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Topic: The Story of a DIY Surf Guitar needs its Hero!

Hello all,

I'm installing a pair of pickups in a guitar for the first time and I think I may have gone as far as I can alone. My tester confirms continuation between the jack plug lugs and the pickups (in the middle position) but no sound occurs when the pickups are tapped with a screwdriver whilst the guitar is amplified.

The pups in question are a pair of lipstick pickups; I've not found a wiring diagram that perfect for the guitar and pups I want to use but I think I've found a decent approach = though I'm open to corrections.

Ive prepared an attachment which narrates the work done so far and has images / details for my approach. I would appreciate someone with experience giving me so feedback.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xnxCBT … sp=sharing

Hope to hear from you guys soon.

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  • polyal
  • polyal
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Re: The Story of a DIY Surf Guitar needs its Hero!

it seems the jack is wired wrong way round?( the signal wire is going to
the ground connection ) +turn your pots full up and check the resistance
between black and white of the pickups make sure there's no ' shorts '
you should get a reading of 4K (very appx ) could you draw a clear schematic everything seems a bit messy tbh

ps i would check the pick up wire lead outs the black wire is not necessarily an earth
you might be shorting the coil (s ) to ground???
https://www.stewmac.com/video-and-ideas … tions.html

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