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I took it apart this afternoon and figured out it was the standard output jack that was causing the problem. I noticed that if I put a little pressure on the cable, the treble pickup worked. I saw that the “make/break” connection on the jack wasn’t being made. A little bend and all was well. I took ...

Thank you! I’ll give it a shot. I’ve got a little experience soldering small electronics. At least I can take a look.


It sounds like a loose connection somewhere in the circuit of that treble (bridge) pickup, or the switch itself. It's easy to remove the pickguard screws, lift the pickguard up ...

Please forgive my questions if they are ignorant.

I have a 4002 and recently realized that the treble pickup doesn’t work. I am using a standard cable through the standard output. When muting the bass pickup and turning the treble knob there is no sound at all. The three way switch also has no ...