AnyColourYouLike Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 So I bought my LP back on May, on Dic the bridge pickup had a problem, it had no output and in like an hour it had full output again but for minutes. I took my guitar to a gibson warranty service center and they changed the PCB it seemed that the problem was gone but 3 days ago it started to have the same problem again. what's happening??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 maybe it needs another board....or the board ripped out & the guitar properly hard-wired (which would instantly void the warranty). this may sound silly, but have you ran the vol & tone pots back & forth full swing vigorously for 15 seconds or so? also a vigorous working of the 3-way switch may help... and a firm tapping/rapping on the p'up its'self w/the eracer end of a pencil... my Flying V starts cutting out occasionally, but a serious V-knob workout always fixes it....for 8 yrs or so now.....for some reason some guitars wiring circuits will leave a mild corrosion/oxidized film in the pots/switches/etc. Edit: Welcome to the Forum BTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Sounds like an intermittent problem with a switch. The fact that replacing the board didn't solve the problem makes me think it's a bad connection or a switch problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 oddly enough, just tonight I had to "clean up" a cold solder joint on a Telecaster I assembled (not PC here to say "built" ) 2 yrs ago. guitar had started "crackling" in certain positions, and when I troubleshot the system & isolated the problem to that guitar & either a hot or ground issue(did it on either/both p'ups regardless of vol./tone) it turned out to be the 1st connection I looked at, on my output socket. the wire was actually wiggling loose INSIDE the solder i'd laid down, and the entire thing had turned white. a good cleanup, re-tinning, and hotter joint......no more crackle !! it's usually something simple, so I always start there & work toward the more complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsinla Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Does the LP Standard have a PCB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnyColourYouLike Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Does the LP Standard have a PCB? Mine was replaced for standard wiring by gibson but the problem is still there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnyColourYouLike Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Possible bad solder connections or bad pot on the PCB. Maybe the switch is going bad. I would rip out the PCB. I ripped the PCB out of my '09 SG Std. Will spraying contact cleaner in the switch clean and eliminate the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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