Guitar Wiring Problem

[poolboydave]

Hello All. This post is an extension of previous post that I had listed. Here is the link...

http://www.jcfonline.com/ubbthreads/...&page=0#495751

Anyway, I have decided to mess around with a different bridge pickup in a Soloist that has the JE-1000 active electronics.

Well I tried both a Dimarzio Tone Zone and a J90C I had laying around and I loved the sound of either one over the J80C that was originally installed.

Of course, however, I had a pretty good buzz with both the Tone Zone or J90C. I don't know what I could have done wrong. I soldered the HOT to the 5-way switch and the Green & Bare wires to the ground, which is that shield plate on the bottom of the control cavity. The same spot where the J-200 single coils are grounded.

The original J80C had the painted plastic cover, which I have not removed yet. Does the painted plastic cover add that much additional shielding? Because I never had that bad buzz like I had with the Tone Zone / J90C I was messing around with.

Anyone have any suggestions on what I could have done wrong? Should I have grounded those pickups to the Volume instead?

Thanks, Dave

[StukaJU87]

Re: Guitar Wiring Problem

I always ground the pickup to the back of the pot, but I am not sure if this is your problem. [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

[rjohnstone]

Re: Guitar Wiring Problem

You sure you have the proper ground?
DiMarzio's wire color scheme is different than most others.
I know Jackson labled PU's use the SD wiring scheme.


Just a thought.

[poolboydave]

Re: Guitar Wiring Problem

[ QUOTE ]
You sure you have the proper ground?
DiMarzio's wire color scheme is different than most others.
I know Jackson labled PU's use the SD wiring scheme.


Just a thought.

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes I'm pretty sure I've the right connections. Red is going to the 5-way switch, black & white are soldered together, and the green and bare are soldered to the shield plate at the bottom of the cavity.

I don't know!! I'm starting to get pretty frustrated and ready to chuck out the JE-1000 electronics and just wire up the Tone Zone & J-200 single coils to the 5-way switch and controled by a 500k pot. The thing I'm not sure about is whether or not the J-200's work properly without the low impedance electronics like the JE-1000.

Thanks, Dave

[rjohnstone]

Re: Guitar Wiring Problem

The J-200's will work just fine without the JE-1000.
They do sound a bit on the thin side without it though.