Neck Pickup issues

[murderfalcon]

I recently purchased a Murphy Lab 59 LP Reissue Ultra Light aged.

The neck pickup started to intermittently go in and out. This guitar is only a few months old and hasn't been gigged literally sits in the case until I get home and play. Room is a fairly constant temp and humidity.

After 10 minutes or so of playing it generally starts to work again.

There doesn't appear to be any other symptoms. No static or anything from the 3 way switch, output jack, or knobs.

If I lightly tap the pick up when I first start playing you can hear it go in and out. But then again after 10 minutes or so of playing it will work as expected.

I suspect a bad pickup or possibly capacitor. The only reason I suspect the capacitor is the "warm up" time gets it working again.

Anyone ever have a similar issue. I'll most likely warranty it.

But wanted to know everyone's thoughts.

Thanks too bad this is my experience after my first Gibson purchase with a high value instrument.

 

[charliechitlins]

The voltage going through that cap is so miniscule, it's hard to imagine anything warming up.
And if tapping the pickup does something... that's pretty far from the cap.
That there's a mysterious one.

 

[Reddart]

Good ole American quality control on a $7000 guitar.

I suppose one could expect this with an entry level guitar such as yours.

 

[au_rick]

Check the toggle switch wood shavings etc. and clean the contacts as a first step (my friends studio had the exact same symptoms)
Second step would be to re-solder (yes there's a "L" in solder ) the wires on the switch.

 

[8ohms]

As stated, check all solder and switch contacts for shorts first. Once you’re sure, move on to the pickup itself. My 2011 R9 had a bad coil in its original neck pickup. It still worked, but was obviously weak and not up to snuff. I replaced the pickups anyway, but didn’t notice the shorted coil until years later. It happens.

 

[renderit]

Check the toggle switch wood shavings etc. and clean the contacts as a first step (my friends studio had the exact same symptoms)
Second step would be to re-solder (yes there's a "L" in solder ) the wires on the switch.

I second this.

The switch is probably the culprit.

I have had trouble like this in the past and the switches have always been the problem.

Cold joint or mis-aligned contacts.

The good part is I have never had one problem after fixing them.

 

[murderfalcon]

Contact cleaner in the toggle switch and error is fixed!!! Thanks guys!!!!

 

[gibson-r8]

So post pictures already.

 

[murderfalcon]

So post pictures already.

It's actually at the shop. The issue seems to have been a pickup after all the tech mentioned everything else checks out. So waiting on a replacement from Gibson. Will post pics tonight when I get home.

 

[murderfalcon]

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