HELP!! Installing FRED & PAF Joe into my RG2570EX

[coolchrisuk]

Hello,

I have just purchased a FRED and PAF Joe to go into my RG2570EX replacing the existing Dimarzio/IBZ humbuckers. I followed this cct diagram..

http://www.ibanez.com/wiring/wire.asp?y=2004&w=RG2570EX

and basically just replaced the old wires with the new ones (same colours).

Tested all joints and components with a multimeter - all good - plug into amp ... and mid single coil is dead.... and fred and paf are giving broken, quiet, crackly output..... Please help!!!

[j.arledge]

go back and check all your solder joints over , even the slightest single strand of wire can effect the sound . Switches can some times be difficult to work with because of how close together the terminals are .

the single coil is dead ? Did you mess with it when you put the other two pickups in ?

make sure you didn't loosen up anything else and make sure that the bare ground wires from both pickups isn't touching anything , i usually put electrical tape over them to make sure they dont touch anything but the ground .

[coolchrisuk]

Ok thanks for the fast reply! I shall get my finest tooth comb out right now! I didnt mess with anything single coil like..... just unsoldered both reds and black/whites from the 5 way and the green/bares from the volume pot case. Then replaced each wire one at a time with the new one. When reading the dimarzio wiring instructions i noticed it mentioned just soldering white and black together and setting aside.... not connecting to the 5 way like in the diagram???

[coolchrisuk]

ROTFL!... well sorta mixed emotions.... yes everything is working ... it's a long story but im gonna tell it cos its funny and well... stupid!..It has taught me to trust my instincts and soldering techniques!

After trying different combinations last night I had no luck.. went to bed, got up... decided to rewire the two pickups according to the wiring diagram again. Tested everything... plugged her in... still no luck!.... Rang 3 music stores ... no techies in today... so I thought ill keep trying... then I thought..."what if" .... You see I run an Alesis microverb rack unit through my amp. I had unplugged it to use the extension for my soldering iron!.... so i unplugged the FX loops and HEY PRESTO!!! shes-a-working!!

Don't make the same mistake I did. Trust your instincts and your multimeter!

Thanks for your quick reply anyways dude.

Im off to scream out some Satch licks

[j.arledge]

dont worry man i have had stupid crap like that happen to me too . many times