Lewis

Again, thanks Simon. I have done that and still only have the bridge pick up working. When I say working at times I have had a very strong volume tapping the pick up with a small screwdriver. The strength of the tapping through the amp goes much quieter without making any changes to volume or tone controls intermitently. Don't know what to do next? Sorry to be such a pain.

Post some pictures of the wiring if you’re unsure.

I sent some photos but the forum site is telling me the file sizes are too big. Will try again. When I move the wiring I get a low level buzz sometimes. Does that suggest faulty soldering?

Maybe, or you could be touching a signal wire or connection with a finger.

You need to resize your photo. If you're on a PC, then I describe a method I use here:

https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...l=1#post225749

1500 pixels max for .jpg and .png, and just less than 1 MB in file size (976.6kB).

So any dimension has to be less than 1501 pixels. A portrait-oriented photo of 1500 wide by 1804 tall is still too big as the 1804 side needs to be 1500 or less.

Seems to only take one photo at a time (attached I hope)

Seems to take only one photo at a time. This one is the 3 way switch.

Thanks Simon for all your advice. I decided to start from scratch and everything seems to work now. Unfortunately I broke a connection on the 3 way switch through my clumsy soldering. Will now have to wait for a replacement switch. However, happy to finally see that everything works. Thanks again. No doubt I will have more questions on the next phase.

My first task in the company I worked for after finishing university was in theory a 'temporary' one whilst I was looking for a permanent job; modifying circuit boards for the best part of 6 months, before being taken on full-time and moving into software. Which stood me in good stead for all my future soldering applications.

Hi Simon

Looks like I am still in trouble with my wiring. I have checked and double checked all my points with a multimeter and it seem to check out, no shorts that I can detect. The pickups respond intermittently on and then nothing. Positions on the 3 way switch make no sense.
I suspect my solution is the new 3 way switch as all else seems to work when the pick ups are working. Any comments?

The three-way switch positions should select neck, neck+bridge and bridge pickups.

The three connections on the box switch (excluding the ground contact on the other side of the switch) should be the pickup signals on the two outer connections and the output wire on the centre connection.

Looking from the side of the switch, if the switch is to the left, then it selects the pickup connected to the connection on the right. If the switch is to the right, then it selects the pickup connected to the connection on the left. With the switch in the middle, both pickups are selected.

So if you have a multimeter selected to continuity (beep) mode, then

Switch to the left: Centre to right contact > beep, centre to left contact > no beep
Switch to the middle: Centre to right contact > beep, centre to left contact > beep
Switch to the right: Centre to right contact > no beep, centre to left contact > beep

If you wiggle the switch around and move it back and forth a few times, you should consistently get those results. If you don't, the switch is faulty and needs replacing.

The wiring continuity issues I sometimes get are 1) where there are several wires going into the same connection tab on a potentiometer. It can look like they are all nicely soldered, but one wire may not be and is just help in place by pressure. Move the wires around and the contact makes and breaks. 2) A variation on the above but where the insulation has slipped into the hole in the pot connection tab and isn't soldered to the tab, but the wire is sometimes making touch contact only with the surrounding soldered wires or there may be a blob of solder on the end of the wire (so it looks soldered) but held away from the tab by the insulation poking through.