Pickup Selector

Zoton

When selecting the bridge pickup on my squier, the sound frequently cuts out, and the switch takes a bit of wiggling before the sound comes back.
Is this likely to be caused by dodgy wiring? Would resoldering be the most likely solution or is would something further be required?

Doctor J

Zoton wrote:

When selecting the bridge pickup on my squier, the sound frequently cuts out, and the switch takes a bit of wiggling before the sound comes back.
Is this likely to be caused by dodgy wiring? Would resoldering be the most likely solution or is would something further be required?

Might be a dodgy switch too, if the wire was bad jiggling the switch wouldn't really have an effect, unless it was just poorly soldered to the switch itself.

feylya

Best bet, open the guitar and start wiggling the wire. If it doesn't make noise, it's the switch. If it makes noise, get out the soldering iron and put in a new wire.

Zoton

If the problem is the switch, then what do i do?

feylya

Eh, replace it.

Doctor J

Buy a new switch, shouldn't cost more than €10 or so.

Zoton

Fair enough

Don1

Could simply be dust blocking the connection. Happened with my Epi switch. Just blew into it and hasn't given grief since.

Doctor J

Unless you're living on the side of Mount Etna, you shouldn't really be experiencing dust issues. Dust shouldn't kill the entire signal either, it might just make your pots a bit scratchy. The contact surface on a five way switch is sufficiently big to be above the level of dust interference. There is something wrong the with switch or the wiring (or the connection of the two), you want to sort it out properly now rather than be standing on a stage wiggling your switch vainly searching for a signal. "Won't be a moment folks, just a bit of dust in the switch, we'll continue the gig in a minute or two, talk amongst yourselves for a while"


Anyway Zoton, you have an Eggle now, what the hell are you doing playing a Squier?

feylya

Different tones?...

DamienH

little bit off topic but is there anywhere where you could just walk in and buy like a 5-way selector or would your best bet be the internet ( I'm in Cork but I'm just looking for examples of any shops at all)

feylya

You could try a guitar shop...

Zoton

Doctor J wrote:

Anyway Zoton, you have an Eggle now, what the hell are you doing playing a Squier?

Actually i have neither at the moment. I'm back in galway, and my guitars are wicklow
The squier still has a lovely sound, that and its used for D or C tuning.

Doctor J

Egads man! You left it behind? For shame, Zoton, for shame...

Zoton

I wasn't bringing my baby on a bus! :eek:
I miss it though. HAvent played it in about 3 weeks.

feylya

You should have left it with me to ... eh... look after

sound_wave

DamienH wrote:

little bit off topic but is there anywhere where you could just walk in and buy like a 5-way selector or would your best bet be the internet ( I'm in Cork but I'm just looking for examples of any shops at all)

Crowleys or Russels or Jeffers, or that small place past Crowleys on Mc Curtain Street, cant remember the name of it for the life of me!

Those are your best bet. My squire was giving me a bit of trouble recently as well, i got the switch replaced before in crowleys about a year before hand then it just gave up one day, soldered one in myself that i got in Russels and havent had any trouble since!

It wasn't me!

You can get a switch in any guitar shop. They'll sell it just like pickups or other little accessories.

Zoton- Curious, how much did you pay for your Eggle? Just because last I saw there was one in Musician for Eu1600. Second-hand too I think. Damn I want one.

oneofakind32

on the subject of scratchy pots my G&L tribute s-500 pots have been scrathy since i bought it . My teacher said it was probebly dust but if the pots were sealed id be better of replacing them and he said judjing by the quality of the swich they probebly are. He said the swich wont last more then two years and should replace the lot and I would have a quality instrument. What do you guys think?

Doctor J

It wasn't me! wrote:

Zoton- Curious, how much did you pay for your Eggle? Just because last I saw there was one in Musician for Eu1600. Second-hand too I think. Damn I want one.

You didn't want to ask that question

Doctor J

oneofakind32 wrote:

on the subject of scratchy pots my G&L tribute s-500 pots have been scrathy since i bought it . My teacher said it was probebly dust but if the pots were sealed id be better of replacing them and he said judjing by the quality of the swich they probebly are. He said the swich wont last more then two years and should replace the lot and I would have a quality instrument. What do you guys think?

Yup, if it scratches, and a G&L tribute can't be more than a year or two in age, then replace it, it's clearly not a quality part.

Zoton

Doctor J wrote:

You didn't want to ask that question

Posted by It wasn't me! wrote:

Zoton- Curious, how much did you pay for your Eggle? Just because last I saw there was one in Musician for Eu1600. Second-hand too I think. Damn I want one.

Indeed.
Including postage from the UK i paid €1070. I asked them for a quote on a new one, and they told me stg£1399. (~€2000). But mine is 8 years old though.

It depends on what model you're after really. What type is the one on Musician?

It wasn't me!

Berlin Pro if I recall. Very nice deal by the way.

Zoton

If its a berlin pro, €1600 is probably too much to be paying for a second hand model. Around a grand is probably a fairer price. Maybe a bit more if it has the vibrato instead of hard tail.