Jobles509 Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 Im new to the forum and have built a few guitars here and there. I am currently stuck scratching my head on this. So I decided to go through a full rewire on my guitar build. I looked up the right diagrams and made sure all my solder joints were perfect. Now when I plug it into any one of my amps it is very quiet. I have to max out the settings on my amp to even hear it and none of my effects or distortion function. Just a clean tone with an audible hiss after I quit playing that fades. I have wired a few of my own guitars and have never had this issue. Any suggestions? My pots look like a mess from removing and installing wires about ten times and I just want to get back to playing. Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 You've possibly overcooked the pots. Got a photo or three of the wiring? Active or passive pickups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobles509 Posted March 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 It was totally the volume pot, it was a used guy, and I pulled it apart and one of the legs was no longer contacting because of heat I assume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 I have a saying "I got it all wired up... now I just have to get it working"! story of my life. glad you got it working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 As long as you get the right readings when you test the pots with a multimeter, they are probably fine. But you won't find the problem until you isolate the problem, so start really simple - bridge pickup to volume, to jack. If that works then add a switch into the equation, repeat adding stuff until you have figured it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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