jahash
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Post by jahash on Nov 23, 2007 22:41:23 GMT -5
Hey I just bought a Van Halen Artist series guitar. It has a single pickup and open back. I plug her in to play and she doest work. It sounds like a loose connection in the guitar. It is not the cable as i have checked it against other guitars. From what i can tell, the connections to the input jack are fine. The other connections seem fine, when i move the slightly to check for excess noise or input, not much happens. All i can say is help!!!!!!!
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Post by sumgai on Nov 24, 2007 1:37:27 GMT -5
jahash, Hi, and welcome to the NutzHouse! ;D My first response would be a question right back at you - is the used or new? Any warranty? I presume you've not opened it up, or if you did, you didn't see any obvious problems. If it's not under warranty, and if you can't find any loose wires, then it's probably time to take it to a qualified guitar technician. Unless you happen to have a multimeter handy...... sumgai
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Post by jahash on Nov 25, 2007 1:11:11 GMT -5
Hey. Thank you for the welcome She is made open backed. Like the typical van halen style. I checked the input jack wiring and the red wire is responsive while the black is not. I can hear sound but it is very very low. Now i am thinking a pickup problem but wiring seem ok. Any ideas?
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Post by ChrisK on Nov 25, 2007 12:05:15 GMT -5
What does "responsive" mean when comparing one wire to another? Is there noise when one is moved, but not the other?
You mention that "it sounds like a loose connection", does this mean that when you "wiggle" one wire you hear a crackling sound?
Since this is a single pickup (maybe with a single volume control, when the volume is turned all of the way up), one could easily measure the resistance of the two connections at the output jack.
It should be around 10,000 to 15,000 Ohms.
If it reads open or overrange, there is an open in the circuit. If it reads nearly zero, there is a short. There isn't much else here that it could be.
For any wiring diagnosis, we greatly recommend the use of a digital multimeter, although an old analog meter-based one will work for some stuff.
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