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Guitar Issue. Help?
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:55 pm
by The Mad Owl
Hey guys!~
Got myself a reverend Club King 290, and I currently have an issue with it:
My volume pot has stopped working. The signal is not as strong as it used to be, as if the volume is stuck at 50% and doesn't get louder or quieter when I fiddle with the knob.
Suggestions?
I'm most likely going to take it to my local shop where they can look at it. It's never an expensive place and they do great work.
Just thought if there's any DIY'ers here who might know what this is exactly. Thanks!
Re: Guitar Issue. Help?
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:58 pm
by nieh
Loose wire?

Re: Guitar Issue. Help?
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:02 am
by The Mad Owl
I'm hoping it's that simple, honestly

Re: Guitar Issue. Help?
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:10 am
by Astricii
Could just be the pot shitting out. Either way sounds like something pretty routine. Is the pot "scratchy" at all? when you try to adjust it?
Re: Guitar Issue. Help?
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:28 am
by Blurillaz
You're going to have to buy a new guitar, it is impossible to fix. Ever.
Re: Guitar Issue. Help?
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:45 am
by The Mad Owl
Blurillaz wrote:You're going to have to buy a new guitar, it is impossible to fix. Ever.
ha. no

Astricii wrote:Could just be the pot shitting out. Either way sounds like something pretty routine. Is the pot "scratchy" at all? when you try to adjust it?
I'm thinking it's that, too.
It's not scratchy, either. No change in volume at all.
Re: Guitar Issue. Help?
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:51 am
by rfurtkamp
Do you have contact cleaner?
Faderlube works on pots and faders.
You do have a can with all those pedals, don't you?
I mean, don't you? :0
Re: Guitar Issue. Help?
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:13 am
by lapsteel
Probably the pot is shot. You can replace it with a similar valued pot.....or you can take the opportunity to mod your guitar...add a push pull pot and wire up a phase reversal switch....add a treble bleed resistor....
If the pot was just scratchy then I would suggest to just clean it, but if there is not change in volume and you are still getting cleanish sounds then it is the pot itself. If it cuts out intermittently or buzzes then it is probably a loose connection.
Open it up and poke your head inside there to find out.
Re: Guitar Issue. Help?
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:14 pm
by Jenkins
hey mad owl, I'd be happy to take a look @ it. PM me, I'm just in citrus heights.
Re: Guitar Issue. Help?
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:39 pm
by The Mad Owl
Jenkins wrote:hey mad owl, I'd be happy to take a look @ it. PM me, I'm just in citrus heights.
farfukinnougat...
already took it in :P
Re: Guitar Issue. Help?
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:18 pm
by Jenkins
The Mad Owl wrote:Jenkins wrote:hey mad owl, I'd be happy to take a look @ it. PM me, I'm just in citrus heights.
farfukinnougat...
already took it in :P
lol no worries! lets jam when you get it back!
Re: Guitar Issue. Help?
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 5:50 am
by The Mad Owl
Holy crap we should!!!!
Re: Guitar Issue. Help?
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:46 am
by Adoom
Fret not man, just sounds like it'll need some simple soldering.