RonBatesMusic
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Hey Everyone,
I purchased a 594 SC Core new several months ago. It's been great, however, I've had many issues with it electronically. During a gig, the bridge pickup stopped outputting 90% or so of the signal. It got very, very quiet and dull sounding. In addition to the output issue, pulling up on the tone control to split the coil wouldn't have any audible effect on the tone. It would either just stay working as a humbucker or the coil would be split 100% of the time, no matter the position of the switch.
Upon taking it to my local PRS dealer for a repair, (they replaced the bridge vol pot and cleaned the pots) It was alright for a short amount of time. The issue persisted, so I contacted PRS PTC for help. I shipped them the guitar and received it a month or so later. Upon inquiring about the issue I was told they replaced the volume and tone pots for the bridge pIckup and it should be good as new. I've used in on multiple gigs now and it's been wonderful, until today.
I'm now only getting split coil tones from my bridge pickup.
This all seems to be quite a simple issue, but it's getting increasingly frustrating trying to figure out what's wrong, and I'm getting tired of spending money on this issue. I just want the guitar work. It's truly one of the best guitars I've ever played.
Has anyone else seen similar behavior with their 594s? Could I just have a lemon?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I purchased a 594 SC Core new several months ago. It's been great, however, I've had many issues with it electronically. During a gig, the bridge pickup stopped outputting 90% or so of the signal. It got very, very quiet and dull sounding. In addition to the output issue, pulling up on the tone control to split the coil wouldn't have any audible effect on the tone. It would either just stay working as a humbucker or the coil would be split 100% of the time, no matter the position of the switch.
Upon taking it to my local PRS dealer for a repair, (they replaced the bridge vol pot and cleaned the pots) It was alright for a short amount of time. The issue persisted, so I contacted PRS PTC for help. I shipped them the guitar and received it a month or so later. Upon inquiring about the issue I was told they replaced the volume and tone pots for the bridge pIckup and it should be good as new. I've used in on multiple gigs now and it's been wonderful, until today.
I'm now only getting split coil tones from my bridge pickup.
This all seems to be quite a simple issue, but it's getting increasingly frustrating trying to figure out what's wrong, and I'm getting tired of spending money on this issue. I just want the guitar work. It's truly one of the best guitars I've ever played.
Has anyone else seen similar behavior with their 594s? Could I just have a lemon?
Any help is greatly appreciated.