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Post by mitchschaft on Jun 22, 2012 18:27:22 GMT -5
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Post by newey on Jun 22, 2012 20:06:08 GMT -5
mitchschaft-
Does it sound weak and distorted regardless of switch positions, pot settings- in other words, is it the same across the board?
Two things to check/try- and no guarantees this is the answer, but try these first:
1) Check that the wiring to the jack is not reversed. This is an easy mistake to make, we've all probably done it, since it can be tough to tell which lug is for the barrel.
2) I would not trust simply grounding the jack to the cavity shielding. A shield is to ground out noise signals, it shouldn't be used to carry a signal. Now, if the ground is good, and assuming the cavity shielding is adequately grounded elsewhere, it ought to work OK the way you have it. But if that ground is dodgy, that could be the cause of your problems.
Run a separate wire from the output jack sleeve lug to the star grounding point.
3) This last point wouldn't cause your symptoms, but just for completeness (since your diagram doesn't show this) but I assume there is a bridge/string ground as well, and also that the shielding is grounded to the star ground point.
As far as only one Vol. pot working, that sounds like a separate problem. Which volume control doesn't work?
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Post by mitchschaft on Jun 22, 2012 20:11:09 GMT -5
Thanks for the reply. It sounds the same across the board. Nothing pops like it should. The single coils sound blah and the humbucker sounds weak, too. I have a few of the same humbuckers wired into other guitars (although no other strats) and they sound fantastic.
The bridge/string ground is screwed into the body/shielding. You can see it in the second pic. I don't think I have the shielding connected to the star ground at all.
And I forgot which volume pot gives me troubles. I'll have to string it back up to check.
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Post by mitchschaft on Jul 8, 2012 21:27:01 GMT -5
Update: I followed your advice and ran another wire off the guitar jack ground to the star ground. everything works perfectly and there is almost zero noise. Thanks a lot!
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