should go to the guitar and the other connection should go to ground. The output jack is connected to ground, and i think i used the right tab on it. When you say the 'tip' which part on the jack is that? Would it still work if i soldered the wires to the wrong tabs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prauny Posted May 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 (edited) that wouldnt make it buzz.. do you have a common point in your guitar that you are soldering to ? (the back of a pot) Solder all the grounds to the back of a pot and the wire from the bridge (so the strings are grounded) make sure the ground on the output jack is connected to the back of the pot. http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/1899/wduhh3t1101wl8.jpg Yes im using the back of the volume pot for the common ground spot. Ive also put a wire from the back of the tone put to the ground on the back of the volume pot, should i have done that? To be honest, what i could do with is a diagram that spells out to me where each wire goes. Sorry dude, i just noticed that diagram there, did you edit it to show me the ground? Edited May 21, 2007 by prauny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba Pa Ti Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 (edited) yeah a wire from the tone to the volume is right. the tip of the output jack is the part that looks like a claw solder the hot lead to that lug and the ground to the other. it sounds like the bridge ground is missing if it gets louder when you touch the bridge Edited May 21, 2007 by Samba Pa Ti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prauny Posted May 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 yeah a wire from the tone to the volume is right. the tip of the output jack is the part that looks like a claw solder the hot lead to that lug and the ground to the other. it sounds like the bridge ground is missing if it gets louder when you touch the bridge The bridge is grounded, i just checked that. Its soldered to the voloume pot like the other ground wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prauny Posted May 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 ITS SORTED!!!!!! I had soldered the hot and the ground to the wrong tabs on the output jack.... stupidio!!! Thankyou so much!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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