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Yeah so I think am a complete retard . . . .

I just got done pulling the livewire out of my explorer. . . re-installed my stock pup.

I followed both guitarelectronics schematic as well as seymours schematic for standard 2 pups/2 vol/ 1 tone/ 3-way toggle.

I soldered them all together and I think I got wires perfectly in the right places. . . problem is that the sounds is so weak I have to turn my amp way up to hear it! Not right~

The volume level is extraordinarily low. Toggle works, tone works, volume works on both pups. It is working. . . .

I have tailpiece/bridge ground both vol tone grounds together onto back of vol#2 pot. I have sleeve ground running to back of the same pot.

Anyone want to guess what I did wrong?

What would cause the low volume problem?

I am a noob, so maybe I'm missing something???

My guess is that you forgot the battery for the active pups... my $.02


Originally Posted by Byakhee00My guess is that you forgot the battery for the active pups... my $.02Obviouisly didnt read the whole post.Could be a dead pot or switch. Try wiring the pickup direct to the jack to make sure it's still working, and then wire in one component at a time, to find out exactly which one is the culprit.

It could also be a bad soldering point so check those too while you're at it


Originally Posted by DeadSkinSlayer3Obviouisly didnt read the whole post.

I did read the whole post. he didn't specify which pups he was having the problem with.


Originally Posted by 80's_MetalI just got done pulling the livewire out of my explorer. . . re-installed my stock pup.I'm going to bed now.

So...
were you having a problem with the Livewires sounding weak and reinstalled your stock pickup? or did you remove the Livewires, and now you're having a problem with your stock pickup sounding weak? please clarify. thx.

Usually, actives use a much lower value pot. What value do you have in it now? Although, LW's use a 100k, that shouldn't cause a dramatic loss of volume. But still, its worth checking.

Also, did you leave the stereo output jack in place? You may have ground connected to the quot;ringquot; lug instead of the quot;sleevequot; lug.

He didn't state which Livewire. If he replaced a Metal Livewire with passives and used the 100k pots he would notice a significant loss of output as well as having some seriously dark tone.

Guess I need to get my crap together lol.

I yanked the livewire.

I am having trouble with the pup that I re-installed (the stock pup)

When I installed the livewire I used the provided livewire pots. .. . they are no longer here. . . .

What I have now is the original three pots and the two original pups that came with my explorer. . . I never pulled the neck pot or pup out, so they have always been there. I used it for reference.

Now problem is both pups have same low volume problem. . . . there is no detectable difference between the pups - volume-wise. The whole guitar is just really really quiet.

I suspect a poor solder joint somewhere since I am NOT a guitar tech yet.

I have no way of testing them or checking them ???? some sort of ohm meter or something??? I don't have one, only a solder gun I borrowed for the job.

Do I have to take it in to the shop so they can test it? OR does the low volume quot;point outquot; something specific???


Originally Posted by DeadSkinSlayer3I'm going to bed now.

Jeff you crack me up man. . . crackin me up!

OK I FIXED IT! ! ! !!

I plugged the guitar into the amp and volumes up toggle middle. . .

I started pulling and tugging on wires and re-soldering them . . . turns out the quot;middlequot; position wire coming from the toggle was not soldered very well. . . I re did it, and good as new!

I FIXED MY OWN WIRING PROBLEM WHAAAAA_HOOOOO!!!!