So I was wiring up my historic SG with the '50s style' wiring, and I hit a snag.
I wired up both the neck and bridge pickup wiring this way, starting with the bridge, but the bridge pickup is totally and completely dead. I was baffled, so I thought maybe I have to wire them both the same way. So I wired up the neck pickup the same exact way, and it works just fine!
Looked at the bridge wiring again...nothing. I checked it at least a half dozen times, comparing it to the neck wiring and making sure it wasn't a loose connection or wires touching something. Nothing. I had just done it on another guitar right before this one, no problems. I had the diagram the whole time for reference.
When I was playing around with it, I was able to get some juice through it when I wired the lead to the middle, along with the pickup selector wire and cap (which is how NOT to do it 50s style) , and it finally worked, although it sounds different now (= worse).
I'm stumped. I cannot figure out why this would work on the neck but leave the bridge completely dead. Bad volume pot? Please help.
Here is whats going on:
(its happening on the bridge, not the neck, whoops)
When I wire the lead to the right spot, its dead. When I wiring to the middle with all the other stuff, it works.
Why???
I DO have a multimeter but I have no idea how to use it...if anyone can tell me the setting to use to check where the problem is, I can try that.
I wired up both the neck and bridge pickup wiring this way, starting with the bridge, but the bridge pickup is totally and completely dead. I was baffled, so I thought maybe I have to wire them both the same way. So I wired up the neck pickup the same exact way, and it works just fine!
Looked at the bridge wiring again...nothing. I checked it at least a half dozen times, comparing it to the neck wiring and making sure it wasn't a loose connection or wires touching something. Nothing. I had just done it on another guitar right before this one, no problems. I had the diagram the whole time for reference.
When I was playing around with it, I was able to get some juice through it when I wired the lead to the middle, along with the pickup selector wire and cap (which is how NOT to do it 50s style) , and it finally worked, although it sounds different now (= worse).
I'm stumped. I cannot figure out why this would work on the neck but leave the bridge completely dead. Bad volume pot? Please help.
Here is whats going on:
(its happening on the bridge, not the neck, whoops)
When I wire the lead to the right spot, its dead. When I wiring to the middle with all the other stuff, it works.
Why???
I DO have a multimeter but I have no idea how to use it...if anyone can tell me the setting to use to check where the problem is, I can try that.