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Sounds like that pickup either has a bad connection somewhere. Try measuring in different places. Can you get right to the ends of the coils? Try measuring either side of various connections and see if one has a significantly higher resistance than expected?
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12-03-2012, 12:26 AM #1
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Wierd pickup balance problem on vintage Carvin guitar
Just acquired a 2 pup '68 solid body Carvin guitar. Looks like very low mileage. Has 2 single coil pups. Neck pup is strong and clear. Bridge pup is much less volume. All pots & switches working and clean. I reversed the bridge pup wires at pot connections and no change. Have also raised br-pup pole pieces and lowered nk-pup pole pieces as much as possible
I checked pup ohms and neck is 11 - 12. Bridge pup reads 200...yes 200!.....wierd!
All wiring is original and tight. Cleaning the pots didn't change anything.
Anyone ever had a similar problem ? or have recommendations. Thanks
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12-03-2012, 11:53 AM #2
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12-03-2012, 12:00 PM #3
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Thanks, Jules. I'll go through and retouch all of the connections to be safe. A cold solder joint is lots easier than getting that pup restored. Maybe that will fix it. I'll reply later.
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12-03-2012, 02:22 PM #4
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true - weak magnets would not account for the odd resistance measurement, and a completely broken coil would make no sound/have no measurable resistance.
I suppose some kind of short circuit somewhere could account for that value, but definitely worth checking connections first.
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12-06-2012, 12:12 PM #5
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Thanks for all the advice on this. The circuit checked out fine so I sent the pup off for restoration by Mr. bob Shade
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06-10-2013, 11:09 AM #6
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Another useful contact for pick up rewinds / restoration is Bare Knuckle Pickups. I found them very helpful.
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