first time installing pickups and volume controls, having some trouble

[camaross427]

so this is my first time installing new pickups and volume controls into my guitar, for the most part it seems to be going all right however for some reason the volume knobs never turn the signal all the way off, they turn it down, but not all the way.
What could be the problem here? is it that something isn't connected to where it should be, or is not connected well enough, or is it more complicated than that?


thanks for any help you can give

 

[cheameup]

Re: first time installing pickups and volume controls, having some trouble

hey

did you put in new pots ? I had the same problem when I changed a volume pot for the 1st time. is the far lug bent back and soldered to the back of the pot properly ?

If its not grounded the volume will only go down so far

 

[camaross427]

Re: first time installing pickups and volume controls, having some trouble

hey

did you put in new pots ? I had the same problem when I changed a volume pot for the 1st time. is the far lug bent back and soldered to the back of the pot properly ?

If its not grounded the volume will only go down so far

yep,new pots

wait, the far lug, has to be bent and sodered to the pot?

is the far lug supposed to have any wires going to it?


edit: i just connected the one lug to the pot, but the other is a push pull, and the lug won't reach the rest of the pot, how should i go about grounding that? use a wire?

for both pots? or only one?

thanks lol, i'm kinda in a state of crisis right now lol

 

[GoldenVulture]

Re: first time installing pickups and volume controls, having some trouble

yep,new pots

wait, the far lug, has to be bent and sodered to the pot?

is the far lug supposed to have any wires going to it?


edit: i just connected the one lug to the pot, but the other is a push pull, and the lug won't reach the rest of the pot, how should i go about grounding that? use a wire?

for both pots? or only one?

thanks lol, i'm kinda in a state of crisis right now lol

Yes use a wire.