S2 594 - bad wiring fixed

aphantomvaper

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Back when I started my PRS "thing" seriously last year I had posted I went through 3 S2 594 DC due to a bridge pickup not working, then a finish blem (dot/bubble) and the last one I kept, even though the neck pickup was intermittent.

I finally tore into it after it failed during a session as I'd reached the final level of frustration.

Turned out the far left lug on the neck volume was terribly soldered, dull and blobby. I barely heated it and the wires popped right out of it with no physical connection. After a cleaning and stripping with a wrap around the lug and a fresh solder joint it sounds better than I thought it could.

The covid reached deep on these guitars I think, and I'm glad I could resolve it myself. I wished I hadn't returned the first one if this is all it was.
 
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Thanks man!

I'm fairly experienced, just didn't expect to have the issue at all. I'm not bitching about it :) hoping the info relaxes others if they have the same type of issue.
 
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