Members jcksn1234 Posted August 6, 2011 Members Share Posted August 6, 2011 I just rewired my les paul for that jimmy page style wiring. i know i wired everything correctly with the 4 push pulls, but i still get volume on both pickups when they are at zero. I am thinking it might be a grounding issue. any thoughs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted August 6, 2011 Members Share Posted August 6, 2011 Did you wire the ground wire from the third leg of the volume pot to the back of the pot, and have all pots connected to the ground. Same goes for any points that need grounding on the switch terminals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcksn1234 Posted August 6, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 6, 2011 well i wired it up this way exactly: http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=jp_style everything works like it should except for when i turn the volume down. the guitar signal still bleeds through. not sure what it is. it might be the pots i got from stewart macdonald. i also am using a seymour duncan jazz and jb pups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members milosch Posted August 6, 2011 Members Share Posted August 6, 2011 Is this just from one pickup? Tap a screwdriver onto one then the other. Might just be one ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcksn1234 Posted August 6, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 6, 2011 that was't it, i think i might try a different layout, but it seems sd would check out their own diagrams, unless i did something completely wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted August 7, 2011 Members Share Posted August 7, 2011 Post a pic of your wiring. I suspect you left out a ground connection somewhere. The diagram is right, so it must be the wiring is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcksn1234 Posted August 7, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 7, 2011 i actually think it is the pots. I tried another wire layout and got the same result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted August 7, 2011 Members Share Posted August 7, 2011 i actually think it is the pots. I tried another wire layout and got the same result. Well the odds of two components failing in the same exact way like that is pretty slim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcksn1234 Posted August 7, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 7, 2011 hmm tru dat. i am going back to the original above and i am really going to check the grounds. i hope the wire is not loose that goes to the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted August 7, 2011 Members Share Posted August 7, 2011 hmm tru dat. i am going back to the original above and i am really going to check the grounds. i hope the wire is not loose that goes to the bridge. A loose bridge ground won't cause the problem you are having, it would cause noise/hum. Your circuit ground is the sleeve of the output jack. Make sure all grounds eventually terminate there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcksn1234 Posted August 7, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 7, 2011 well i set it back up the first way and same problem. i have noticed that when i am not touching the guitar and i touch each pot with my finger the slight hum goes away except for the neck volume pot. the noise increase in volume. maybe that is where my problem is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members milosch Posted August 7, 2011 Members Share Posted August 7, 2011 If you have the volume pots right most tab soldered to ground, and ground common between all components, you shouldn't have any sound coming out. I would think that even a bad pot can reach either extreme well enough unless truly beaten to hell during shipment, e.g. stepped on by an elephant, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcksn1234 Posted August 8, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2011 i have read that you can damage pots if they get to hot. maybe that is what is up, but for now i am just going to go with what i got. might try just 2 new pots later on down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcksn1234 Posted September 8, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 8, 2011 well after waiting on new pots and doing a clean rewire i figured out the problem with a bit of research. if you use the seymour duncan jimmy page wiring diagram from their site, and you get a ton of noise and the volume does not go silent at zero just switch the wires on the 1 and 2 lugs on both volume pots. I also have all the grounds going to a single ring, but i am not sure if that is necessary since i did that before switching the lugs. but now it sounds great and the wiring is all clean! thanks for the suggestions guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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