3 bad EC500s
3 bad EC500s
I picked up a 500 the other day, nice guitar but yes it had the dreaded switch issue. Was able to take care of it last night.
It was an easy fix...the switch has two sets of flat copper leaf spring contacts- when you flip the switch, it disconnects either one of the contacts (middle is both contacted). So, on mine, the inside contact for the bridge pickup circuit was bent or warped inward. This caused it to not be able to spring over all the way to touch the other contact sometimes. So..I just bent it in a little to fix..no more issue. I think what is happening is that the contacts are warping during the soldering process. Hope this helps all of you with this problem.
I picked up a 500 the other day, nice guitar but yes it had the dreaded switch issue. Was able to take care of it last night.
It was an easy fix...the switch has two sets of flat copper leaf spring contacts- when you flip the switch, it disconnects either one of the contacts (middle is both contacted). So, on mine, the inside contact for the bridge pickup circuit was bent or warped inward. This caused it to not be able to spring over all the way to touch the other contact sometimes. So..I just bent it in a little to fix..no more issue. I think what is happening is that the contacts are warping during the soldering process. Hope this helps all of you with this problem.
thanks setenza! i'll try that this weekend.
much easier than sending the one i've got back or buying a more expensive model.
Thats very strange. I would assume that EC-500 guitars, being 500 level series, would be good quality. My MH-100 that I bought in 2002 and just sold a month ago was in great condition, including the finish. The neck was a little bowed because I was a stupid kid and went apeshit on the truss rod, but thats my own fault. Ive had an MH 400 NT for a month and have been playing it constantly ... no issues at all. I bought a used H207 on eBay and it is just fine too .... Whats up with the EC's ?!