neepheid Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I was playing my Gibson EB at a band rehearsal recently and all of a sudden in mid song I lost volume. First of all I reckoned it was the amp, but I found that when I turned the neck pickup down, the overall volume of the bass returned to normal. Bridge pickup is working fine, but the neck pickup is quiet and it brings the overall volume down when both pickups are turned on. I guess there's only 3 places to look - the pot, the pickup itself or some weird wiring issue. The coil split seems to be working, although the pickup is quiet I think I could hear a slight change in the sound when it was toggled. It's less than a year old, but I bought it online so I'll have to spend £20-30 just returning it to see if they can do anything. Reckon it'd be better taking it somewhere local for a look if I can't figure it out myself and forfeit 3 months of warranty? I hope it's not the pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 My guess would be a wire has fallen off. Have a look and see if any wires are not attached of if one of the wires is touching an earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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