My '77 Ibanez Destroyer has been a bit muddy sounding for a while now, so I decided to try the RS Guitarworks Modern Explorer/Flying V Upgrade kit.
After installing the kit, the guitar sounds much better. The proverbial "blanket" indeed seems gone and the guitar has its high-end detail back and I'm delighted about that.
However, I must have wired something incorrectly, as neither the neck or bridge volume controls will turn off completely. The volume controls seem to operate fairly normally, gradually reducing the volume level as the knob is turned down. But when the knob is turned all the way down the guitar is still quite audible, although fairly low in its output. (The tone control seems fine and normal.)
Is there a particular wiring mistake I might have made? Something I should redo?
My initial guess is that the wiring that primarily connects the three pots might be incorrect. In the photo on the RS website of the pre-wired kit (see link below), it seems to show the wire soldered to the BACK of the pots. That's how I wired them. But as I look at the photo again, it almost looks like it could be soldered to one of the pot LEGS of the two volume controls. Or am I seeing things?
At any rate, if any of the experts are familiar with this type of wiring and can point me in the right direction for fixing it, I'd greatly appreciate it.
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My '77 Ibanez Destroyer has been a bit muddy sounding for a while now, so I decided to try the RS Guitarworks Modern Explorer/Flying V Upgrade kit.
After installing the kit, the guitar sounds much better. The proverbial "blanket" indeed seems gone and the guitar has its high-end detail back and I'm delighted about that.
However, I must have wired something incorrectly, as neither the neck or bridge volume controls will turn off completely. The volume controls seem to operate fairly normally, gradually reducing the volume level as the knob is turned down. But when the knob is turned all the way down the guitar is still quite audible, although fairly low in its output. (The tone control seems fine and normal.)
Is there a particular wiring mistake I might have made? Something I should redo?
My initial guess is that the wiring that primarily connects the three pots might be incorrect. In the photo on the RS website of the pre-wired kit (see link below), it seems to show the wire soldered to the BACK of the pots. That's how I wired them. But as I look at the photo again, it almost looks like it could be soldered to one of the pot LEGS of the two volume controls. Or am I seeing things?
Here's the kit wiring on the RS site: https://rs-guitarworks.myshopify.com/collections/pre-wired-modernupgrade-kits/products/pre-wired-modern-explorer-upgrade-kit
At any rate, if any of the experts are familiar with this type of wiring and can point me in the right direction for fixing it, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thanks guys!
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