Dave Merrill
Axe-Master
EJ strat I've had for a couple years, bought used. Recently it's fairly common that when I take it out of its case, the bridge pickup tone control, which I keep at about 7+ mostly, isn't doing anything. If I don't remember that this is a thing, I find myself thinking all my presets are too bright. I tap the top of the control, sometimes more than once, and it kicks in like normal. It's getting worse -- more common, less likely to be fixed by a single tap, and more likely to go back to non-functional again after that while I'm playing.
So two questions:
In all my years of playing, this is a new one for me.
So two questions:
- Gut level, my guess is that it's more likely the actual pot than a loose connection. Do you agree? Underlying question is whether it's a complete waste of time to take it apart before I have a replacement here.
- Is there some sneak way to get inside there without throwing away the strings that are on it?
In all my years of playing, this is a new one for me.