- Feb 20, 2005
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Ok, so a wire popped off in the control cavity of my Ibanez, and I haven't the foggiest where it goes and why. There are 2x EMG 81's in it, one volume knob, and a 3-way blade switch. Pic:
So what I'm wondering is, where does the other end of the little green wire go? Notice on the top row of terminals, the right 2 are connected by a little jumper, and the second terminal from the right has the green wire connected, with the other end dangling loose. Now I've experimented, and I find when the switch is in the neck position and I touch the loose end to the terminal it's currently hovering over (2nd from the right, bottom row), it sounds less bassy and clearer. Inversely, when I'm in the bridge position and I touch it on the 2nd terminal from the left (top row), it seems to make the bridge position fuller. So basically, it all sounds fine with it loose, and umm, I don't understand how any of this works - HALP?
So what I'm wondering is, where does the other end of the little green wire go? Notice on the top row of terminals, the right 2 are connected by a little jumper, and the second terminal from the right has the green wire connected, with the other end dangling loose. Now I've experimented, and I find when the switch is in the neck position and I touch the loose end to the terminal it's currently hovering over (2nd from the right, bottom row), it sounds less bassy and clearer. Inversely, when I'm in the bridge position and I touch it on the 2nd terminal from the left (top row), it seems to make the bridge position fuller. So basically, it all sounds fine with it loose, and umm, I don't understand how any of this works - HALP?