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									Beginner Brought Dodgy Guitar?? - Guitar Repair and Maintenance				            </title>
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                        <title>Re: Beginner Brought Dodgy Guitar??</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/beginner-brought-dodgy-guitar/#post-51946</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2004 21:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[::)Could also be a bad volume pot. I had this problem on a Schecter Omen 6 and it got pretty bad. I agree with the other posts if you&#039;re not confident with opening up the guitar to do the re...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[::)Could also be a bad volume pot. I had this problem on a Schecter Omen 6 and it got pretty bad. I agree with the other posts if you're not confident with opening up the guitar to do the repairs yourself take it to a guitar tech.  8)]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>firemanjerry</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Beginner Brought Dodgy Guitar??</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/beginner-brought-dodgy-guitar/#post-51945</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2004 14:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[The 3-position switch should work in all positions - it may be dirty or you may have a poor connection. The wire need not be completley disconnected for you to have problems - the solder joi...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[The 3-position switch should work in all positions - it may be dirty or you may have a poor connection. The wire need not be completley disconnected for you to have problems - the solder joint could have split.<br><br><br>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>greybeard</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Beginner Brought Dodgy Guitar??</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/beginner-brought-dodgy-guitar/#post-51944</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2004 05:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[sounds like a grounding problem. if you have never had and electric guitar open don&#039;t. but a good place to get instructions on how to do it yourself is .  go to wiring 101 look for the diagr...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<br>  sounds like a grounding problem. if you have never had and electric guitar open don't. but a good place to get instructions on how to do it yourself is . <a href="http://www.stew-mac.com">http://www.stew-mac.com</a>.   go to wiring 101 look for the diagram for telescaters. remember electicity can and will hurt you, :o<br>so if you don't think you can DON'T<br>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>spider61</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Beginner Brought Dodgy Guitar??</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2004 19:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Happened to me once also. Mine was a loose wire. If you don&#039;t know what your doing, (like I don&#039;t!), I suggest taking it to a reputable guitar tech. It shouldn&#039;t cost you much. Being a new g...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Happened to me once also. Mine was a loose wire. If you don't know what your doing, (like I don't!), I suggest taking it to a reputable guitar tech. It shouldn't cost you much. Being a new guitar, (for you anyways), you can also get it set up for how you like the string action and so on. Good luck with it.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>Dan T.</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Beginner Brought Dodgy Guitar??</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2004 01:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I would check all the wires and re-soldier if needed, also clean the selector switch or replace if needed.Joe]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I would check all the wires and re-soldier if needed, also clean the selector switch or replace if needed.<br><br>Joe]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>forrok_star</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Beginner Brought Dodgy Guitar??</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/beginner-brought-dodgy-guitar/#post-51941</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2004 23:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Sounds like you have a couple of loose wires in there, you should get an output from all the positions.You can find the wiring diagram for the telecaster here:Wiring Diagrams from Everything...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sounds like you have a couple of loose wires in there, you should get an output from all the positions.<br>You can find the wiring diagram for the telecaster here:<br><a href="http://www.megalink.net/~jimshine/wiringdiagrams/">Wiring Diagrams from Everything Fender</a><br>If you have a soldiering iron you should be able to fix it yourself, or you could take it in to get it repaired somewhere.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>DaveC</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Beginner Brought Dodgy Guitar??</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/beginner-brought-dodgy-guitar/#post-818</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2004 23:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I have just purchased my first guitar it is a secondhand squire telecaster  :) but when i connect it up to the amp sometimes the sounds stops coming through the speaker and i have to tap the...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I have just purchased my first guitar it is a secondhand squire telecaster  :) but when i connect it up to the amp sometimes the sounds stops coming through the speaker and i have to tap the guitar to start it again  ??? is this just a loose wire inside maybe or something more serious? also there is a three way switch is it normal  for no sound to come through to the amp at all in one position? Cheers People..]]></content:encoded>
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