JackieMoon
Joined: May 03, 2024
Posts: 3
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Posted on May 11 2024 04:50 PM
Just bought a Squire Vintage modified Jaguar on FB marketplace. The neck pick up is barely audible at first I thought it was disconnected because I couldn't hear it at all. I maxed out the levels on everything and I could finally hear that it was making a sound just incredibly quiet. I have had a look at the wiring and it looks connected to everything as it should be, took cover off pickup and it looks like nothings broken. Quiet on both lead and rhythm circuits.
The action was absolutely sky high neck had bad curve but I've sorted it slapped 11s on it and it plays well. Came with a staytrem and the world's cheapest practice amp.
Any ideas on what's affecting the neck pickup?
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rfcii
Joined: Oct 28, 2018
Posts: 184
Quimper Peninsula, WA
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Posted on May 11 2024 06:48 PM
I'm not an expert guitar tech but...
- Have you checked the rhythm/lead switch, and if in rhythm mode, adjusted the volume/tone wheels? Does it sound differently loud in each mode with volume and tone maxed on both?
If one of the systems is working better than the other, then you can narrow it down to a switch/capacitor/pots/grounding etc
If neither circuit works well,
- Have you tried adjusting the height to be closer to the strings?
If none of the above helps, I think you can assume it is a bad or miswired pickup. I don't know what a Squier comes with, but I would personally go ahead and get a pair of Pure Vintage 65 or if you want to go crazy, maybe some from Curtis Novak or other maker, and swap the pickups out. If you still have trouble, go back to the wiring and the switches/pots but at least now you know you have upgraded killer pickups.
Last edited: May 11, 2024 18:49:41
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ldk
Joined: Nov 08, 2017
Posts: 368
San Francisco Bay Area
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Posted on May 11 2024 10:54 PM
Get a Volt-Ohm meter and check the DC resistance of the pickup. If you have the guitar apart, you can check the leads from the pickup. I'd guess you should see 6,000 Ohms, give or take a thousand ohms or so. If 0 Ohms, there's your problem.
If you get a good reading at the pickup, then check the resistance at the guitar's phone jack with volume and treble each on 10. If not close to what you got on the pickup, there's a problem in the wiring or switching.
Good luck!
— If I'd stop buying old guitars to fix, I might actually learn to play.
Bringing instruments back to life since 2013.
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JackieMoon
Joined: May 03, 2024
Posts: 3
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Posted on May 17 2024 07:19 PM
It was the pickup the coper wire had snapped managed to fix it thanks.
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ldk
Joined: Nov 08, 2017
Posts: 368
San Francisco Bay Area
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Posted on May 18 2024 12:12 AM
JackieMoon wrote:
It was the pickup the coper wire had snapped managed to fix it thanks.
Cool.
— If I'd stop buying old guitars to fix, I might actually learn to play.
Bringing instruments back to life since 2013.
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synchro
Joined: Feb 02, 2008
Posts: 4452
Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on May 18 2024 10:18 PM
JackieMoon wrote:
It was the pickup the coper wire had snapped managed to fix it thanks.
Glad to hear it.
That should be a great guitar. I have a Squier Classic Vibe Jaguar that has amazed me. I’ve owned several Jaguars over the years, and the Squier is as good as any Jaguar I’ve ever played.
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