Bilbo Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I have just discovered a problem on my Wal and hoped someone here can help with a diagnosis. When I turn the pick up selection pot tot he bridge pick up, the D string is a=barely audible and crackles. I assume the pick up has died? Am I right? If I turn it to the neck pick up, its fine across all strings. I attached an mp3 to show you the problem. I play a straight G major scale staring on the low G and go up to the D above middle C. You can hear the E F G are dead. Can anyone advise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Where is this mp3 you speaketh of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 This site is playing up and won't let me upload so the mp3 is hosted on my soundcloud page and called 'diagnosis' (should be at the top of the list). http://soundcloud.com/you/tracks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 First thing is to find the plug/connector that joins the pickup wire to the circuit board. Give it a wiggle/press and see if it restores the signal....if it does, then carefully remove the plug, give it a clean and replace. Pickups don't die very often. Also its always worth waggling the jack plug/socket. Makes you feel better if nothing else...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Will try that and report back. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 IIRC Wal pickups have a pair of coils for each string. Does anyone know exactly how they are wired up? Is it series for each pair and then parallel for all the pairs? That would allow a pair for a single string to break without affecting the output of the other strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Bassbod's solution hit a bull's eye. The pick up is now working 100%. the more I think about it, the more I relasise that this may have been a problem for a little while. Because I put the blend pot central but a notch towards the bridge, the failure would have been that much harder to spot but I have, with hindsight, experienced a little bit of distortion that I put down to my playing too hard. I have a gig this weekend where I can check it properly but I think it may have been an issue for a while. Thank's again, bb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Always glad to help a poorly Wal.....good to hear it may be sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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