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The bad news if the switch needs replacing is that it's one of the 'short frame' type sometimes used on (especially Matsumoku) 70s MIJ guitars, so you can't drop in a standard modern switch. The way I would do it is to drill and tap a new switch for the shorter screw spacing, rather than butcher the pickguard (as usually done) by cutting a longer slot.
This is also an object lesson in providing a good clear photo of the possible problem area, by the way - it's very easy to see even things like the quality of soldering.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I have the same switch from an Eighties Ibanez Roadstar II.
These switches are better quality and less prone to bad contacts than the later ones with the centre common terminal, but they can still get dirt in the contacts.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
when I soldered it in properly removing the original both tone controls went off again.. Tried cleaning the switch with no joy. Will leave it till have more time to sort..
Ah... check the connection between the ground wire from the tone pots and the back of the volume pot. It looks like the wire is resting on top of the blob of solder instead of being wetted into the body of it. I didn't spot that at first, sorry!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I have no idea how many times I’ve had to diagnose this sort of fault, and how easy it is to logically ‘identify’ the wrong cause at first, until after you’ve changed something you didn’t need to…
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein