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I just tried wiring it all by myself, but when I turned it on it had a totally uncontrollable buzz... Here's the configuration:
Coolrails/Jackson J100 single coil/OBL450L
I'd like it wired as volume for CR and Jackson, and it's a pushpull so I wired it to split the CR, and with a volume seperate for the neck.
My Jackson 5 way switch looks weird... Basically it has numbered lugs: 1230123. So I connected the bridge's hot wire to the 3, middle to 2, neck to 1, output to 0. Then I wired the bridge/middle volume pot to the 2nd set of lugs 3 and 2 (together) and the other volume to the 2nd lug with number 1. I can hear the sounds from the pickups, but the buzzing is overwhelming...

Did I wire it correctly at all? It sounds like a grounding problem, I'll recheck it later tonight, or after I actually finish seting up the guitar. But I'm still not too sure on the way I wired those pots, especially considering this switch looks awkward.

OH DUH! I just realised I forgot to ground the 2nd pot back to the bridge I'll try this tomorrow. Meanwhile if you see anything wrong with the way I wired it, just tell me please...

The missed earth on the pot is probably the source of the problem, but check that you haven't reversed the earth and signal wires at the output jack; I've done that and I ought to know better...

I can't see anything wrong with the way you've wired the switch, but a missed earth, like the one connecting the bridge to the pots can cause problems.

Yup that was the first thing I checked. I believe I did ok based on the diagrams I saw. But if it still buzzes, I'll switch them. Cheers dude!

I'll go with the missed earth wire then. I had this on some Ibanez plank I fixed the other day it had a transducer bridge and no earth wires connecting the pots. It made a hell of a noise until I got it strung up as well...

Ah... I hear ya. Thing is, this is the second time it happened to me! Last time on the model 4 I had grounded everything to the back of a pot, but forgot to put it to the bridge. I'm destined to suck at grounding. When I have kids they'll have parties too often

Dude you were so right hahah! I had inversed the ground and hot on the input! I followed the diagram but for some reason it was wrong it seems. Thanks A LOT!
However now none of the pots seem to work. *sigh*


Originally Posted by PierreDude you were so right hahah! I had inversed the ground and hot on the input! I followed the diagram but for some reason it was wrong it seems. Thanks A LOT!
However now none of the pots seem to work. *sigh*

Glad you got it sorted.

It's the output by the way

If i had a penny for every time I got a repair docket saying quot;guitar's input jack faultyquot;...

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The pots; did they work before then? I saw your thread on this elsewhere but i didn't post anything as it seemed Artie and Lew had it under control...

Actually I don't know if they worked before. If they didn't though, wouldn't I notice a difference in the signal anyway? There was absolutely none today...