Spacey Riccy For Spacey People !

[String Breaker]

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

[stan]

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

[dingobass]

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

[Brendan]

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

[String Breaker]

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 ??

[stan]

contact Adam or DB and see what they can suggest, they will replace defective parts, they are good like that

[Brendan]

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!

[dingobass]

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.

[adam]

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).

[Brendan]

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...