GUITAR JUMPER CABLE
Problem with volume knob on fender strat?
A while ago I traded out my stock pickups for some vintage noiseless pickups. Most of it worked fine back when I switched them out. Now, after having the pickups switched for so long, the volume knob doesn’t work anymore. I checked the volume pot for any loose/cold joints, and re-soldered some joints. After this, the volume knob still doesn’t work. It does change something about the guitar sound when it is turned… like tone or maybe a slight decrease in volume. It isn’t like it does absolutely nothing… just not what it is supposed to do. Here is a picture of the schematic… http://www.fender.com/support/diagrams/pdfs/ADSTRAT/SD0101000BPg2.pdf also for some reason the tone knob for the middle pickup affects the bridge pickup now… My guess is the little jumper cable on the pickup selecter. My main concern, however, is the volume knob.
It sounds like you desoldered the ground lug on the volume knob. In order for the volume control to function the third lug must be grounded to the back of the potentiometer this shunts the signal to ground and causes the volume to decrease completely as you turn the knob down. Since this lug is also soldered to the ground of the tone control immediately below it, it could cause some of the volume knobs signal to be fed to the tone control. Make sure that the 3rd lug of the volume control is bent back to touch the housing and solder it in place. If this does not correct the problem then take it to your local music store and let them inspect it for you
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