Hi All,
I'm new to this board and I did a search before posting. I'm borrowing an LTD EC-400 from a friend and after using it for about 3 months the neck pickup works fine with full output, however, when I flick the toggle switch into the middle position I get a very weak tone and the same for the treble position of the toggle. This guitar has two EMG-81 humbuckers installed. It is a Les Paul style toggle switch. I have already done the following:
Tried several batteries
Opened up the toggle switch area and looked for any disconnected or loose wires (none found)
Opened up the tone/volume panel and looked for any disconnected or loose wire (none found)
Any ideas? This guitar did fall but I played it after it fell and there were no problems. As you can tell I'm not a guitar repair man. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
Get some contact cleaner and clean up the toggle switch. See if that helps any.
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Thanks. I already have some contact cleaner. I'll give that a try. I'll reply and let you know how it works out.
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I'v tried applying contact cleaner and it did not work. I've noticed the following problems:
In neck position I get full output and the sound is great.
In the middle posiion I only get output if the volume knob is turned down just a little.
In the treble position I have no output whatsoever.
I've opened everything up that I can and I cannot see any loose or disconnected wires. Has anyone else seen this problem?
Thanks in advance,
Dan
