Having some extremely annoying electrical issues!

xxvicarious · 07-11-2012, 08:19 PM

Ibanez IC-300 with Seymour Duncan Dimebucker/'59 combo.
In the past 2 months, I've replaced the jack, 3 way toggle, and
just today, bought a new 500k volume knob. Keep in mind ALL
these parts are NEW, right out of the packaging.

Setup is a basic 2 humbucker / 1 volume / 3 way-toggle.

So, I put in the NEW volume pot, hook the guitar up to my
amp and turn up the volume pot. All I got was some scratchy
noises from the pot, and dead silence. Nothing at all from the pickups.
However, when I touch almost anything metal on the guitar, it makes a
buzz/hum... opposite of what it USED to do.

I've checked the wiring about 1,452 times... I dont get it, it such a simple
setup and all my parts are brand new. Tried a different cable, my amp is
fine, etc etc..

WTF?!?!?1

xxvicarious · 07-12-2012, 01:24 AM

Not everyone at once, please. One at a time!

Jarmake · 07-12-2012, 07:09 AM

Are you sure you have grounded the guitar properly?

Konfyouzd · 07-12-2012, 07:13 AM

Yea... Did you ground the bridge to the back of the pot? If touching it completes the circuit you're missing a ground wire somewhere for sure.

xxvicarious · 07-12-2012, 12:39 PM

When I touch anything metal on the guitar, it STARTS buzzing...
(not the typical grounding problem of 'touching metal and the
buzzing STOPS')

McBonez · 07-19-2012, 12:08 AM

But did you ground the bridge?

Man it'll be great when people answer the questions of those trying to help them :P

Richard Irons · 07-19-2012, 05:35 PM

Hi. I'm a "SD Tone Expert" and would like to help with this.

First thing to check is, have you accidentally got the two wires to the jack the wrong way round?

After that, I'd need to see the diagram you're working from and we can go from there.

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07-11-2012, 08:19 PM	#1
xxvicarious SS.org Regular Join Date: May 2012 Location: Apple Valley, CA Posts: 480 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Having some extremely annoying electrical issues! Ibanez IC-300 with Seymour Duncan Dimebucker/'59 combo. In the past 2 months, I've replaced the jack, 3 way toggle, and just today, bought a new 500k volume knob. Keep in mind ALL these parts are NEW, right out of the packaging. Setup is a basic 2 humbucker / 1 volume / 3 way-toggle. So, I put in the NEW volume pot, hook the guitar up to my amp and turn up the volume pot. All I got was some scratchy noises from the pot, and dead silence. Nothing at all from the pickups. However, when I touch almost anything metal on the guitar, it makes a buzz/hum... opposite of what it USED to do. I've checked the wiring about 1,452 times... I dont get it, it such a simple setup and all my parts are brand new. Tried a different cable, my amp is fine, etc etc.. WTF?!?!?1

07-12-2012, 07:13 AM	#4
Konfyouzd Dread-I Master Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mars Posts: 15,460 Thanked: 191 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Yea... Did you ground the bridge to the back of the pot? If touching it completes the circuit you're missing a ground wire somewhere for sure. "... and on either side of the river was the tree of life. The leaves of this tree were for the healing of nations." "He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle and the herb for the service of man." "Lifes too short to hate Floyd Roses."

07-19-2012, 05:35 PM	#7
Richard Irons SD Tone Expert Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: London UK Posts: 25 Thanked: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hi. I'm a "SD Tone Expert" and would like to help with this. First thing to check is, have you accidentally got the two wires to the jack the wrong way round? After that, I'd need to see the diagram you're working from and we can go from there. -- Seymour Duncan Tone Expert --

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07-12-2012, 01:24 AM	#2
xxvicarious SS.org Regular Join Date: May 2012 Location: Apple Valley, CA Posts: 480 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Not everyone at once, please. One at a time!

07-12-2012, 07:09 AM	#3
Jarmake Wanker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Oulu, Finland Posts: 171 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Are you sure you have grounded the guitar properly?

07-12-2012, 12:39 PM	#5
xxvicarious SS.org Regular Join Date: May 2012 Location: Apple Valley, CA Posts: 480 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	When I touch anything metal on the guitar, it STARTS buzzing... (not the typical grounding problem of 'touching metal and the buzzing STOPS')

07-19-2012, 12:08 AM	#6
McBonez SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 553 Thanked: 12 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	But did you ground the bridge? Man it'll be great when people answer the questions of those trying to help them :P