did you check the ground wire under the bridge?
Posted by: Basvarken
Quote from: ack1961 on November 24, 2012, 08:07:37 AM
I guess there's a possibility that the ground wire could be dorked under the bridge,
yes that's what I thought.
Try a temporary lead between pot and bridge just to make sure.
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Bingo! thanks to all for the replies.
The bridge ground wire was split somewhere in the body.
I replaced it and all is perfect.
I did a lot of needless soldering and component swapping but that's what you get...
I needed the practice - my soldering is pretty ugly.
Just to answer a few questions, I had Jammer Guitar Company (JGC) in Philly wire me a P/J set.
I actually saw his ad on CL and gave him a call.
I spoke to Mike on the phone and he asked a lot of questions about what I was looking for out the pickups.
He's the Owner/Sole employee of Jammer - I thought I'd give it a shot.
Quick turnaround time - he started winding as soon as I PayPal'd the money.
I wanted a passive set with deep lows and thump out of the P and some bite (but not too nasally) out of the J.
I also wanted something pretty noiseless and mudless.
After fixing the ground issue, they are exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks again guys!
Steve