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    Hey guys, I finally got around to putting new pickups in my Wolfgang, but I think I have a grounding problem somewhere. I rewired the whole guitar, and the volume is pretty weak. If I touch the metal on the pickup switch or bridge, it goes back to normal. There's also a slight buzz when plugged into the amp. Both pickups work, but I have the same problem with weak volume unless I'm touching something metal on the guitar. I'm really surprised that I'm having problems, all those ghetto solder jobs I did when I was first learning to solder and install pickups worked perfectly fine on the first try. Now that I cleanly rewire the guitar, I'm having problems. I resoldered some of the grounds and made sure that the bridge was grounded properly, but it's still not right. I double checked the wiring of the pots and jack, and they are wired correctly. All my solder joints look nice and shiny, any idea what the problem might be? Any way I can use my multimeter to diagnose this? Thanks.

    Ryan
    Originally posted by JOLLY
    I'm the reason we had to sign waivers

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    Re: Wiring problem

    Originally posted by rspst14
    Hey guys, I finally got around to putting new pickups in my Wolfgang, but I think I have a grounding problem somewhere. I rewired the whole guitar, and the volume is pretty weak. If I touch the metal on the pickup switch or bridge, it goes back to normal. There's also a slight buzz when plugged into the amp. Both pickups work, but I have the same problem with weak volume unless I'm touching something metal on the guitar. I'm really surprised that I'm having problems, all those ghetto solder jobs I did when I was first learning to solder and install pickups worked perfectly fine on the first try. Now that I cleanly rewire the guitar, I'm having problems. I resoldered some of the grounds and made sure that the bridge was grounded properly, but it's still not right. I double checked the wiring of the pots and jack, and they are wired correctly. All my solder joints look nice and shiny, any idea what the problem might be? Any way I can use my multimeter to diagnose this? Thanks.

    Ryan
    Hello Ryan and sorry to hear about having problems...Can you tell us what pickups you have in your axe? Any switching changes etc..Changes to your original guitar's circuit? It does sound like a wiring problem or bad ground but it'd be better to give myself or others more info on how you wired your pickups..Maybe we can get you there?

    John
    Amps: 66 Fender BF Pro Reverb Combo,1973 50 Watt Marshall Head,Marshall 4x12 A/V Cab,Vox ToneLab LE,Vox VTH Valvetronix 120 Head,Vox AD 2x12 Cab,Roland Cube 20X

    Guitars: Several Stratocasters,2 Fender Telecasters,Gibson SG Standard,Tokai Love Rock Les Paul,Dean Acoustic.

    Pickups: SD SSL2,SSL5,Twangbanger,Antiquity Surfers,59N,Seth Lover N/B,Dimarzio Fred,Dimarzio VPAF N,Fender Fat 50s,Fralin SP43 Bridge,Brobucker,Antiquity Texas Hot.

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    • #3
      Re: Wiring problem

      Thanks John...no wiring tricks with this guitar, just a standard 2 humbucker, 1 volume, 1 tone, 3 way switch layout. Both pickups are 4 conductor Duncans. When it didn't work the first time, I redid all the switch connections and resoldered the bridge ground. I'm still having the same problem, I only get partial volume unless I'm touching something metal when I pluck the string. I wired it up according to this diagram: http://guitarelectronics.zoovy.com/product/WDUHH3T1101

      Ryan
      Originally posted by JOLLY
      I'm the reason we had to sign waivers

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      • #4
        Re: Wiring problem

        Originally posted by rspst14
        Thanks John...no wiring tricks with this guitar, just a standard 2 humbucker, 1 volume, 1 tone, 3 way switch layout. Both pickups are 4 conductor Duncans. When it didn't work the first time, I redid all the switch connections and resoldered the bridge ground. I'm still having the same problem, I only get partial volume unless I'm touching something metal when I pluck the string. I wired it up according to this diagram: http://guitarelectronics.zoovy.com/product/WDUHH3T1101

        Ryan
        Ok so you have on each pickup...Red and white together....Black is your hot and green and bare wires to ground right?

