Strat wiring help needed
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blakejcan
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I pulled out the multi-meter to check continuity and everything seemed ok. I'm pretty lost at this point. I even pulled another functioning strat to make sure I wasn't out of my mind and it all looked exactly the same.
My only thought now is that maybe it's an issue with the switch. I have another I could swap in there and try. All ideas welcome. I wanna play this thing!
My only thought now is that maybe it's an issue with the switch. I have another I could swap in there and try. All ideas welcome. I wanna play this thing!
blakejcan
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Will do. You can see my messy blobs of solder from having re-done this so many times
Artie
Peaveyologist
I have a 5-way in front of me right now where a forum bro applied enough solder for it to run down into the contacts and solder them together. Stuff happens. Look for that too. :smokin:
Artie
Peaveyologist
That's exactly what I wanted to see. Just to make sure you're using the common terminal for the common connection. You are. So now, you just need to meter it out, or start over. It's hard to say what's going wrong now.
P.S. What's your geographical location? A Strat pickguard is one of the few that can be mailed to someone to wire up for you.
P.S. What's your geographical location? A Strat pickguard is one of the few that can be mailed to someone to wire up for you.
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beaubrummels
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The ground solder on the back of the volume looks a bit weak to me. I'd be surprised if the middle and neck are getting a good ground connection.
Also, I don't see a ground wire from the tones to the volume, so I don't see how the tones could work. They're grounded to each other but nothing else, unless they are picking up ground from the pot casing through the shield to the volume pot; that might work, but it's a tenuous, weaker way to do it.
Also, I don't see a ground wire from the tones to the volume, so I don't see how the tones could work. They're grounded to each other but nothing else, unless they are picking up ground from the pot casing through the shield to the volume pot; that might work, but it's a tenuous, weaker way to do it.
blakejcan
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Hi again. I went back and re-did this whole thing. Still the same thing. Bridge works. Neck & middle I get nothing.
I checked for continuity---it's good everywhere in every direction possible.
I swapped out the way 5 way blade switch for a new one......still the same issue. I then put together another strat using the original switch from this project and it worked just fine the first time so it's not the switch.
I'm stumped. I want to guess it's the pickups at this point but that seems super unlikely to have 2 turds straight out of the box given BKP are pretty legit.
Any other thoughts here? So frustrated and just want to play this thing. Thanks universe.
I checked for continuity---it's good everywhere in every direction possible.
I swapped out the way 5 way blade switch for a new one......still the same issue. I then put together another strat using the original switch from this project and it worked just fine the first time so it's not the switch.
I'm stumped. I want to guess it's the pickups at this point but that seems super unlikely to have 2 turds straight out of the box given BKP are pretty legit.
Any other thoughts here? So frustrated and just want to play this thing. Thanks universe.
blakejcan
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I did not. Didn't even think that was a thing. I'll give it a try!
blakejcan
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after putting on my old man glasses and checking the resistance I got measurements on the bridge but nothing on the neck & middle. Looking at the neck & middle pickups where that frightfully tiny pickup wire meets the solder blobs on the back of the pickup.....they both look a bit frayed or otherwise messed up. I'm guessing that's the issue. What does the internet think?
