Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: Lucille wiring issue..
Then that little "switch" contact on the bridge jack needs to cleaned and possibly rebent.
Then that little "switch" contact on the bridge jack needs to cleaned and possibly rebent.
Lucille wiring issue..
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Funkfingers
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Re: Lucille wiring issue..
Artie. I never described the TRS jack socket as being stereo. The legend "Stereo/Neck" appears on the plastic plate next to the TRS socket.
It is true that some Gibson and Epiphone thinline guitars did require a special cable and, sometimes, even a special amplifier.
This entire thread is moot. Glenn fixed his guitar at the turn of the year and later sold it. If my socket panel photograph clarifies matters for anyone, I shall refrain from deleting it.
Artie. I never described the TRS jack socket as being stereo. The legend "Stereo/Neck" appears on the plastic plate next to the TRS socket.
It is true that some Gibson and Epiphone thinline guitars did require a special cable and, sometimes, even a special amplifier.
This entire thread is moot. Glenn fixed his guitar at the turn of the year and later sold it. If my socket panel photograph clarifies matters for anyone, I shall refrain from deleting it.
Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: Lucille wiring issue..
I know you didn't. I think someone else did. I was just being a smartypants.
I know you didn't. I think someone else did. I was just being a smartypants.
Re: Lucille wiring issue..
The stereo cable doesn't have anything to connect to on the Lucille. Both jacks are mono. Have a look inside the cavity and see, Gibson put Stereo/Neck on the jack because that's the default connection, then the jumper takes it to the "mono" jack. If you plug a stereo cable into the stereo jack you will still only get the neck pick up. For stereo operation you need two regular cables plugged into both jacks and two amps or two channels on one (but then you don't get any stereo effect.) That's how we set up for studio recordings. Hope that clarifies this one for future Lucille owners.
The stereo cable doesn't have anything to connect to on the Lucille. Both jacks are mono. Have a look inside the cavity and see, Gibson put Stereo/Neck on the jack because that's the default connection, then the jumper takes it to the "mono" jack. If you plug a stereo cable into the stereo jack you will still only get the neck pick up. For stereo operation you need two regular cables plugged into both jacks and two amps or two channels on one (but then you don't get any stereo effect.) That's how we set up for studio recordings. Hope that clarifies this one for future Lucille owners.
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Funkfingers
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Re: Lucille wiring issue..
One instrument that definitely does accept a stereo cable is the Chapman Stick. There is only space for one socket on the Block pickup/controls assembly. Amplifying the bass and melody string sets separately requires a special Y cable. TRS at the instrument end, 2 x TS at the amplifier end.
One instrument that definitely does accept a stereo cable is the Chapman Stick. There is only space for one socket on the Block pickup/controls assembly. Amplifying the bass and melody string sets separately requires a special Y cable. TRS at the instrument end, 2 x TS at the amplifier end.
astrozombie
KatyPerryologist
Re: Lucille wiring issue..
my guitar definitely has a "stereo" jack... the one that works with both pickups.
my guitar definitely has a "stereo" jack... the one that works with both pickups.
Re: Lucille wiring issue..
Just finished installing the SD Pearly Gates bridge pickup into my Lucille. Used multiple guides to aid me in this, but they did not help. In the end, it was trial and error that lead to my successful installation of the pickup. I will post images later, but here is what I did:
Pearly Gates pickup has the following wires: Bare, Green, Red, White & Black
Directly wired the Green & Bare to the "rear" end of the stereo knob.
Wired the Black to the "rear" hole in the circuit board
Twisted together the Red & White wires and wrapped them with Electrical tape
The "rear" pickup that is being referred to is the bridge pickup.
End result: Able to use both pick ups independently & together; still able to plug in to the "Mono" jack.
The Pearly Gates pickup sounds amazing in the Lucille, and I am not experiencing any uncontrollable feedback (as is the case with most Semi-Hollowbodies)
Just finished installing the SD Pearly Gates bridge pickup into my Lucille. Used multiple guides to aid me in this, but they did not help. In the end, it was trial and error that lead to my successful installation of the pickup. I will post images later, but here is what I did:
Pearly Gates pickup has the following wires: Bare, Green, Red, White & Black
Directly wired the Green & Bare to the "rear" end of the stereo knob.
Wired the Black to the "rear" hole in the circuit board
Twisted together the Red & White wires and wrapped them with Electrical tape
The "rear" pickup that is being referred to is the bridge pickup.
End result: Able to use both pick ups independently & together; still able to plug in to the "Mono" jack.
The Pearly Gates pickup sounds amazing in the Lucille, and I am not experiencing any uncontrollable feedback (as is the case with most Semi-Hollowbodies)
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astrozombie
KatyPerryologist
Re: Lucille wiring issue..
I enjoyed the Lucille, even recorded a few demos from my previous band with it after giving it a dynamite setup.
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I enjoyed the Lucille, even recorded a few demos from my previous band with it after giving it a dynamite setup.
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Funkfingers
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astrozombie
KatyPerryologist
Re: Lucille wiring issue..
The one I had didn't look like that either.
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The one I had didn't look like that either.
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