rapscallion Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 The pickup selector on my Jazzmaster has been playing up for quite a while now, it works fine on the neck pickup, but switching to the bridge does nothing. If I tap the volume pot quite hard, it'll work, but if I switch again it's bust. I'be taken the pickguard off and there's no dry joints or loose wires. Problem is there's so much wiring I'm having trouble where too look Anyone have any advice/similar experiences? Thanks gents Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 As far as I can remember, there are no clever electronics in there so it's definately going to be a bad contact somewhere. Take a look at the pickup selector switch - if it's one of the open skeleton ones then are the contacts clean and are they actually making physical contact correctly when they are actuated? Undo the scratchplate and turn it over, plug it into your amp (keep the volume down to a sensible level) and try having a poke around with a plastic biro - you'll probably hear a noise if you manage to hit the faulty part of the circuit and either break or make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapscallion Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 The switch is an L style toggle. Thats an awesome idea, maybe if thats the case add a little bit of solder to the loose contact? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 You're best off removing any solder on a duff joint and resolder again from fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapscallion Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Brilliant. Thanks mate, will give it a go tomorrow Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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