Volume Pot Problems...

[Creepies]

If you turn down the volume knob on one of my guitars, it completely cuts all sound... Anybody have or had this problem?

HELPP MEEEE!!! 

 

[JamesL]

Isn't that what volume knobs do??  :icon_scratch:

 

[Creepies]

Ah, I should have mentioned that it happens when I turn the knob from "10" to "9"...

 

[Mor Paul]

Is this a new problem?
Did you wire the guitar?

 

[bpmorton777]

please show us a diagram of how you wired it along with pot/cap values or some pics of the wireing job...sounds like maybe the wire is on the wrong lug.

Brian

 

[tfarny]

Completely cuts out, instantly? Buy a new pot.

 

[shanejw]

Is the pot liner or audio taper?

 

[dbw]

You might just have the taper backwards.  Swap the outer two lugs on the pot, that'll fix it if that's the problem.

 

[Creepies]

Thanks for the replies, we talked to a guitar wizard and got some answers.

 

[DocNrock]

Thanks for the replies, we talked to a guitar wizard and got some answers.

Well, what are the answers?  :icon_scratch:

 

[Rick]

I think what he might be refering to is that due to the taper on some volume knobs, when twisting from 0 to 1, you get no sound, and then after 1, the volume kicks in, it's just how the taper is, and the volume doesn't start @ increasing at 0, but kinda jumps up at 1.  Though I'm just guessing, his guitar guru may have said something.

What did he say?

 

[Creepies]

His answer was simple...

"Check the wiring, if it's correct, get some new pots."

The kind of advice that makes you feel like an idiot... :laughing3:

 

[tfarny]

Uh, isn't that what I said already?

 

[guitlouie]

tfarny, are you a wizard?

 

[tfarny]

No, I'm a 12th level barbarian, silly.
Louie, you gotta stop the Dungeons and Dragons man...

 

[Creepies]

Uh, isn't that what I said already?

Yep . But I posted the question before I went to his house. What can I say, I value the opinions here  :toothy12:.