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Hello to all those who currently viewing my guitar-thingy, thanks fr joining me on the ride.
I would like to introduce you to Estelle. She is lean, mean, green and ready to fly (At least once she is wired up )
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...4-P1100787.JPG
i attempted the wiring last night and all was working and solid , so i put it all in the cavity screwed in the scratch-plate the pickups and the output jack. But to my dismay as i went to test her again, the bridge pickup was no longer working ! So i unscrewed the scratch-plate to check all was in place, which it was, i triple checked the wiring diagram and all was good so i gave the wires a jiggle to check none were loose when several of the actual wires broke, not the solder but the exposed wires. then the neck pickup only started working in the neck position !!! can someone help me try and piece together what happened and where i can buy good wires for my second attempt. there would be an extreme amounts of thanks
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Hey Stringbreaker. Love your Ricky. What's not to love about them.
Do you have a multimeter? Turn the volume to maximum and set the switch to the bridge position. You should then be able to check continuity from the output jack through to the pickup wire. If you haven't got continuity then check that the switch is OK and that it is making contact in the bridge position. If that's OK check that the bridge pot is not faulty. Give that a try and let us know what you find. If possible, can you post a close-up photo of the whole wiring setup?
hi Michael,
Do you have any photos of the wiring and the broken wires? Might help to see the problem so we can suggest the best fix. The single core wires that come with the kits are pretty standard. Is it this single core hokup wire that has broken, or possibly the dual core wires from the pickups?
Your Ricky is looking great btw. I'm a sucker for a Ricky myself and have never seen a green one before. This beast of yours is going to look great with the hardware on!
cheers,
Gav.
Great place for wire is PitBull - their push back wire is dead easy to use and looks great!
As for fixing the problem, as above, give us some pickies and we should be able to get some help to you.
looking good so far - we need more green guitars!
Here is a photo of the wiring
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...l-P1110021.JPG
been busy - cool
Hmmmm, rip it out and start again! :)
Also, you dont need to earth your pots together as you have got that beautiful copper shielding there to do that for you (I assume you have shielded the back of the plate as well)
As Brendan said, go for our push back vintage wire, it is a soldered wire so you wont have any stray strands that can short out on you...
Apart from that, Lawry is on the money re multimeter to check everything before closing her up.... Nothing is quite as annoying as what you have experienced, been there myself many times.
Really liking the green, very unique for a Riccy :)
Hmmm. It's a bit hard to see all the connections so that makes it a bit hard to determine what you have there. I also see you have one pot with no connections.
I tend to agree with DB, it may be best to unsolder the lot and redo it. And if you do have a multimeter just check the wiring as you go. Personally, I reckon wire is wire. You can use the push back stuff if you like but really the only advantage is ease of use, not any mystical properties. That being said, as stated above by someone (sorry, I forgot who) check for any single strands that may be shorting between points. They can be very fine ,almost invisible. Let us know how you go!
Can't say i have a multimeter lying around but will look into it. Do y'all have any that you recommend that are dirt cheap ? . All the wires on the pot with no connections had snapped as well and that back of the scratch plate is also shielded. Thanks guys
The most basic of meter from Jaycar, Dick Smith or the like should be plenty for what you are doing, or find a cheapy on ebay
OK, when you get your flippers on a meter and check that all the parts are working if you find any that are duds let me know and I will send you out replacements on the house :)
Also may be worthwhile putting them either into the (hopefully) shielded control plate or a piece of card so that you don't end up with a wire that's about 2mm shorter than it needs to be to get the pot into the hole ( :) ).
As for multimeters, you can get away with something as simple as: http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=QM1502, but for a few extra bucks, an autoranging one would be better... http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=QM1524
well, i have taken it apart and re-wired it another four times ! and still to no avail and i have concluded that the bridge pick-up must have something wrong with it. i really have no idea what to do now. Should i just toss it and set her up as a single pick-up guitar or purchase another pickup ??
contact Adam or DB and see what they can suggest, they will replace defective parts, they are good like that
SB - have sent an email to DingoBass@pitbullguitars.com and I'm sure he'll have a look at this for thread for you. Adam and DB take customer support seriously so you should be seeing a new pup winging it's way to you in the not too distant future!
Looks like you have a dead pup on your hands....
Check it with your trusty multimeter and if you get no reading she is cactus.
Flick an email to Adam adam@pitbullguitars.com and he will send a replacement to you.
Hey Stringbreaker, a couple of our mods emailed me and said I should check out this thread. Actually, I've been expecting an email from you, but haven't received anything. It sounds like you've got a dead pick up (I've never heard of such a thing, but I trust my team). I don't keep spares of the pickups for all our kits, but I can order one in for you (a few weeks wait). Or, how about I refund you some of your purchase price so you can put that towards an upgrade for that pickup?
The Chinese pickups are only worth about $10 each, but if I send you a $30 refund, you can browse eBay for a suitable upgrade. I'm sure someone might even make some recommendations.
Let me know what you prefer; a replacement Chinese pickup (which might take a few weeks) or a partial refund (to spend on an upgrade).
Stringbreaker - only thing to be careful of is that the Ricky uses smaller than normal 'buckers. Not much, but a touch. Couldn't fit the Entwistles that I had on hand in...
Hi Adam. I checked it out with a multimeter and the pickup was definitely not working. I think the refund will be more than dandy. Thank you so much for your help :) Would anyone be able to recommend where to get some pickups ( as i would like them both to be matching) and what kind would be best?
Hi String breaker here's my supplier of favourite pickups tell him what you want size. And sound he will make you something . John Benson lovely guy .
http://www.bensoncustom.com
Best wishes
Kimball
?John Benson
107 Vine St
Lockport, Ny 14094?
bensonbasses@gmail.com
Tel 716-207-2641
I have a spare neck pickup from my rc4. I am almost positive it will be the same as the ones in this kit. I know you are looking for a bridge pickup, but I will happily send you this one if it means getting your guitar working.
Pabloppepper, that would be absolutely amazing if you did that !
Send your address to craig_self@hotmail.com and I'll get it to you.
Thank you a great deal pablopepper it is so awesome that people are actually willing to help other around here :)