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Hi all ! I'm new to this so here goes . I'm building a pbg double neck as my first project! I know I know how hard can it be right ?
Well it turns out to be a real challenge. I've wired it twice now and redone every soldered joint but I'm having no luck bringing it to life ! Has anyone had any experience of this ? Does anyone have any advice ? Thanks in advance.
Chris - what are you having issues with? Are you getting no noise at all - or is one or the other neck / pup not working? Any more details and we can happily help.
Other thing would be some photos of the wiring - closeups showing the back of the plates - there's a couple of guys here that can pick an issue pretty quickly.
Hi thanks for your reply I'll take some photos later I'm hoping it will be something obvious!
Although my colours are not quite as the are in the pitbull diagram.
Hi here are some pics of my guitar and wiring.
I'm fairly happy with the way it looks ( apart from the burns I did by accident with the soldering iron) but when I attach my amp I'm not getting any noise when I tap the pickups I have redone nearly all of the wiring
With new solder . I had to extend one of the pickup wires as they weren't long enough as the pickup selector switches are by the necks on this guitar. Hence the shrink tube .
Can anyone see anything obvious that I'm missing? Thanks Chris.
Ok how do we attach pictures?
Images need to be <1500 pixels on their longest side. If you hit the Go Advanced button (below and to the right of here) - it will bring up a screen where you can add images.
Resizing images - couple of ways - I use a program called Irfanview and use the resize feature in there.
If you have no luck with the forum uploader you can try this method as well:
https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...ead.php?t=8108
I think it took me three goes at least Chris. you are not alone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Hawkins
As you know, photos may help mate.
A few pictures of wiring, looking for any ideas or help on getting sound out of the guitar, thanks
Sometimes the solder-lugs on the pots can go a bit loose if too much heat from the soldering iron is applied for too long when soldering connections, this can cause the output to go a bit intermittent (cuts in and out randomly), had that happen to me a few times in the past.
Thanks I'll have a look at that tomorrow. What gauge are the cables supplied? I'm thinking of buying some more and starting again from the beginning!.
Thanks I'll have a look at that tomorrow. What gauge are the cables supplied with the kit ? I'm thinking of buying some more and starting again.
Hopefully Weirdbits will be along shortly with some answers. I've looked over the photos, but without having it physically in front of me I'm having trouble following the current flow.
The gauge of wire isn't super important, I've substituted in automotive 3mm before, could probably go a size down. You are dealing with pretty low currents and voltages being generated.
From the photos it looks like you've slightly misread the PBG Twin-Neck diagram and added some connections that are killing your sound. Understandable, as it would be easy to read the diagram that way.
On the diagram it seems you have read this ground link (red arrow) as connecting from the switch ground lug to the volume pot lug and then to the back of the pot, where it should actually just go from the switch lug to the back of the pot (on both of the pickup selectors). It's just a quirk of the diagram that the grey wire is drawn running over the pot lug solder point, but it doesn't actually connect there.
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It looks like you've done it by running the ground wire to the volume pot lug, on each volume, and then added these loops to link it to the back of the pot.
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This would definitely kill all sound. To fix it just remove those loops from the pot lug to the back of the pot and instead connect the ground wires from the switch lug direct to the back of the volume pots. Make sense?
It's possible there could be other problems, can't always tell from photos, but the above should fix it.
Thanks WeirdBits I've updated the diagram and sent it to Adam - will let you know when it's up on the site.
Hi can you tell me the gauge of cable used in the kit ? I think I'll buy some more and start again !
If that works I will be very annoyed! The diagram is very clear about connecting it there! It's not a quirk it's wrong!
Ok I've calmed down now ! Thanks for your help guys ! It has worked! I can go to bed happy ! Not just that my fifteen year old son doesn't think I'm a loser anymore! Haha happy days let's get those necks fitted and rock out ! Sweet.
That's definitely what I'd label 'blithe optimism'Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Hawkins
for me, no matter how many 'victories' one chalks up, life still resembles a series of 'Jonathon Creek'.
Glad you finally got the wiring sorted out.
That is one department that seemingly bring's on early dementia.
cheers, Mark.
Glad it's working.
You're a legend weirdy