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Post by mabforum on Jan 10, 2015 9:25:21 GMT -6
The beautiful guitar was purchased from a guy in town. He bought this guitar because he loves MAB's work and happened by this guitar to have at home with other Mab items collected. He doesn't play guitar. He decided to sell this guitar and posted it on Facebook. I jumped on it and bought it first thing. Unfortunately the pot seems to cut the signal and break it up. I don't know what to do or where to turn.. The guitar still has its clear plastic protectors on it. This guitar is mint and should be problem free. Does anyone know who I could contact? I don't know where this was purchased. I just want to play the lovely beast.
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Post by Blue on Jan 10, 2015 10:27:23 GMT -6
I assume based on your question that you don't have tools or experience to fix this by yourself.
So what you should do is to go to your local musicstore (if there is one) and they will fix it for you. You'll have to pay for it no matter how you do but since you seem to not know how to troubleshoot this yourself this is really your best option.
Another option, which is even better is to contact a friend who has the skill to fix it for you for free. Suppose you have a friend like that of course.
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Post by mabforum on Jan 10, 2015 17:05:29 GMT -6
I'm sure a wire must be coming off the 1/4 jack receiver. And a Lil soldering wire will be needed. That I can handle and have experience doing. I guess I should have been more clear.I didn't want to start working on the guitar if it was under warranty of any sort. But I have no clue since I didn't buy it from a guitar store. And was purchased private sale without any pamphlets.I just figured for such a nice guitar,that carries a heavy price tag, would come without problems.I'm pretty sure Dean puts out quality guitars. I have three different dean models, I consider Mab1 armored flame to be my second best guitar. Definitely the best Dean I've owned. Maybe they have a repair center I could ship it to. I feel like this problem should be handle by the manufacturer. It plays just fine and every so often when I move around the guitar losses signal through the cord.This guitar has only had 2 owners. I'm the second owner and the only person to play it since purchased through an amplifier. I will most likely fix it myself, I just don't want to void any warranties that Dean may have. If by chance anyone knows factory numbers I can contact or what the standard warranty is on a Dean guitar or possibly what it might cover. I would be delighted and thankful . This guitar I plan to keep forever. Its looks ravishingly handsome next to my Jackson Pro dk2 pile of skulls
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Post by mabforum on Jan 10, 2015 17:18:16 GMT -6
thanks blue God, I appreciate your time. I realize I wasn't clear and what I was asking.I just didn't want to void any warranties or have to work on a High end guitar that has possibly no play time on it except for myself. The guitar didn't even have a scratch on it until my belt buckle rubbed the back unfortunately. Lol. Those Emg's have a lot of gain and a powerful signal. This mab1 armored flame is my first guitar with the 81/85 emgs. Definitely a powerful sustain sound. The only flaw is the Floyd Rose has a little creaking noise when played. I'm sure there is something that I can learn to smooth out Floyd Rose action.
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Post by Blue on Jan 12, 2015 7:18:49 GMT -6
So have you tried with another cable? It might aswell be a bad cable.
It might be a dirty potentiometer. Try another cable first and if the problem is still there just open the back cavity and look if everything is clean and if all the solder joints are good.
The jack could be worn out also, in that case you'll need to replace it. Korean made guitars are good guitars but the electronics they use in them (not including the pickups) is not so good, it doesn't have the quality it should have. They are cutting cost for mass production and save a lot by buying cheaper electronics in huge quanitities.
And the pots you get with the EMG active pickups when you buy them are not good either.
But first, try another instrument cable, so you know if the problem is in the guitar or not.
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Post by laobi on Jan 14, 2015 19:42:08 GMT -6
This could be caused by the pot and there are a couple of simple fixes. When pots are not used for a long period they tend to gum up a little, dust and other debris that have found their way in settle on the track resulting in a pot that cuts and farts. 2 easy solutions.
1. Non technical solution. Slowly turn the pot from zero to 10, repeating this constantly for about 5 minutes, increasing the speed each time until you're going through the process in about a second. The pot will start to feel looser by the end of the process. When the action of turning the pot feels quite easy and loose, try it again, the track should now be fairly clean and those annoying cuts should have disappeared.
2. Mildly technical solution. Buy a can of spray silicone grease. Get access to the rear side of the pot (the wiring side). Spray the silicone grease into the pot through the gaps at the front. Quickly move the pot from 0 to 10 for about 2 mintues and test. This should clean and re-lubricate the track.
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Post by gaxeman on Jan 15, 2015 5:45:28 GMT -6
Good advice from laobi. You should be able to find something specifically made for cleaning pots/electronics. This guy shows procedure in amp, but should be the similar for any pots.
Regarding warranty I wouldn't worry too much, if you don't have a receipt I doubt you can get warranty service. But for a pot or jack IMO it wouldn't really be worth it anyways.
If you're not comfortable doing it yourself, this sure sounds like something that could get resolved at a local music store for easily less than $50.
Didn't see how you came to the conclusion it was the pot, does the signal break up as a result of turning it? Then cleaning as above should remedy. If there's a cable or jack problem, that would be a separate issue.
Regarding the floyd noise, might be the springs. You can stuff some dampening material in there (like a cloth or foam) and see if it helps. Another solution, could replace the springs, there are noise free types, not sure where to find but remember seeing these before.
I have an armorflame also. Never noticed issues like this. It happens. Maybe that's why the guy wanted to sell it? But these should be easily fixed, wouldn't stop me from buying it. Good luck!
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Post by gaxeman on Jan 15, 2015 6:43:35 GMT -6
Just read your second post more carefully! You said you lose the signal sometimes when moving around. Makes me think 90% chance it is the cable, otherwise jack or jack wiring. Try multiple known good cables. Still a problem, then open back and check output wiring. Try gently pushing or pulling some of the wiring near the output jack while a signal is going through to check if anything is loose. Jiggle things like the jack, the plug in the jack, switches, whatever, till you find it.
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Post by Michael Angelo Batio on Jan 16, 2015 10:14:20 GMT -6
This is a minor problem! It could be dust and all it needs is to be sprayed with WD40 or maybe the input jack needs to be looked at. This is a MINOR issue and can be fixed easily. Thanks.
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