its-me Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Hey everyone, I think I just made a big mistake. I took off the pickguard from my Variax standard to see how hard it would be to replace it. When enjoying the inside of the guitar my flatmate slightly bumped into me, now I see a loose turquoise wire. Does anyone know what function it has and if I can just solder it back to where it belongs? Or is my guitar forever ruined? Is it safe to play it in magnetic/Variax mode? I feel pretty stupid right now :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Naughty boy,.... It's one of the chassis ground leads. Look for a broken solder point on the outer casing of the 5-Way toggle switch and solder it back on,.... and don't do that again. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its-me Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 cool thx a lot! That explains why the wire is connected to the body. I guess in that case it is safe to use for the guitar, just not for me XD When I knew it was on the 5 way toggle the broken point was hard to unsee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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