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Title: guitar wiring question - volume leaks sound
Post by: Modular1 on June 01, 2008, 08:10:14 PM

when i turn the volume right down theres still sound coming through when its turned right down.

any obvious mistake im making here? any idea what to check?

Title: guitar wiring question - volume leaks sound
Post by: hunter on June 01, 2008, 09:14:14 PM

Does it mean your volume is getting less when you turn it down but it doesn't go to 100% silent? Or is there no effect of the volume pot?

Title: guitar wiring question - volume leaks sound
Post by: Modular1 on June 01, 2008, 09:24:11 PM

Quote from: hunter

Does it mean your volume is getting less when you turn it down but it doesn't go to 100% silent?

that one.

Title: guitar wiring question - volume leaks sound
Post by: hunter on June 01, 2008, 09:25:23 PM

Sounds like the pot is faulty or there is something wrong with your wiring (my bet would be the pot)

Title: guitar wiring question - volume leaks sound
Post by: Modular1 on June 01, 2008, 09:26:23 PM

would getting an a500 and a b500 pot mixed up perhaps be the prob?

Title: guitar wiring question - volume leaks sound
Post by: Modular1 on June 01, 2008, 09:43:44 PM

ive got
A500K FOR TONE
B500K FOR VOLUME
 
at moment

Title: guitar wiring question - volume leaks sound
Post by: HTH AMPS on June 01, 2008, 10:32:41 PM

I'd say it's 99% just a dodgy pot - my mate's LP with those little EMG 25k pots used to do it all the time.  Just get a new pot.

Title: guitar wiring question - volume leaks sound
Post by: Modular1 on June 02, 2008, 12:51:40 AM

correctomundo!
dodgy pot. cheers guys. :)

Title: guitar wiring question - volume leaks sound
Post by: gwEm on June 02, 2008, 09:47:43 AM

sounds like you have alpha pots fitted at the moment.... why not use this as an excuse to upgrade to CTS or CGE :)

Title: guitar wiring question - volume leaks sound
Post by: Modular1 on June 02, 2008, 05:52:59 PM

Quote from: gwEm

sounds like you have alpha pots fitted at the moment.... why not use this as an excuse to upgrade to CTS or CGE :)

i just did :D

Title: guitar wiring question - volume leaks sound
Post by: Jonny on June 02, 2008, 06:40:43 PM

I think I have a weird pot too, the volume dies before it reaches 1 (or 0, depends how you look at it)

It dies around 3 or 4