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 Jan 4 2010, 03:08 AM
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I got a problem with the neck pickup on my Ibanez GRG170DXL
when I switch to my neck pickup I lose a lot of output I recorded a sample where I play my bridge pickup first and then switch to my neck pickup wihtout changing any settings I hope you can help me
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Jan 4 2010, 05:09 AM
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does this normally happen or is this the first time?
do me a favor if you can, take a picture of your pick ups so i can see how they are adjusted -------------------- - Marc
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Jan 4 2010, 09:04 AM
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 Learning Tone Master Group: Members Posts: 1.423 Joined: 9-October 08 From: East Midlands U.K Member No.: 6.062 |
pickup height is basically physically adjusting the volume of your pickups, the higher the more volume the lower the less... generally all pickups should be the same volume by adjusting the heights
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Jan 4 2010, 12:21 PM
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As Marc and Vic say, sounds like the height needs adjusting!
If you can, post a pic so we can see how they're sitting at the moment! 
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Jan 4 2010, 02:39 PM
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I have another take on it, if adjusting the height doesn't help i.e. There's alot of hum when you switch to the bad pu, perhaps it's badly soldered somewhere along the way. Assuming the Pu is alright in itself I'd start checking both the pu selector switch and the neck volume pot.
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Jan 4 2010, 10:08 PM
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check the height of the pick up. The closer to the strings, the more gain you can get out of them.
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Jan 5 2010, 01:15 AM
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QUOTE (Marc_Maiden @ Jan 4 2010, 06:09 AM)  does this normally happen or is this the first time? do me a favor if you can, take a picture of your pick ups so i can see how they are adjusted no this has never happened before 
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Jan 5 2010, 01:26 AM
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Poor connection, either the pickup went bad or some wires inside. If you are good with soldering iron, open it up and check connections. If not, take it to guitar tech, this kind of issue is very cheap and easy to fix.
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