Hi all! I recently did my first build and followed the wiring diagram here:
I grounded the bridge and I got it all wired up and then plugged it in to play. Unfortunately, I had a few sad observations:
The neck pickup works fine and the push pulls seem to be working properly to select the p90 or the rail. I did a visual inspection and it appears as if the wires are all connected properly. Then I dug out my multimeter and began to probe around. I noticed that the bridge pickup doesn't seem to be seem by the circuit...instead it appears as the value of the pot (e.g. 500k at max) when measured between signal and GND.
To be honest, I have no idea what steps to take next here. I was wondering if it was a bad CTS pot, but the push-pull selector feature seems to work so not sure..
For the static, I think I just need to go through and make sure the solder joints are good before going deeper. All of the pot grounds (on the back) are connected to the plug GND, so I'm good there.
I grounded the bridge and I got it all wired up and then plugged it in to play. Unfortunately, I had a few sad observations:
- There is a lot of static noise for all the pickups (3 way switch). A LOT.
- The bridge pickup seems to not be working at all.
The neck pickup works fine and the push pulls seem to be working properly to select the p90 or the rail. I did a visual inspection and it appears as if the wires are all connected properly. Then I dug out my multimeter and began to probe around. I noticed that the bridge pickup doesn't seem to be seem by the circuit...instead it appears as the value of the pot (e.g. 500k at max) when measured between signal and GND.
To be honest, I have no idea what steps to take next here. I was wondering if it was a bad CTS pot, but the push-pull selector feature seems to work so not sure..
For the static, I think I just need to go through and make sure the solder joints are good before going deeper. All of the pot grounds (on the back) are connected to the plug GND, so I'm good there.
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