https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-problem-2/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:32:58 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-problem-2/#post-383874 Sun, 29 Dec 2013 14:37:38 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Sven https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-problem-2/#post-383874 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-problem-2/#post-383853 Fri, 27 Dec 2013 13:22:41 +0000 you are completely right... the wire that is loose is a ground wire. It should be soldered to the back of the potentiometer.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Zincberg https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-problem-2/#post-383853 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-problem-2/#post-44888 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 22:48:46 +0000
I recently inherited an electric guitar but it does not work. All you can hear is noise (which volume can be altered with potentiometer, only one there). I unscrewed the lid and checked the wiring. It appears that I have a loose one as you can see here. Because it's black (duh) and it's soldered to a metal plate (duh duh) I assume it's ground. Where should the other end go? Here is the close-up of potentiometer.

PS I've checked the pot with a multimeter, seems like resistance values are ok, so I'd not blame it for noise problems]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Sven https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-problem-2/#post-44888