I just installed a set of BK Juggernaut 7 in my LTD M17. Its a project guitar that i have been working on. Simple 1 volume 1 tone .047 cap with 500k pots. I was under the impression that juggernauts were supposed to be a heavier pickup for metal but with mid clarity. All i am getting is minimum output seems no stronger than a single coil pickup. I used the wiring diagram from bareknuckle and was getting tone pot acting as volume so i used seymour duncan diagram and now its working but still weaker than a popcorn fart!! Can anybody tell me what i am doing wrong? Expensive pickups to be so weak maybe they are bad ? Thank you
BareKnuckle Juggernaut WEAK? Help!!!
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bloughlin16
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Re: BareKnuckle Juggernaut WEAK? Help!!!
Yeah, this really sounds like a wiring issue. As others have said, the Juggernauts are NOT super high output, so you might be disappointed if that's what you wanted, but they can absolutely do metal well and were obviously designed to do so.
Yeah, this really sounds like a wiring issue. As others have said, the Juggernauts are NOT super high output, so you might be disappointed if that's what you wanted, but they can absolutely do metal well and were obviously designed to do so.
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lol, yes. The output is medium, at best, but the low end? nah. I found them boring, bland and absolutely not worth the dough.
lol, yes. The output is medium, at best, but the low end? nah. I found them boring, bland and absolutely not worth the dough.
Masta' C
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You used the BareKnuckle diagram and the pots weren't acting right, then you strayed from that and now the output is weak? 99% likelihood that a wiring issue still exists.
Chances are the BareKnuckle diagram was correct and something was grounding out that shouldn't have been (i.e. a capacitor leg grounding on a pot casing or similar) and/or you had a bad/cold solder joint(s).
Pics or it didn't happen
You used the BareKnuckle diagram and the pots weren't acting right, then you strayed from that and now the output is weak? 99% likelihood that a wiring issue still exists.
Chances are the BareKnuckle diagram was correct and something was grounding out that shouldn't have been (i.e. a capacitor leg grounding on a pot casing or similar) and/or you had a bad/cold solder joint(s).
Pics or it didn't happen
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I was expecting something more aggressive. Hoping that maybe it's just my soldering job. I have a little blackstar amp with a medium noise gate on it and I have to really grind to get the signal to come through
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What would make it parallel? How do you test
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Masta' C
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On BareKnuckles:
Black and white are the start/end of the screw coil
Red and green are the start/end of the slug coil
You won't get a reading using black and red unless the green and white are tied together to complete the circuit
On BareKnuckles:
Black and white are the start/end of the screw coil
Red and green are the start/end of the slug coil
You won't get a reading using black and red unless the green and white are tied together to complete the circuit
Masta' C
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Re: BareKnuckle Juggernaut WEAK? Help!!!
Is that your current wiring configuration?
Can you upload a bigger and/or clearer pic?
This is using the bareknuckle wiring diagram. Only difference is I soldered the cap on top of the tone instead of running it straight to the volume.
Is that your current wiring configuration?
Can you upload a bigger and/or clearer pic?
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That's what the problem was. The green and white were not tied together. Soldered them and taped them up. Now it's working. Thanks for the help!!
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Turns out it was the white and green wires were not soldered together. Thanks everyone for helping me out. They sound pretty good but think I should have went for the Alpha Omega pick-ups. So if anyone has a set and wants to trade holler
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Turns out it was the white and green wires were not soldered together. Thanks everyone for helping me out. They sound pretty good but think I should have went for the Alpha Omega pick-ups. So if anyone has a set and wants to trade holler
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Why do you think that? The alpha/omega set is just as clean and not high output as the juggernaut.
Just curious, but what is it that you actually want? Blowing out money like there's no tomorrow is always fun, but what is it that you exactly desire?
Why do you think that? The alpha/omega set is just as clean and not high output as the juggernaut.
Just curious, but what is it that you actually want? Blowing out money like there's no tomorrow is always fun, but what is it that you exactly desire?
bloughlin16
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While I do think the Alpha/Omegas are a bit more aggressive than the Juggernauts (I have the A/O set in all of my main guitars), I think the bigger issue here is your amp. You're gonna have a tough time trying to get tones like Periphery and similar bands go for with a Blackstar. You need an amp that's a gain monster; those pickups do metal well because their frequency response and lower output keeps clarity in the tone despite all of that gain. You also need to pick HARD with those pickups to get the most out of them: they're meant to be very dynamic.
While I do think the Alpha/Omegas are a bit more aggressive than the Juggernauts (I have the A/O set in all of my main guitars), I think the bigger issue here is your amp. You're gonna have a tough time trying to get tones like Periphery and similar bands go for with a Blackstar. You need an amp that's a gain monster; those pickups do metal well because their frequency response and lower output keeps clarity in the tone despite all of that gain. You also need to pick HARD with those pickups to get the most out of them: they're meant to be very dynamic.
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