Ric 360 wiring

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hallewa
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Ric 360 wiring

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Just bought a 2004 360/6 Mapleglo--I am at least the 2nd or 3rd owner of this guitar. I was worried that at least one of the pickups was dead. Upon further investigation, I get nothing from the mono jack, but both pickups work if I plug a mono or stereo cable into the stereo jack. When I do this both pickups work the same if the pickup 3 way selector switch is in the middle or down position--the up position turns both pickups off completely. This has obviously been tinkered with and seems to have at least one wire crossed up. Sounds like it should be a simple solution but I'm just not seeing it.
Ideally I'm trying fix everything back to function properlly as originally intended. I attached a pic that I hope works & helps resolve this issue. Thanks.
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I suppose it would also depend on how the jacks are wired. Try checking out the schematic at www.rickenbacker.com and see if that helps.
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Check the wiring on the treble tone pot (the one with the writing).
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If you're getting output from both pickups when you plug a mono cable into the stereo jack, something is definitely up -- with the standard Rick-o-Sound wiring you should only be getting the neck p/u.
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Maybe it is just the pics, but many of those solder joints look "cold" to me. Plus it appears that the excess flux was not cleaned up. I agree with Paul on that one pot. It is still hard to see though. A pic of the output jacks would help.
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I have the 360 wiring harness schematic, though I'm not an expert at interpreting it. An acquaintance of mine who is said he could take a look at next Tues. afternoon.
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360 wiring problem solved. One bad solder joint on pickup lead wire to pot causing it to ground out. Works perfect now. Fixed in 15 min. with schematic & proper testing equipment, but days communicating back & forth with tech to find mutually common free time--which was not easy during this holiday season. Thanks.
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Glad to hear that it's working correctly now! :)
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Next, you will want to add a push-pull to the 5th knob for the .0047 to the bridge pickup to have the option of in-or-out. Just let me know if you want my diagram.
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