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Topic: Sho~Bud Pickup problem...... |
Kevin Mincke
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Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 30 Oct 2000 7:40 pm |
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I have stock pickups on my '78' Pro III and last nite at the church gig I lost the signal out of the guitar. Thinking it was probably just a bad cord, I began the process of elimination of cords then the volume pedal(Goodrich120)and effects(ME- . When I ran the guitar straight into the Webb GP, I had a clear & loud signal. Are my pickups bad and not putting out what they are suppossed to, signal output so low it is being consumed by volume pedal/effects? Any way to test the pickups? New pickups, rewind old? |
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Keith Hilton
From:
248 Laurel Road Ozark, Missouri 65721
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Posted 30 Oct 2000 9:29 pm
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Kevin, how could it be your pickups if you ran a cord from the guitar to the amp and it worked great? If it was your pickup it would not of worked even with a straight cord? I can't understand why you think it is your pickup? The problem must be in cords, effect unit, or the pedal--in that order. Use the process of elimination. Hope this helps.
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Kevin Mincke
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Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 30 Oct 2000 9:37 pm
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| Sounds strange I know but I was thinking that once run through the 3 cords, volume pedal effects etc. the signal, being weak to begin with was now consumed by everything between the guitar & amp. Not sure what I got going ass all the cords, vol. pedal & effects work with my SuperPro....... |
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Keith Hilton
From:
248 Laurel Road Ozark, Missouri 65721
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Posted 30 Oct 2000 10:03 pm
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Kevin, cords and the pedal will not consume the signal from the pickup unless they are bad. There "will" be a pre-amp in your effect unit, so it should be adding signal, instead of comsuming it. I would do some more experimenting before I changed out the pickup. Check the nut that holds the cord jack on the end plate of the guitar. Years ago, I played a Sho Bud, and that nut kept coming loose and I would lose signal.
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[This message was edited by Keith Hilton on 30 October 2000 at 10:05 PM.] |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 31 Oct 2000 12:04 am
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Kevin, listen to Keith! Pickups are like a light bulb, they either work or they don't...there is no in between! You have a bad cord, or a bad jack.
P.S. The more cords and effects you use, the more likely it is you will have a problem. |
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Kevin Mincke
From:
Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2000 12:41 am
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| Thanks. I'm going to pack up the equip. at church & bring it home where I can test everything throughly. I'll let ya know what I find. |
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 31 Oct 2000 3:38 am
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| If you have the PSGA newsletters from the past year, they published a three part detailed troubleshooting guide that I wrote. It details exactly your problem - how to troubleshoot down to which piece is causing the problem. |
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Kevin Mincke
From:
Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2000 9:02 am
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| Jack, No PSGA newsletter but sure sounds like it would help me with MY problem! |
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