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Tyrone Slothrop

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Hi.

Hope some one can help me.

I bought a Music Man Sterling AX4. It's like the Axis Super Sport in appearance... But a fun guitar none-the-less. Well... That is until yesterday when I tried to install a SD JB on the Bridge and SD Jazz on the neck with split coil. The guitar came with low end pots and an Import 5-way.

I have now tried 4 different diagrams found on the Internet, including 2 on the SD site, and I just can't seem to make it work, like it did with the original PUs and innards.

My need is, I would think, quite simple.

Position 1: Neck HB
Position 2: Neck Split Coil (with the PU closest to the neck active)
Position 3: Neck and Bridge HB
Position 4: Bridge Split Coil (with PU closest to the bridge active)
Position 5: Bridge HB

I have also tried th SD wiring with a volume Push-Pull Spliting with the HBs and a 3-way and I fluncked that one as well

Admittedly I'm a Fender guy, specifically Telecaster, and have done many mods on them, but never a guitar where you work on the thing from the back side. (That could be taken the wrong way... But I've need soldering and resold wrong for the better part of 2 days and the fumes have gotten to me) But I've been very intrigued by the Axis series and this used AX4 was ridiculously cheap. So thought I'd give it a go before taking the big leap.

If some one has either of these wiring son their gueetar, the 5-way blade or the 3-way blade with push pull, any and all assistance would be truly welcomed.

All the very best
 

dave1812

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Hi,
Does it make any Sound at all? Maybe there is a Shortcircuit somewhere, or the Output Jack is broken.
Maybe try measuring the Resitance with a Multimeter, if you have one, and work your way thru the circuit until you get Zero Resistance (short to ground) or no continuity (broken switch, pot...)
Can you make some pictures?
 

Tyrone Slothrop

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Hi. I was getting sound but the on all but one of the diagrams. But in the different trials the coils split never really worked, the volume knob was behaving like the Tone and visa-versa this last one, on one it didn't even isolate the Neck and Bridge PU at positions 1 & 5 respectively. This last time, among other problem... The Volume was working in reverse.

Unfortunately I remove the pots and switch and now have just the wires.

I was reading about a Super Switch 5-way... A first for me... And going to try that with some diagrams I've seen.

It's driving me batty.



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Tyrone Slothrop

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Thanks so much. Giving it another go today.

If not successful, will either take it to some on who actually knows what they are doing, or I'm turning into a lamp.

Best

Ricardo.




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beej

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It's not that difficult but, yeah, if you're having trouble, take it to someone. Ask them if you can watch while they wire it up.
 

Samoht

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It's addictive! Be warned. My first successful rewire sent me into a frenzy. Good luck!
 
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