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New Yorker
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: MUTANT SPIDER THING. D=<
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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.
__________________![]() 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. ![]() |
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The Fly
Join Date: Jun 2005
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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? |
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its a rickenbacker copy, like the pic underneath. what would happen if i didnt put the earth somewhere?
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The Fly
Join Date: Jun 2005
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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? |
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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. |
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The Fly
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: San Pedro Sula, Honduras
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where can you get a rickebacker copy???
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