I took apart a non-working crap guitar and now I don't know how to put it together.

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.

 

that would be www.mrgearhead.NET

 

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...

 

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.

 

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