Jackson DK2 & Seymour SSL4 Quarter Pound

[lee83]

Hey everybody,

New to the forum but hopefully somebody can help me out

I fitted an SSL4 Quarter pound pickup into the neck of my Jackson DK2.

Im having problems with volume. To get anything out of this pickup I have to crank the guitar & amp (marshall 100watt 2x12) to max volume and I then get 'some' sound, but if i flick it back over to the single coil in the neck or the bridge bucker the amp goes to how loud it should be (nearly pushed a window out ) In the mix there are a tone pot, a volume pot (both A500K) the tone pot has a 2A223J capacitor soldered to it, and a 5 way switch... thats all.. Ive checked all the solder points out OK. Have tried raising and lowering the pickup all the way both ways but this didnt seem to make a great deal of difference in volume.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, I just wanna crank this thing

:22:

 

[jony]

Re: Jackson DK2 & Seymour SSL4 Quarter Pound

Sounds like a wiring issue... Try checking the way its wired. Make sure no "poorly working" joints.

 

[lee83]

Re: Jackson DK2 & Seymour SSL4 Quarter Pound

Hi mate,

Thanks, ive checked out the wiring. It all appears to be OK. Ive resoldered the joints just in case with no difference...

bloody thing

 

[jony]

Re: Jackson DK2 & Seymour SSL4 Quarter Pound

Oh gee.. I really wonder what could be the matter then..

Perhaps give this a few hours, someone when they wake up with more knowledge will come round and help ya.

 

[lee83]

Re: Jackson DK2 & Seymour SSL4 Quarter Pound

Thanks mate.. hopefully they will

I was all ready last night to get my new pickup in and crank it till the roof caved in I was pretty gutted that it didnt go right Y'know how it is

 

[Pierre]

Re: Jackson DK2 & Seymour SSL4 Quarter Pound

Did you put it in the neck or middle?

It seems it's middle... In which case I don't know what could be wrong really, it's a fairly hot pickup.

 

[lee83]

Re: Jackson DK2 & Seymour SSL4 Quarter Pound

Hi,

Thanks for replying.

Its in the neck position.

 

[lee83]

Re: Jackson DK2 & Seymour SSL4 Quarter Pound

On the bottom of the pickup are 2 solder points where the coil attaches to the white and black cables. The springs that go under the pickup were barely touching the solder points when i screwed it in causing hot to ground itself... Bit of electrical tape and voila...

This pickup f'n rox!... now its working anyway

Thanks

 

[Cob85]

Re: Jackson DK2 & Seymour SSL4 Quarter Pound

May I ask how the pickup sounds now?Isn't it too hot for neck position (i've got the same guitar and was looking for the ssl-4 neck)?

 

[Diocletian]

Re: Jackson DK2 & Seymour SSL4 Quarter Pound

May I ask how the pickup sounds now?Isn't it too hot for neck position (i've got the same guitar and was looking for the ssl-4 neck)?

I have a Hot Rails in a Jackson SL3 neck position and it sounds great, so I wouldn't worry too much about an SSL-4 being too hot.

 

[Cob85]

Re: Jackson DK2 & Seymour SSL4 Quarter Pound

I see.Anyway,if Lee turns up..:bling: