Sho~Bud Pickup problem......

Kevin Mincke · Post by **Kevin Mincke** » 30 Oct 2000 7:40 pm

I have stock pickups on my '78' Pro III and last nite at the church gig I lost the signal out of the guitar. Thinking it was probably just a bad cord, I began the process of elimination of cords then the volume pedal(Goodrich120)and effects(ME-8). When I ran the guitar straight into the Webb GP, I had a clear & loud signal. Are my pickups bad and not putting out what they are suppossed to, signal output so low it is being consumed by volume pedal/effects? Any way to test the pickups? New pickups, rewind old?

Keith Hilton · Post by **Keith Hilton** » 30 Oct 2000 9:29 pm

Kevin, how could it be your pickups if you ran a cord from the guitar to the amp and it worked great? If it was your pickup it would not of worked even with a straight cord? I can't understand why you think it is your pickup? The problem must be in cords, effect unit, or the pedal--in that order. Use the process of elimination. Hope this helps.

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Kevin Mincke · Post by **Kevin Mincke** » 30 Oct 2000 9:37 pm

Sounds strange I know but I was thinking that once run through the 3 cords, volume pedal effects etc. the signal, being weak to begin with was now consumed by everything between the guitar & amp. Not sure what I got going ass all the cords, vol. pedal & effects work with my SuperPro.......

Keith Hilton · Post by **Keith Hilton** » 30 Oct 2000 10:03 pm

Kevin, cords and the pedal will not consume the signal from the pickup unless they are bad. There "will" be a pre-amp in your effect unit, so it should be adding signal, instead of comsuming it. I would do some more experimenting before I changed out the pickup. Check the nut that holds the cord jack on the end plate of the guitar. Years ago, I played a Sho Bud, and that nut kept coming loose and I would lose signal.

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Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 31 Oct 2000 12:04 am

Kevin, listen to Keith! Pickups are like a light bulb, they either work or they don't...there is no in between! You have a bad cord, or a bad jack.

P.S. The more cords and effects you use, the more likely it is you will have a problem.

Kevin Mincke · Post by **Kevin Mincke** » 31 Oct 2000 12:41 am

Thanks. I'm going to pack up the equip. at church & bring it home where I can test everything throughly. I'll let ya know what I find.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 31 Oct 2000 3:38 am

If you have the PSGA newsletters from the past year, they published a three part detailed troubleshooting guide that I wrote. It details exactly your problem - how to troubleshoot down to which piece is causing the problem.

Kevin Mincke · Post by **Kevin Mincke** » 31 Oct 2000 9:02 am

Jack, No PSGA newsletter but sure sounds like it would help me with MY problem!