Volume pot issues with new pups

FarleyUK

Hi all,

Installed a set of Bare Knuckle Rebel Yells in my Les Paul, and wired them as per 50's wiring diagrams (my old pups were wired the same way, so just moved the red lead (the hot one) from each RY pup to where the old hot lead was, and black and bare to ground).

The bridge works perfectly, but noticed today that the neck one seems to cut out after a while, especially after about 7 on the pot. It sounds very, very faint. If I pull and prod the wires, it kicks back in - just curious if anyone has any idea what this could be? I trimmed some more off the hot lead and re-soldered it, but same thing is happening.

Thanks!

FarleyUK

Anyone...? If i pull the red hot wire taut, it often kicks back in, but then cuts out again!

Sarge

Could be a poor solder joint, or, and this has got me a couple of times, a loose connection on the pots lug.

Sarge

What I meant to say was the lug itself could have a loose connection to the rest of the pot, try replacing the pot, or swapping the pickups around, remove the pickup to check the wires for breaks, also check for a stray strand which could be shorting out your circuit.

FarleyUK

Cheers - I think it's the pot... Swapped the volume pots around for the bridge and neck, and now the neck seems ok, but the bridge is cutting out.

Thanks!

Sarge

No probs.
If you don't have a spare you can apply extra solder under the lug, it should make the connection, at least long enough until you get a new pot.

FarleyUK

Cheers - as in, solder down the lug to the bottom where it goes into the pot itself...?

Sarge

Yep, there is a chance it will kill the pot, but it's pretty much dead already huh.