Problem with pickup on guitar washburn d46

You are proabably getting regeneration. This is nothing more than feedback as these acoustic guitars are good microphones. Make sure the guitar CANNOT "hear" the speakers of the PA system. Crank the high frequency EQ for that channel all the way down. This is common when soundment decide they ALSO need to boost the high frequencies of the PA up when they shouldn't. Regeneration is a feedback that is below that to fully sustain, but will cause a ringing "tail" on notes.

These pickups have a very high impedance so you must run into a high impedance input. Many amps expect low impedance guitar outputs and these piezo pickups just can't drive them.
We currently use an X2 wireless system which has over a 1.5 megohm input impedance which works well with these piezo pickups. Long guitar cables degrade the signal as well and running into a DI just won't work.

You've definitely got some wires crossed in there. The light shouldn't come on unless a cable is plugged in (I'm assuming it's not.....it if is, unplug it!). My advice would be to take it to your local guitar tech and he/she will be able to tell you what's going on.

It is important to turn off the battery when not in use... they may have a switch OR often when you plug the guitar cable into the unit that completes the circuit to the battery. Another thing the 9 volt batteries are not the greatest. With continuous pwer I would expect the battery to last a couple days. Remember that the devices that have a pushbutton to alternately turn on the device DO still place a small current drain on the battery... For those devices REMOVE the battery when unit is be idle for a week or more.

In the first place you CANNOT connect your guitar directely to the snake ! You must use a DI box to convert the unbalanced output of the Baggs to balanced (differential) drive to the snake using either XLR or TRS cable. The DI should be driven as a HIGH impedance in and using "ground lift".

If the pots are noisy, lube sparingly with CRC 226 available in the electrical dept of Home Depot in a spray can with spout for about $2.70. Spray using the spout into the side where the leads go into the pot.

The volume pot is overly sensitive because you are overdriving the mixer at the other end. The trim on that channel of the mixer probably has to be reduced as well.

Here are some things to check:
- Are all volume controls turned up 1/2-way? - Try a different guitar patch cable. - Does your amp have remote switchable inputs? Is your guitar plugged into the *active* channel on the amp? - Is the amp turned on?

punk and metal tones (late 80s): treb-7 mid-6-7 bass 6-8, presence 6-10, gain/distortion all the way up. classic rock just turn down the gain/distortion to 6-7. bridge pickup

metal mid 90s & up: treb 6-7, mids 3-5, bass 7-9, gain all the way up, presence (which is a mid and treble boost) 4-6. bridge pickup

blues SRV: treb 6, mid 6, bass 7.5, presence 8, gain 5, reverb (if you got it). use your neck pick up

of course this is subjective and depends on the guitar, cable quality, etc. it looks like a small speaker with a low watt output. that little speaker in there is going to be hard to articulate any tones. more than likely it will have a harsh bit to it cause the value of the pots and the logarythm you hear. reduce treble as needed to smooth out the harsh, keep the mids up.

Hi vallast

Here is a diagram on how to wire your 3 toggle setup.
There are endless variations on how to do it. Pickups can be switched in and out of phase, in parallel or series.

Check out here for more details on the above wiring diagram.

Strat style wiring is done with a 5 way switch generally. Using the toggles allows you to rephase vitually all the pickups getting heaps of different tones. Thanks for using FixYa, good luck. A decent guitar Tech can easily help you to rewire your Axe. If you get stuck. hit me back here and I will help you further:) Cheers.


regards
robotek

First check your guitar to amp cord.
The pickup, audio jack, or pickup selection switch may be defective.

probably have active pickups on the guitar.
if there's a plate on the back, get a small phillips screwdriver, take the plate off, and put a new 9 volt battery in.