Heh, okay. So uhm, my guitarist and I were working on repainting this free guitar I got from Sam Ash (yes, guitar) and we took it apart. The thing was, the guitar didn't work to begin with, so I thought I could probably repair it on my own. Little did I know now that wires are VERY confusing to the untrained. Could someone help me out here? I've looked at humbucker/single/single diagrams but the way its originally wired, its nowhere near the diagrams. Great.
LOL! Man, that is not good. How bad is it or should I say are all the wires soldered to the pots/switches? If it is all soldered up, you could look for a bad connection. That's all I had to do with one of my schools basses, (OK it was a P-bass, but the same idea is in practice). Have fun!!!
Acquire a 3 ring binder. When disassembling projects, make notes or diagrams as you take things apart. Small ziplock bags are good, you disassemble, and can put a note in each bag, referring to the diagram. Then all the subassemblies are put in a gallon size bag for future reassembly. Now you are at a point where you need to start diagramming the wiring that you see, before messing it up further. Look at this as an opportunity to learn some valuable info on wiring. Go to the library and get a book on basic electrical diagrams. The stuff you learn here will stand you in good stead for many years.
Use duct tape. With it, you can fix anything. Wiring can be a real headache if you don't know what you're doing. Get a pro to do it for you, or if you are feeling adventurous, check out Project Guitar .
Fenders website used to have wiring diags available for download. Haven't been there in many moons so I don't know if they're still there. Check it out-you might find something useful. www.fender.com Better yet, go to www.mrgearhead.com. Tons of diags and layouts. Good luck-this will be a great learning opportunity.
My apologies, it is .NET. ( But the .COM will work too. ) I think there's a link from Fenders website to get there.
PUT THE THING BACK TOGETHER!!!! Do what it takes, but you and your guitar player have to do it. You will be able to swap out pickups, change pots, jacks ect...
We tried soldering the thing last nite (we're newbies at soldering heh). Lets just say we've gotten nowhere but a burnt carpet.
1st question... How do I set up the output jack? I have two wires and I'm not sure which is the ground and which is the output wire. Everything else is still intact.
Strudel, you may want to delete this thread, and repost your question in setup, where you can get real help.
Ground wires are usually black (unless it's an earth ground, then it's green usually). The signal/power wire that accompanies it might be white or red.