is anyone here good with guitar wiring?

MooMoo! · 01-08-2006, 03:35 PM

my guitars been a bit funny for a while so i opened it up and noticed the red wire had come off the jack thingy. now this wouldnt be a problem, as i can solder it back on, but theres another wire.

on my other guitars theres only 2, a white and red, but this one has a white red and...well one with no cover. where the bloody hell does it go to!?

the whites come off too but i know where that goes, but which goes on the other side of the jack thingy? the red or the non covered one? im guessing the one without a covers an earth, so it should probably be soldered somewhere too...?

as you can tell, electronics is my downfall.

bfoster88 · 01-11-2006, 05:24 AM

Id put money on the bare wire being an earth.

I would solder the red one back to the jack.

The earth - see if there is a contact point somewhere on the body or the outer casing (most likely on a metallic surface)

Which guitar is it?

MooMoo! · 01-11-2006, 04:04 PM

its a rickenbacker copy, like the pic underneath. what would happen if i didnt put the earth somewhere?

my guess is id end up like this

bfoster88 · 01-12-2006, 04:22 AM

Im not sure what current / voltage is used by a guitar? Probably not enough to hurt you. Treating the pickups as a sensor (which they essentially are) then I would say 12v would be about right.

My best guess is that you would get interference / noise from the pickups.

Have you consulted a guitar store? or searched the internet for a tech diagram for your guitar?

MooMoo! · 01-12-2006, 03:17 PM

ive looked on the internet with no luck. and i REFUSE to take it to the music shop cos theyre total arseholes.

there is this electronics shop that sells some guitar stuff tho, they might be able to help.

rudybay · 03-27-2006, 03:36 AM

where can you get a rickebacker copy???

01-08-2006, 03:35 PM	#1
MooMoo! New Yorker Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MUTANT SPIDER THING. D=< Posts: 3,090 Local Time: 02:06 PM	is anyone here good with guitar wiring? my guitars been a bit funny for a while so i opened it up and noticed the red wire had come off the jack thingy. now this wouldnt be a problem, as i can solder it back on, but theres another wire. on my other guitars theres only 2, a white and red, but this one has a white red and...well one with no cover. where the bloody hell does it go to!? the whites come off too but i know where that goes, but which goes on the other side of the jack thingy? the red or the non covered one? im guessing the one without a covers an earth, so it should probably be soldered somewhere too...? as you can tell, electronics is my downfall. __________________

01-11-2006, 05:24 AM	#2
bfoster88 The Fly Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 94 Local Time: 01:06 PM	Id put money on the bare wire being an earth. I would solder the red one back to the jack. The earth - see if there is a contact point somewhere on the body or the outer casing (most likely on a metallic surface) Which guitar is it? __________________

03-27-2006, 03:36 AM	#6
rudybay The Fly Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Pedro Sula, Honduras Posts: 251 Local Time: 07:06 AM	where can you get a rickebacker copy??? __________________

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01-11-2006, 04:04 PM	#3
MooMoo! New Yorker Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MUTANT SPIDER THING. D=< Posts: 3,090 Local Time: 02:06 PM	its a rickenbacker copy, like the pic underneath. what would happen if i didnt put the earth somewhere? my guess is id end up like this

01-12-2006, 04:22 AM	#4
bfoster88 The Fly Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 94 Local Time: 01:06 PM	Im not sure what current / voltage is used by a guitar? Probably not enough to hurt you. Treating the pickups as a sensor (which they essentially are) then I would say 12v would be about right. My best guess is that you would get interference / noise from the pickups. Have you consulted a guitar store? or searched the internet for a tech diagram for your guitar?

01-12-2006, 03:17 PM	#5
MooMoo! New Yorker Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MUTANT SPIDER THING. D=< Posts: 3,090 Local Time: 02:06 PM	ive looked on the internet with no luck. and i REFUSE to take it to the music shop cos theyre total arseholes. there is this electronics shop that sells some guitar stuff tho, they might be able to help.