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guitar wiring question - volume leaks sound
« 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?
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« Reply #1 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?
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« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2008, 09:24:11 PM »
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Does it mean your volume is getting less when you turn it down but it doesn't go to 100% silent?


that one.
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« Reply #3 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)
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« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2008, 09:26:23 PM »
would getting an a500 and a b500 pot mixed up perhaps be the prob?
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« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2008, 09:43:44 PM »
ive got
A500K FOR TONE
B500K FOR VOLUME
 
at moment
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« Reply #6 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.
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« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2008, 12:51:40 AM »
correctomundo!
dodgy pot. cheers guys. :)
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« Reply #8 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 :)
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« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2008, 05:52:59 PM »
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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
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« Reply #10 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
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