can someone help?

[geetarczar]

I wanted to shield my single coil guitar, so I went on guitarnuts.com and followed the tutorials and I did everything right, I think, but now the guitar makes more noise than it did before the shielding. Its not the input jack, I already tried a number of things. The damn thing still hums and Im pretty disappointed. In my different attempts to shield the guitar, I've come up with some ideas to rewire it. I wanted to know if it were possible to only put in the bridge and middle pickups and only one tone pot and the volume knobs. It might sound like a cheesysetup but I want it that way because it will look nice on the guitar. I built the guitar myself, but Im pretty new to rewiring and I just need some tips and pointers. If anyone could show me a diagram of how I could set that up it would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Lino

[CheshireCat]

geetarczar said:

I wanted to shield my single coil guitar, so I went on guitarnuts.com and followed the tutorials and I did everything right, I think, but now the guitar makes more noise than it did before the shielding. Its not the input jack, I already tried a number of things. The % thing still hums and Im pretty disappointed. In my different attempts to shield the guitar, I've come up with some ideas to rewire it. I wanted to know if it were possible to only put in the bridge and middle pickups and only one tone pot and the volume knobs. It might sound like a cheesysetup but I want it that way because it will look nice on the guitar. I built the guitar myself, but Im pretty new to rewiring and I just need some tips and pointers. If anyone could show me a diagram of how I could set that up it would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Lino

First, welcome to the board.

Second, don't curse, because the filters filter that out and it looks dorky.

Third, two pickups, regardless of which ones they are, along with 2 vols and 1 tone, is a pretty easy set-up. We can do that one no problem.

Fourth, as far as trouble shooting, two things: first, post some pics so we can see what we are dealing with, and second, leave everything as it is, save the pickups. Take those out, and then put one pickup (the B pickup I would think) back in, wired directly to the output jack, by passing any vol or tone pots, or switches and so on. That should tell us a great deal. Do that and let us know what happens.

Chesh