Jono Bolton Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I'm not totally sure how long I've had this problem, but I only noticed for the first time about 3 months or so ago. Anyway, the problem is this - with both volume controls on full, the volume drops out to almost nil. I have a Mexican Jazz, with 2 volumes and a master tone. With just one pickup on full and the other turned right down, the pickup works fine. This is the case for both pickups, when isolated they're fine, but with both on full they're almost silent. If I turn either knob roughly a quarter turn down it's fine. As I say, I don't know how long my bass has been like this, but I've only noticed it recently. I usually have the neck pickup full and the bridge at about 3/4 full, and so I never noticed the drop as I was just a fraction of a turn shy of it cutting out. I had the neck pickup replaced with a Duncan Quarterpounder last year sometime but I can't think when. Is it possible this is the cause of the volume drop, or when it was fitted the tech didn't re-wire it properly? Looking at the underside of the control plate everything seems to be in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRinser Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Could be wired out of phase, so they're cancelling each other out when both on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 They work when they're both on but it's only when they're both on full that the volume drops out. I never have them both on full so I've only noticed recently and it's not really a problem, it's just a bit annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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