Hey, I need some help.
I decided to redo the electronics in my old 87 mij PJ since they were pretty worn and not looking great. First got some pickups, installed them on the old pots, had zero issues. Today, I put in a new jack and new pots, all soldering and wiring redone, seeming no mistakes.
However, the j pickup started to crackle. No damage to the wires, no mistaken wiring, no loose connections. But here's the weird bit, it only crackles when held at certain angles; say I hold my bass in playing position, crackles are loud and present, if I start to rotate my bass around the centre, the crackle will stop and start. Goes away with no tone. P pickups have no issues. Connected it directly to 3 different jacks and had the same problem. However, when I connected my old pickup with no issues, it started having the same problem.
I am very lost, and have no idea what I'm doing wrong, would really appreciate some guidance as I really hope I haven't permanently damaged my new pickup.
Thank you!!!
I decided to redo the electronics in my old 87 mij PJ since they were pretty worn and not looking great. First got some pickups, installed them on the old pots, had zero issues. Today, I put in a new jack and new pots, all soldering and wiring redone, seeming no mistakes.
However, the j pickup started to crackle. No damage to the wires, no mistaken wiring, no loose connections. But here's the weird bit, it only crackles when held at certain angles; say I hold my bass in playing position, crackles are loud and present, if I start to rotate my bass around the centre, the crackle will stop and start. Goes away with no tone. P pickups have no issues. Connected it directly to 3 different jacks and had the same problem. However, when I connected my old pickup with no issues, it started having the same problem.
I am very lost, and have no idea what I'm doing wrong, would really appreciate some guidance as I really hope I haven't permanently damaged my new pickup.
Thank you!!!
