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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: monkeywalker on March 11, 2006, 07:42:18 PM

Title: volume(guitar) on full by the time it reaches no 2
Post by: monkeywalker on March 11, 2006, 07:42:18 PM

the volume pot on my guitar isn't working properly, the volume goes on and off very suddenly when you turn it. it's on full wack by the time you reach no 2.

i replaced the volume pot with a new one, and also i replaced the capacitors and some of the connecting wires with higher grade ones.

does anyone know why i am still having the same problem with the volume pot?

any suggestions would be appreciated

Title: volume(guitar) on full by the time it reaches no 2
Post by: sambo on March 11, 2006, 08:40:14 PM

cant help mate but i suffer from the same thing- theres very little volume change from 10 to 2 then it suddenly cuts it all away... quite annoying...

Title: volume(guitar) on full by the time it reaches no 2
Post by: Spleen on March 11, 2006, 09:11:10 PM

Are you guys playing Gibson style guitars?  If so, this is pretty common, they don't have a very good roll off at all.  My gibson goes from zero to about 70% volume between 1 and 2.  I have a tele that rolls smooth all the way from 1 to 10.

Title: volume(guitar) on full by the time it reaches no 2
Post by: monkeywalker on March 11, 2006, 09:21:12 PM

yea, mine is tokais copy of the SG, the thing is, i didn't have this problem until i installed the new pup, i don't know if i've done some damage to a component somewhere that i can't find.

and besides, even if it is a common problem surely it should be rectifiable.

Title: volume(guitar) on full by the time it reaches no 2
Post by: sambo on March 11, 2006, 09:58:05 PM

yup mines a gibbo.... but like monkey said- surely its fixable?

Title: volume(guitar) on full by the time it reaches no 2
Post by: Kilby on March 11, 2006, 10:51:52 PM

You did use audio taper pots didn't you ;)

Title: volume(guitar) on full by the time it reaches no 2
Post by: sambo on March 12, 2006, 11:39:09 AM

if i knew what they were i could answer you....

but a guitar shop did mine so im guessing that they did know what they were doing..... although it was machinehead....

Title: volume(guitar) on full by the time it reaches no 2
Post by: jimi hendrix on March 12, 2006, 01:02:42 PM

Quote from: sambo

if i knew what they were i could answer you....

but a guitar shop did mine so im guessing that they did know what they were doing..... although it was machinehead....

http://www.guitarelectronics.com/category/wiringresources.1basicwiringfaqs/#q2
check this out for some info

Title: volume(guitar) on full by the time it reaches no 2
Post by: sambo on March 12, 2006, 01:49:07 PM

ah ok thanks jimi....

Title: volume(guitar) on full by the time it reaches no 2
Post by: monkeywalker on March 12, 2006, 08:00:20 PM

yea i used an audio taper, aren't you only supposed to use linear for tone as apposed to volume. i believe that most companies use audio for both volume and tone anyway.

Title: volume(guitar) on full by the time it reaches no 2
Post by: indysmith on March 12, 2006, 09:40:23 PM

my ibanez has this problem ; i never really thought about it as a problem before though. who actually uses their guitar's volume for volume? i just use it for controlling the output of the pickup - and weather i want it dirty or clean

Title: volume(guitar) on full by the time it reaches no 2
Post by: monkeywalker on March 13, 2006, 04:38:03 PM

yea same here indy but it doesn't even do that anymore, its just full. its well gay.