        John
        Amps: 66 Fender BF Pro Reverb Combo,1973 50 Watt Marshall Head,Marshall 4x12 A/V Cab,Vox ToneLab LE,Vox VTH Valvetronix 120 Head,Vox AD 2x12 Cab,Roland Cube 20X

        Guitars: Several Stratocasters,2 Fender Telecasters,Gibson SG Standard,Tokai Love Rock Les Paul,Dean Acoustic.

        Pickups: SD SSL2,SSL5,Twangbanger,Antiquity Surfers,59N,Seth Lover N/B,Dimarzio Fred,Dimarzio VPAF N,Fender Fat 50s,Fralin SP43 Bridge,Brobucker,Antiquity Texas Hot.

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        • #5
          Re: Wiring problem

          Originally posted by STRATDELUXER97
          Ok so you have on each pickup...Red and white together....Black is your hot and green and bare wires to ground right?

          John
          Also...Do you have eack black wire of your Duncans going to each side of your 3 way switch like the diagram and all your wiring is correct right? Hopefully we're talking Duncans or I'm screwed!

          John
          Amps: 66 Fender BF Pro Reverb Combo,1973 50 Watt Marshall Head,Marshall 4x12 A/V Cab,Vox ToneLab LE,Vox VTH Valvetronix 120 Head,Vox AD 2x12 Cab,Roland Cube 20X

          Guitars: Several Stratocasters,2 Fender Telecasters,Gibson SG Standard,Tokai Love Rock Les Paul,Dean Acoustic.

          Pickups: SD SSL2,SSL5,Twangbanger,Antiquity Surfers,59N,Seth Lover N/B,Dimarzio Fred,Dimarzio VPAF N,Fender Fat 50s,Fralin SP43 Bridge,Brobucker,Antiquity Texas Hot.

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          • #6
            Re: Wiring problem

            Yeah, it's a '59/Jazz set. Everything is correct with the pickup wires themselves, at least as far as I can tell. Like I said, I completely desoldered everything and redid it, and I still had the same problem. I looked over the wiring of the pots and the jack, and I can't find anything wrong. All of my solder joints are nice and shiny, everything seems to be grounded properly. I notice the diagram on the Duncan site ( http://www.seymourduncan.com/website...tone_3way.html ) is a little different from the one on the Guitar Electronics site, but I assume it's just two different ways of wiring that work the same.

            Ryan
            Originally posted by JOLLY
            I'm the reason we had to sign waivers

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            • #7
              Re: Wiring problem

              Originally posted by rspst14
              Yeah, it's a '59/Jazz set. Everything is correct with the pickup wires themselves, at least as far as I can tell. Like I said, I completely desoldered everything and redid it, and I still had the same problem. I looked over the wiring of the pots and the jack, and I can't find anything wrong. All of my solder joints are nice and shiny, everything seems to be grounded properly. I notice the diagram on the Duncan site ( http://www.seymourduncan.com/website...tone_3way.html ) is a little different from the one on the Guitar Electronics site, but I assume it's just two different ways of wiring that work the same.

              Ryan
              If you were to hook up your ohmeter via a jack or cable plugged into your guitar and measured your pickup readings in all positions,would they reflect the correct dc resistance readings?

              Like 8k in the bridge alone
              Over 7K for the Jazz Neck
              And around 3.5 to 4k for the middle position...

              After that it has to be either a grounding issue or you're wired wrong to your switch?

              John
              Amps: 66 Fender BF Pro Reverb Combo,1973 50 Watt Marshall Head,Marshall 4x12 A/V Cab,Vox ToneLab LE,Vox VTH Valvetronix 120 Head,Vox AD 2x12 Cab,Roland Cube 20X

              Guitars: Several Stratocasters,2 Fender Telecasters,Gibson SG Standard,Tokai Love Rock Les Paul,Dean Acoustic.

              Pickups: SD SSL2,SSL5,Twangbanger,Antiquity Surfers,59N,Seth Lover N/B,Dimarzio Fred,Dimarzio VPAF N,Fender Fat 50s,Fralin SP43 Bridge,Brobucker,Antiquity Texas Hot.

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              • #8
                Re: Wiring problem

                Yep, the measurements check out okay. I decided to start the wiring over from scratch, hopefully it was just something simple that I missed.

                Ryan
                Originally posted by JOLLY
                I'm the reason we had to sign waivers

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