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Location: Snåsa, Norway | I don't get any plugged in sound from my old Custom Legend anymore. I've installed a JLD Bridge Doctor and removed the pickup to adjust the action, so I most likely have broken some wire from the pickup to the preamp.
When I plug in there is only a buzz which varies in volume from none to loud when I turn the volume pot, so the preamp must be working. The buzz changes when I move the cable between the pickup and preamp.
Is this possible to fix, or do I need a new pickup? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | A new pickup from Mother should do the trick.
I was attempting to repair a stereo pup in a 1537 this morning, same effect with the noise.
They also show up on ebay but a Factory replacement will be a sure thing. |
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Location: SoCal | Get one from the factory. I doubt if they're that much money.... |
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Location: Snåsa, Norway | Troubleshooting was successful!
I'll get my soldering iron and try to fix it before I order a replacement. Yet another challenge in my career as an amateur guitar tech! :D |
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Location: Snåsa, Norway | Soldered the shield but it still is dead, connection between wire and piezo is probably broken. Will play it as a pure acoustic, maybe replace the pickup with a bone saddle. If I find that I need to play it plugged in, I can always replace it later. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | You can either get a new pickup or find a used one on ebay. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | A new one from the Mothership isn't that much and worth having a 'whole' 'O'. |
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Location: Snåsa, Norway | The solution turned out to be a forum member of the Swedish Acoustic Guitar Forum , who soldered the cable to the piezo, and also put a mini jack on the cable.
Now the pickup is back in the saddle slot, and works perfectly and noiseless! :D |
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Broken undersaddle pickup?