Blackouts help!

[jaredmkl]

I have a Ibanez RGA32, and got a ahb-1 set to install. I did so followed the wiring instructions, switched out the pots. They did have ibanez's actives in them so I kept the jack. My bridge pickup worked great but in the middle and neck position I get no sound!!! Its odd cause in middle if the neck pup was broke I'd still get sound from the bridge. I checked all my wiring with a ohm meter and was all good, and checked both pups in the bride position and it was all good. Should I switch out the jacks? Any other ideas?

Also My amp is a peavey vypyr 100w. I like the Rec (dual rectifier) amp on red with a tube screamer, but i cant get the eq quite right. I play kse, bfmv, Iron Maiden kinda stuff, any ideas of where to start my eq at and tweek with?

 

[cakire82]

Re: Blackouts help!

Welcome to the forum. I am think may be this is cause by some cold solder joints? Do you have earlier soldering experience.
Other than that if you could send us a photo of your diagram it could help us to identify.

I have no comment s for your second question but I believe you just be posting in the amplifiers room, here in SD forums. You will possibly get more answer there.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Blackouts help!

I have a Ibanez RGA32, and got a ahb-1 set to install. I ... followed the wiring instructions, switched out the pots. They did have ibanez's actives in them so I kept the jack. My bridge pickup worked great but in the middle and neck position I get no sound!!! Its odd cause in middle if the neck pup was broke I'd still get sound from the bridge. I checked all my wiring with a ohm meter and was all good, and checked both pups in the bride position and it was all good. Should I switch out the jacks? Any other ideas?

EITHER the neck PU signal is failing to get across the internal connections of the selector switch
OR it is being diverted to ground by physical contact with another grounded part.

It would help to know what make/model of three-way lever selector switch your guitar has and how it has been wired. I can think of two likely ways. Each version requires a slightly different soldering remedy.

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The first thing that I would check is the Quik Connector block on the underside of your neck position pickup. Make sure that this is the right way around. QUICK TEST - Plug guitar into high gain channel of amp. Select bridge PU. With guitar pots all turned up full, listen for faint background pre-amp hiss. Now, select centre or neck positions. If the hiss vanishes, you have interrupted the 9v power supply.

The second thing that I would check is the solder joints on the selector switch - in particular, where the neck pickup is connected. (Make sure that the connection is good and that there are no protruding wire strands or dribbles of solder that could touch the metal parts of the switch body or any screening within the control cavity.)

The third thing that I would try is to desolder the neck PU and try connecting the bridge PU (which is known to work) to the contact(s) meant for the neck PU. If selecting the neck or centre switch positions still gives no signal, the switch itself is kaput.

 

[jaredmkl]

Re: Blackouts help!

EITHER the neck PU signal is failing to get across the internal connections of the selector switch
OR it is being diverted to ground by physical contact with another grounded part.

It would help to know what make/model of three-way lever selector switch your guitar has and how it has been wired. I can think of two likely ways. Each version requires a slightly different soldering remedy.

*

The first thing that I would check is the Quik Connector block on the underside of your neck position pickup. Make sure that this is the right way around. QUICK TEST - Plug guitar into high gain channel of amp. Select bridge PU. With guitar pots all turned up full, listen for faint background pre-amp hiss. Now, select centre or neck positions. If the hiss vanishes, you have interrupted the 9v power supply.

The second thing that I would check is the solder joints on the selector switch - in particular, where the neck pickup is connected. (Make sure that the connection is good and that there are no protruding wire strands or dribbles of solder that could touch the metal parts of the switch body or any screening within the control cavity.)

The third thing that I would try is to desolder the neck PU and try connecting the bridge PU (which is known to work) to the contact(s) meant for the neck PU. If selecting the neck or centre switch positions still gives no signal, the switch itself is kaput.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That second paragraph was the problem. Now everything is perfect and it sounds amazing :]