Yep.... too much spare time on your hands Gav :)
Don't worry, I will be at the shoot, pulling faces at you and making rude comments!
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Yep.... too much spare time on your hands Gav :)
Don't worry, I will be at the shoot, pulling faces at you and making rude comments!
Thank goodness for hot blinding studio lights that prevent you from seeing the audience!!Quote:
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from dingobass on June 11, 2013, 19:51
Yep.... too much spare time on your hands Gav :)
Don't worry, I will be at the shoot, pulling faces at you and making rude comments!
....I am despondant....I think my ambition has outstripped my competence....firstly I used BMW and with care and patience it has turned out ok but not as delightful as my Camine Gypsy LP....however it will look great (from a distance) with the gold furniture and the highlights and the aged vintage yellow neck -gold on black looks great. I have now had a test run through of the installation using the potential hit movie Gav's 5mm tubing innovation...I found that I would need fishing line for the switch and the amp plug (maybe have a look at DB's upgrade).....however now I am in trouble the wiring is fine all joints are tested and ok - however the bridge pickup is fine but I have no idea what is the problem with the neck pickup - been through line by line and solder by solder .....nothing....I shall leave it tonight and review everything tomorrow....damn it .....thanks for listening ....a large glass of vino collapso awaits......Pedro
The 5mm tubing fits INSIDE the output jack.......the switch you should be able to get into position with your fingers.
You may have a 'dry joint' with the solder? Might also be the switch......check these. Dont worry, you are not alone! I rook several hours to get mine right and so did DB....
yes I put the tubing inside - but obviously not far enough as it popped out half way through retreaving it....thanks for the advice on the solder - (dumb question alert....)what is the best solution, disassemble the lot and redo the soldering or just add additional solder to the joints - how would I test the switch?
Pedro, I feel for you... I still have nightmares of the 335 I built..
If you have a multimeter you can check the switch easily by putting red on the pup in and black on the signal to jack out.
If you don't have a meter, swap the connections and see what happens.
If the same problem occurs you have a dud switch.
If this is the case, email me at dingobass@pitbullguitars.com and I will send you a replacement.
Pedro, you have to be very careful soldering these switches...great switches will set you back $20 plus. When you solder any electronics there is always a danger of overheating and burningout some part. With capacitors and resistors they (the experts) will tell you to use a clip between the area you are soldering and the film/etc. this is difficult to do with a switch so you have to get it right first time. The moment you try and resolder a wire with the less expensive switches you are asking for trouble!
Thanks guys - off to the footy today, tomorrow will be re-energised and full of confidence......haha ( and I thought I had it all sussed)
No worries, hard to believe I know, but DB was once a novice too! Ah! Ok, and simply to make DB feel better I may have been too! :p
Hi Gav and DB, so I switched the connections to the three way switch and the same pickup (bridge) worked and the neck pickup was dead - so i am assuming that the switch may have been damaged in the soldering but the overall wiring is ok?