Recent content by FiendN

Jeez I read 10 posts a day where folks claim that they never use their volume and tone knobs!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? I use both to the extent that over the 12 year life of my tele I've worn out 2 sets!!! ESPECIALLY your tone knob!!! How can you just leave it wide open ALL of the time...

Getting a moderate hum from all selector switch positions... When I touch the control plate (its a tele) or touch a body cavity lug the hum totally goes away. I have checked out my bridge ground, tried grounding the neck p'up cover but no luck. I have all grounds (including bridge ground)...

i have figured out why my pots weren't working. This is WILD!!! They were not burned out at all, in fact. Instead the problem came from the cord I was using!!!! I was inadvertently using a 3 pole 1/4" to XLR balanced cable. I don't know why, but when I switched to a regular old sheilded...

Hmmmm, it seems that my problem may be improper grounding, as I am getting a nasty hum I didn't previously notice when I touch the strings etc.. How to fix?

Will these be serviceable?? Also, what value pots does a fender P-bass have in them???? So Sorry for the multiple posts, but I am DESPERATE!!!

Actually I have been completely flummoxed by this probelm. I cannot get my potentiometers to work at all!!! I no longer an convinced it is a problem only with my caps. I am certainly no pro at this but i have rewired a couple of my own guitars in the past with no trouble. Here is my...

What would the symptoms of an overheated pot be?? Mine functions more like an on/off knob!!! When i turn down to "8" the volume goes totally bye bye !!! How do I tell if it is bad or if my problem lies else where???

OK i have just recieved my 2 new duncans for my tele (Custom 5 for bridge, alnico pro II for neck) and am taking this as an oppurtunity to completely replace all of my wiring. I drew up a scheme for the options I wanted-> Humbucker split (N.Coil, Both, S.Coil) and phase switch for single in...

Thanks in advance for your help... I am trying to wire a bridge humbucker (custom 5) in what I would think would be the simplest 4 conductor configuration; single(N)/HUM/single(S). In other words I want to be able to choose EITHER or BOTH coils. I have HEAVILY researched this for DAYS...