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    Hello All. This post is an extension of previous post that I had listed. Here is the link...

    http://www.jcfonline.com/ubbthreads/...&page=0#495751

    Anyway, I have decided to mess around with a different bridge pickup in a Soloist that has the JE-1000 active electronics.

    Well I tried both a Dimarzio Tone Zone and a J90C I had laying around and I loved the sound of either one over the J80C that was originally installed.

    Of course, however, I had a pretty good buzz with both the Tone Zone or J90C. I don't know what I could have done wrong. I soldered the HOT to the 5-way switch and the Green & Bare wires to the ground, which is that shield plate on the bottom of the control cavity. The same spot where the J-200 single coils are grounded.

    The original J80C had the painted plastic cover, which I have not removed yet. Does the painted plastic cover add that much additional shielding? Because I never had that bad buzz like I had with the Tone Zone / J90C I was messing around with.

    Anyone have any suggestions on what I could have done wrong? Should I have grounded those pickups to the Volume instead?

    Thanks, Dave

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    Re: Guitar Wiring Problem

    I always ground the pickup to the back of the pot, but I am not sure if this is your problem. [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]
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    • #3
      Re: Guitar Wiring Problem

      You sure you have the proper ground?
      DiMarzio's wire color scheme is different than most others.
      I know Jackson labled PU's use the SD wiring scheme.


      Just a thought.
      -Rick

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      • #4
        Re: Guitar Wiring Problem

        [ QUOTE ]
        You sure you have the proper ground?
        DiMarzio's wire color scheme is different than most others.
        I know Jackson labled PU's use the SD wiring scheme.


        Just a thought.

        [/ QUOTE ]

        Yes I'm pretty sure I've the right connections. Red is going to the 5-way switch, black & white are soldered together, and the green and bare are soldered to the shield plate at the bottom of the cavity.

        I don't know!! I'm starting to get pretty frustrated and ready to chuck out the JE-1000 electronics and just wire up the Tone Zone & J-200 single coils to the 5-way switch and controled by a 500k pot. The thing I'm not sure about is whether or not the J-200's work properly without the low impedance electronics like the JE-1000.

        Thanks, Dave

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        • #5
          Re: Guitar Wiring Problem

          The J-200's will work just fine without the JE-1000.
          They do sound a bit on the thin side without it though.
          -Rick

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