Fixing guitars?

bombidol · 11-10-2007 8:23pm #1

anyone know a guitar fixer thats not guitar workshop or ronan burn? i have an LTD EC1000 thats in need of a repair by someone qualified. its an electrical problem

Eoin Madsen · 13-10-2007 12:50pm

Derrick Nelson maybe. Don't think he's as much into the electronics as the wood side of things, but he did some excellent work on my bass electronics all the same.

Karl Hungus · 13-10-2007 1:07pm

Electrical, eh? You might want to try give it a go yourself, if you've got a soldering iron handy, just make sure you read lots of guides online. It's fairly simple, and with some trial and error you can get quite adept at it. First time I tried changing the pickups in one of my guitars, it was a messy affair, but since then I've pretty much done electronic work on most of my guitars without any bother.

It's not like repairing a break in the neck or the like.

bombidol · 13-10-2007 1:25pm

I've replaced pickups etc handy enough but theres something wrong somewhere with this thing. replaced the toggle switch too, need pro help.

Karl Hungus · 13-10-2007 1:37pm

What about the pots?

bombidol · 13-10-2007 3:37pm

thats next on the list, I've had it looked at by a load of people and they are boggled. I think a complete rewiring is in order.

Karl Hungus · 13-10-2007 3:44pm

bombidol wrote: »

thats next on the list, I've had it looked at by a load of people and they are boggled. I think a complete rewiring is in order.

Maybe, have you tried cleaning the pots? Sometimes that's all that's needed. A complete rewire isn't all that difficult though, so it's not worth taking to a tech in my opinion.

Dord · 13-10-2007 3:54pm

Should be able to do it yourself, if not Derrick is the man. He put a new jack in one of my basses while it was getting a setup. I was too lazy to do it. He did a good job and used quality parts.

feylya · 13-10-2007 5:44pm

What's wrong with the thing?

bombidol · 13-10-2007 5:50pm

Pick up keeps cutting out on the bridge. Not all the time though, you'll think its grand then bang it will loose output for a second

Johnny Storm · 13-10-2007 6:00pm

bombidol wrote: »

Pick up keeps cutting out on the bridge. Not all the time though, you'll think its grand then bang it will loose output for a second

Dodgy pickup selector switch?

bombidol · 13-10-2007 6:33pm

replaced it and still same issue

Dord · 13-10-2007 6:40pm

Have you checked the wiring on the jack?

Have you checked your amp with another guitar?

bombidol · 13-10-2007 7:52pm

yeah tried the guitar on multiple amps same issue

Fixing guitars?

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