Test wiring before restringing?

[shaggydawg]

Is there a standard way to check out wiring before going to all the trouble to restring the guitar? I'm about to do the infamous Page wiring and was wondering what people usually to for a quick functional check before restringing, if anything.

I can see tapping pickups maybe, but I'm not sure how that can test all the options in the Page wiring.

Thanks!

 

[MikeS]

Re: Test wiring before restringing?

All I do is check continuity of the entire circuit in each switch position and trust that the wiring reflects the diagram.

 

[shaggydawg]

Re: Test wiring before restringing?

What I do is just re-string just one string...

Of course! Jeez I can be thick sometimes. Thanks, man!

ETA: Thanks, Mike.

 

[stratsandaks]

Re: Test wiring before restringing?

I usually use a tuning fork held over the pickups or just put on one string like mentioned above

 

[RW James]

Re: Test wiring before restringing?

I usually use a tuning fork held over the pickups...

I never would have thought of that! I'll have to give it a try.

 

[cstony111]

Re: Test wiring before restringing?

I agree one or two strings confirms the wiring.

 

[stratsandaks]

Re: Test wiring before restringing?

With this method, are you able to determine if two pickups are out-of-phase? if they are in series/parallel? if the tone controls work? if the treble-bleed mod works?
:eek2:

Umm no. I use it for just a quick function check to see if all the pickups work in the proper positions and that the controls work if I've made some modification to them.

 

[BluesJunkie]

Re: Test wiring before restringing?

I hold my watch over the pickup. If I get ticking through the amp, I'm good.