Loomis Dead Neck Pickup -- Wiring advice

[lunaris]

Hi all,

I've got a bit of a problem with my Loomis. Basically, when I switch to the neck position, the sound is faint (like a poor signal). It's not the battery, since I've replaced that.

Anyway, I opened up the back to see if there were any obvious damaged connections and there weren't. Though rather discouragingly, a ball of solder just fell out. I can't see where from though -- perhaps this is a missing ground?

So it looks like I'm going to have to re-wire it to find or solve the problem. The questions before I start are (1) has this happened to anyone else (worth a shot ) and (2) does anyone have any diagrams relevant to this? In particular, the selector switch (it's all stock hardware).

Many thanks for any help,
lunaris

 

[MaxOfMetal]

The diagram here should help (it's the Volume, Tone, Gibson Switch): http://www.emginc.com/content/wiringdiagrams/EMG-H-60-81-85_r0230-0014a.pdf

Just omit the tone control.

Also, check to see if the quick connect cable on the bottom of the pickup itself is on firmly.

 

[MacTown09]

hey man this happened on my hellraiser yesterday actually. The bridge pickup just stopped working. I just opened the back and the bridge wire to the pickup selector just fell off basically. Check the solder joints by wiggling the wire a little and if one comes off the you have a winner!

 

[lunaris]

Hi guys,

Thanks for the responses. I restrung and checked the quick connects in the process, which were (unfortunately) fine. So, I opened her up, and had a look at everything. There weren't really any loose connections anywhere, so I plugged in and tried to follow the signal path (perhaps stupid, I know). In the end I spotted that the selector switch's connect wasn't resetting neatly all the time, so the circuit wouldn't complete. I bent it a bit back to match its partner and now all seems well. Perhaps I've just been a bit rough with the selector, but I'd expect it to hold up better.

Ah well, I think it's fine now. Thanks again for the help!

lunaris