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I'm trying to get the wiring correct to install a set of SD pickups in my RG920QM (H/H). I found the color codes and made the swaps doing the install, Red=Black; Black=White; White=Red; Green/Bare=Green/Bare, and after installing I got zero sound. I'm using the original hardware with the cor-tek...

Ive modded my own boss ds 1 pedal too Keeley but i like the distortion side but i feel as like the Keely version seems to be more of a higher on the tone side is the keely just really bright sounding with the mod or did i may of screwed up somewhere? :) my first mod ive ever done too a pedal and...

I'm just starting to look into soldering my own pickups, watching tutorials, etc. So I found the wiring diagram that Ibanez has for my guitar setup, and I opened the back of the guitar to eyeball everything and get a good idea of how things flow before I begin to try different configs. The...

I have a S470FM with a Steve Special in the bridge. When I place pick up switch to the FULL bridge position (All the way down) the volume is significantly reduced in comparison to the other 4 positions. I inspected the wires on the switch and pots and it appears that no wires have been...

what kind of solder is BEST for soldering the control wiring to pots? ive seen people say use silver...then others say to not use silver solder....idk

Okay, so what are the tools i need, and what is the best way to solder all my electronics inside my jems together after i swirl and finish them?

This is kind of pathetic but, I just noticed a few days ago that my tone knob is effectively my volume knob. On this guitar (2008 Ibanez rg2550z Prestige) I have usually been going for a high gain tone, so I usually have the tone knob rolled all the way up. But recently I have been trying to...

so i replaced the pots on my rg2550z from solid shaft to split/knurled shaft pots. was my first wiring job and it was pretty dodgy, stuff had to be soldered multiple times. it works, but in a weird way: if the tone knob is on 0, no matter what the volume knob is on, no sound comes out on any...