minnella Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I just purchased a 99 Byrdland and find that in the center possition on the pickup selector either pickup volume will kill both pickups in the completly off possition. I know this can happen if either of the pickup hot leads are tied to the same terminal as the switch lead but can anything else cause this??? On the Byrdland as with other archtop / hollow bodies it is a time consuming deal to access the controls..also hard to see with an inspection mirror... Just wondering if a sheild touching something can cause this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdntac Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 My '68 Byrdland is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 that is normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Almost all Gibson's with more than one volume control work that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnella Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Thanks everyone for clearing that up....anyone have the neck pickup trim installed so the pickup sits at a 20-30 angle....whats with that ?? My 68 Les Paul is not that way the pickup sits parralell to the strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdntac Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I bought my Byrd used and the neck pickup ring was the same --- for some reason it was on backwards and this caused the pickup to sit on an angle. Dunno why it was that way....but I reversed it and put it on normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57classic Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 My 339 and every other one I played had the neck pickup in the same position you described. I took the pickup out of the ring, reversed the pickup in the ring so the ring was reversed and the pickup is now parallel to the strings. It didn't change the sound but I was completely annoyed by it every time I played it so I fixed it. It made me very happy \:D/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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