335 - installing Pots, switches and Output jacks

[Gavin1393]

Sounds like that to me.....

[dingobass]

Hang on... Wired to switch mk1, neck dead.
swap wires, neck still dead?
Not the switch... Either a dud solder join or pickup.

1. Make sure you have the pup HOT wire (inner insulated one) soldered to the correct lug on the pot
2. Make sure the earth wire is soldered to the back of the same pot.
3. Check that you have an earth jumper from the back of each pot connecting all the pots in series.
4. Have a large glass of Vino
5. if all the above are correct, we have a problem....
6. refer to 4.
7. Test the neck pup is alive by swapping it's wiring with the bridge pup,(at potentiometer) if still dead it is the pup.
8. Refer to 4.
9. Email me at dingobass@pitbullguitars.com and I will send you out a replacement pup.

[Gavin1393]

My bad, I missed that it was the same Pickup that wasn't working after you changed the switch connections. DB would be correct, especially about point 4.

[pedro]

Guys,
....I have just rechecked 1. and 2. and found one, uno (1) stray wire from the earth wire soldered to the hot wire, problem solvered. Cheers DB !! - my day is made now back to point 4......hooray.

Pedro

[Gavin1393]

Alls well that ends well in the happy little community of PBG land!

[pedro]

Thanks DB, just one (more) thing....can I now leave the three way switch configured with alternate wiring or should I re-do (personally I dont see any reason to change it back?)

[dingobass]

Glad you got it sorted Pedro.
No need to swap the wires back, just spin the switch so it works the right way round

[pedro]

Thanks all....finished and it looks great - although I have noticed that after tuning the neck is starting to detach from the body - I guess this is not normal, used recommended wood glue and kept it clamped for 24 hours - but apart from pulling it apart again is there any remedial work I can do?

[Brendan]

Doesn't sound right - what sort of glue did you use? Potentially dumb question - how old was it?

[pedro]

Hi Brendan - it was Aquadhere PVA probably around 12 months....Pete