Help - Why has my pickup gone quiet?

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:04 am

Hello there. I'm trying to get my Dano baritone ready to sell. The neck pickup went unfeasibly quiet a few months ago: we've taken the switch out of the circuit and gone straight to the jack, but the neck pickup is still way quieter than the neck (like about a quarter of the volume) - a pickup it used to be pretty well balanced with. Anyone help?

kypdurron · Post by **kypdurron** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:14 am

maybe needs rewindig?

Bill Oakley · Post by **Bill Oakley** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:23 pm

I second the rewinding. Check out http://www.fralinpickups.com/ if you're in the U.S. I've used them a few times and they are great.

chisa · Post by **chisa** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:34 pm

prob a break in the winds

avj · Post by **avj** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:59 pm

If you have a multimeter handy, perhaps you can give a quick measure of the individual resistance of both the neck and bridge pickups. I would tend to agree with everyone else that something has gone amiss with the winding, but this would absolutely confirm it.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:59 pm

be better off spending Â£20 on a new pickup than getting it rewound, no? or no?

Bill Oakley · Post by **Bill Oakley** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:07 pm

stewart wrote:be better off spending Â£20 on a new pickup than getting it rewound, no? or no?

Possibly. Rewinding the pickup shouldn't be very expensive though.
Looks like I can get one of these pickups for $35US plus shipping so maybe buying a new one might be a better option although rewinding it should be right around that price also.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 7:05 pm

Arr, there's a bloke (in fact, the bloke I bought the guitar from in the first place) selling pickups - think I'll just buy one from him.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:18 pm

If you're just going to sell it then that's probably the best course of action. Otherwise, I would heartily recommend the Bare Knuckle rewind service...

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:37 pm

Aye, too spendy though - need to replace the pickup and flog it, more's the pity.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:08 am

have you made sure nothing is grounding out in it's innards?

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 8:49 am

You mean inside the pickup itself? Otherwise - yes.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:39 am

Tim,

if you were going to flog on here I'm sure people would accept it without the pick up working and want to sort it out themselves. Might be an option.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:41 am

Reece has got dibs, but I'd rather sell it all up together. Plus, the neck pickup is what a baritone is all about.