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Humbucker not sounding
If you have a volt ohm meter, try unsoldering one lead from the pickup in question making careful note of where it was unsoldered from. Use one probe on the other wire or wire that aren't unsoldered from that pickup. Use the other probe on the end of the wire you unsoldered with the volt/ohm meter set to a setting which can cope with between 3 and 14 k. Generally the resistance will read between 3k and 14k. A shorted pickup will read considerably less but there will still be a reading. If your pickup is dead there are 2 possibilities. One is that a winding in the pickup is burnes out or broken and you will get no reading with the resistance test. The other which is rare but not impossible is that the magnet in the pickup has lost its flux which means that you could have weak to no sound. There are other possibilities such as your pickup being adjusted to low to sense the strings. If none of this helps if you can, try www.seymourduncan.com.There are wiring diagrams and lots of good info on this site.
I bought a yamaha electric
my guess is two positions at one end work(aka 1 and 2, or 4 and 5)?
if yes, then 2 of the pickups are wired wrong. (if 1 and 2 work, which are the forward positions, then the middle and bridge pickup are wired wrong, etc.)
the problem is there is a variety of 5way switches that are different. i would guess yours is "import" style. are there 8 lugs in a single row on the back of the switch?
if yes, you probably have an import switch.
best i can do in text is tell you that the middle two lugs are common. this means one goes to the volume pot, and there is probably a little jumper between the two lugs as well.
now there are 3 lugs on either side of those 2 common lugs. one set of 3 will probably run to the tone pot in some fashion or be empty. the other set of 3 lugs is for the pickup lead wires. it sounds like at least one or two of those lugs are empty but shouldnt be, or are wired wrong.
i cant tell you colors of your wires without seeing it, but this is how it should be, with the exception that the tone knob will probably be on the bottom 3 lugs somewhere. 1 would be the neck pickup, 2 the middle, and 3 the bridge
hope this helps, feel free to post a pic of your wiring, etc
I have a Yamaha GE
Sounds like the amp (or speaker) blew. Do you have anything else you can plug into the amp to test? If possible use a different cord to preclude that as a cause, too.
How to string an electric guitar
I'm writing this tutorial to help new guitarists string their electric guitars.<br /><br />The first step is to purchase some strings from your nearest music store, depending on the type of music you want to play the string gage will be different. If you want to play heavier music such as metal then I suggest using a heavier gage of string. If you want to play calmer music such as indie, or maybe soft rock I suggest a lighter gage.<br /><br />Next make sure and remove <span style="font-weight: bold;">ALL</span> existing strings. The best way to take off the old strings is to simply loosen them up then cut them right in the middle with wire cutters. Then just pull the left end through the tuning knobs, and the right end through the back of the guitar (Note where the strings come out of the back).<br /><br />After you have removed all the strings its time to put on the new ones. Start with the string closest to the top of the guitar. On your string package you can reference by color which string is which. Find your string then run the sharp end through the back of the guitar in the hole relative to the string you are putting in (These holes in the back are the same holes the old strings came out of). Run the string all the way through so that it is pulled tightly into the back. Now place the sharp end of the string through its relative tuning knob at the top of the guitar. You should pull enough through so that when you pull the string up off the neck there is a gap of about one foot. Now turn the tuning knob clockwise until the string is relatively tight against the neck and it has wrapped around the knob 3-5 times. Now cut the excess string that is coming out of the tuning knob but leave about 1 inch in case you want to lower the tuning. <br /><br />Do the same thing for all your strings, then tune them with either a digital tuner or by ear if you can. You can purchase a cheap digital tuner for around $20 at your nearest music store.<br /><br />Enjoy!!
How to lower action on an ovation cc057 guitar
before I can properly answer this, I need to know...have you been humidifying the instrument? If you have not you really should...one of the main reasons why the action will get high on an acoustic guitar is that without proper humidification the top will start to bubble up and the bridge will start to come off. Check to see if this is the case by taking a piece if paper and seeing if you can wedge it under the bridge. If you can you have a bigger problem than just high action. You can seriously hurt the guitar and cause musch bgger problems if you adjust the action without addressing the real problem.
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