newguy410 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 So, I got a great deal on a 1997 Gibson SG Standard on Craigslist yesterday. The only issue is the bridge pickup, it's really quiet. All of the wiring looks to be stock and the pickup is at a normal height. I'm just curious what would make a pickup do this and if it seems like something I can fix or if I just need to put a new pickup in it. Let me know if I need be more detailed or specific. Thanks in advance! Here are some pictures. Not sure how to resize images on this forum. http://i.imgur.com/3ITgMno.jpg http://i.imgur.com/NehZ7i4.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustache Guitar Repairs Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 So, I got a great deal on a 1997 Gibson SG Standard on Craigslist yesterday. The only issue is the bridge pickup, it's really quiet. All of the wiring looks to be stock and the pickup is at a normal height. I'm just curious what would make a pickup do this and if it seems like something I can fix or if I just need to put a new pickup in it. Let me know if I need be more detailed or specific. Thanks in advance! Here are some pictures. Not sure how to resize images on this forum. http://i.imgur.com/3ITgMno.jpg http://i.imgur.com/NehZ7i4.jpg If you mean that the overall output is low or lower than the neck pickup, there's most likely something going on with the pickup itself. If you have a multimeter you can check the output of both pickups, otherwise I'd bring it to a local guitar tech and they'll be able to check it for you. Both the neck and bridge pickup should have an output of about 7-8K ohms, so you'll be able to tell pretty much right away if the bridge isn't putting out what it should be and if that's the case, I'd suggest replacing it. Hope that helps, Travis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newguy410 Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 If you mean that the overall output is low or lower than the neck pickup, there's most likely something going on with the pickup itself. If you have a multimeter you can check the output of both pickups, otherwise I'd bring it to a local guitar tech and they'll be able to check it for you. Both the neck and bridge pickup should have an output of about 7-8K ohms, so you'll be able to tell pretty much right away if the bridge isn't putting out what it should be and if that's the case, I'd suggest replacing it. Hope that helps, Travis Thanks for the idea, Travis. The neck reads ~7.7 and the bridge is a pitiful ~0.34. Time for a new pickup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newguy410 Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 I guess it was the pickup. I had a GFS Mean 90 bridge pickup laying around, so I threw it in. Works. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustache Guitar Repairs Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Glad I could help, and I'm a personal fan of P90 bridge/hum neck setups, that's a good lookin SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newguy410 Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 Glad I could help, and I'm a personal fan of P90 bridge/hum neck setups, that's a good lookin SG. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Always nice to have a few pickups laying around[ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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