Is My Guitar Broken?, it keeps working then not working again |
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Oct 22 2007, 12:33 AM
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did you check the cable? maybe it's broken..
If it's not the cable the poti could be broken... Myybe you should go to your local guitarshop and let them check your guitar and if the poti is damaged they will put in a new one i think. I never had problems with my potis, but i think they are not so expensive. Fabian -------------------- Guitars: Ibanez RG 2550, Squier Showmaster Jimmy Shine Signature
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Oct 22 2007, 12:33 AM
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Might not be the guitar Kevin - could be the jack lead. Try a new jack first.
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Oct 22 2007, 01:10 AM
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So tapping the volume knob helps?
Do what was suggested. 1) Try with a different cord 2) Check the soldering of the input jack 3) Check the soldering of the volume pot (and tone for that matter while you're at it) Resolder if you have to -------------------- My bands homepage
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Oct 22 2007, 01:38 AM
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ah sorry i used the german word poti what stands for potentiometer. It's the german word for the knob
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Oct 22 2007, 01:42 AM
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Yeah, everyone could be right it could be a number of things, i'd get your guitar checked by a professional and if it's not that then try another cable or get your amp checked.
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Oct 22 2007, 02:35 AM
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Yeah, thats not good
 , go to a place you trust good idea. 
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Oct 23 2007, 06:49 AM
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QUOTE (kevin-riff-after-riff @ Oct 23 2007, 05:55 AM)  other suggestions bout things i can check on my own? thanks for help peeps Did you check the volume pot solder? -------------------- My bands homepage
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Oct 23 2007, 11:52 PM
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QUOTE (kevin-riff-after-riff @ Oct 24 2007, 12:48 AM) yep, and the tone knob and the switch solder... nothing that came loose/off when i pulled on it lightly. i am guessing is it the probably the actual knob that is broken?  The pot is the "knob" so to speak. The knob itself is just a piece of dead matter. Maybe you can record the noice you get, to an mp3, and expound the description of the fault a little further? I'm guessing it's just a piece of spit problem that you don't wanna spend a fortune getting fixed in a repair shop. EDIT: And which of the guitars is it? Your sig says you got more than one. This post has been edited by MickeM: Oct 23 2007, 11:56 PM -------------------- My bands homepage
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Oct 23 2007, 11:59 PM
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QUOTE (kevin-riff-after-riff @ Oct 24 2007, 12:57 AM) sorry yeah i meant pot, knob is metal and removable. i will record myself and hope the problem happens during play. i m still not sure how to activate the fault, sometimes it happens sometimes it doesnt. sometimes it happens when i flick my switch sometimes when i change volume or tone. but sometimes not at all, we will see... i will record and put it somewhere here asap i guess got nothing to do anyway lol And surely when you try to show someone something it will never occur so I guess your guitar is fixed now  Hey, if it's the one with the kill switch you may want to check that switch aswell. Both at the switch end and at the other end. EDIT. I'm spelling like the policeman in "Allo Allo" is speaking - your guitar is foxed nowCorrected that typo above This post has been edited by MickeM: Oct 24 2007, 12:00 AM -------------------- My bands homepage
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Oct 24 2007, 01:05 AM
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So I guess it's not only tapping of volume knob or strumming real hard will do it, perhaps shaking the guitar or pounding the body will do it aswell?
If you have a potentiometer you could read wether there's contact in the different switching positions (some electronics guru could tell you what they should read, I can't) I'm leaning towards something in the electronics and that strumming hard etc to get it working is just random. Perhaps you should test to see if it comes alive from the shaking and pounding stuff aswell? (you don't have to use a bat or hammer lol) Then I'd open it up. See if any wires inside are twisted, bent hard or got "squeeze" marks so that they could be broken inside. Check all soldering If you got a potentiomerer, measure the pots and you could measure the wires aswell to find if ther are broken. If nothing is broken broken behind the hatch. Lastly, remove the strings and pull the pu's out. BUT! This should not be neccessary unless it's just always one of them that's active when this is caused. ...let me rephrase that. ONLY remove strings and a pickup if it's always the same one causing problems. Check it's wires. Wish we could have a look at it "live" so to say, would be a lot easier. We'd crack it for sure. The problem that is.
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