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| Author: | Ricardo [ Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | How do you ground an archtop? |
All the diagrams I've seen show grounding to the bridge. What do you do in the case of an archtop with floating bridge? I have 2 humbuckers, 2 vol, 2 tone and a 3-way switch. |
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| Author: | Darrel Friesen [ Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you ground an archtop? |
Most people, if inclined to ground the strings, ground the tailpiece if metal, or add a strip of brass to the underside of a wooden tailpiece and ground to that. |
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| Author: | peters instruments [ Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you ground an archtop? |
you should still be able to ground to the bridge, just run a wire from your electronics to one of the bridge posts, should be the same as any other tune-o-matic. |
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| Author: | Ricardo [ Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you ground an archtop? |
There has to be a more elegant solution. I have a wood base to the bridge and a Benedetto type tailpiece. Can't imagine a wire running to either one. |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you ground an archtop? |
If it makes noise, and it bothers you, you could try a wrist ground. A bracelet that ties into the ground somewhere. My advise to somebody that doesn't like a noisy guitar or amp is, play it, then you won't hear the noise. |
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| Author: | Brett L Faust [ Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you ground an archtop? |
See a Norlin era Les Paul wiring harness. Notice no ground connection to strings but very thorough shielding even a jack "can". |
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| Author: | Ricardo [ Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you ground an archtop? |
I ended up attaching a wire to the low E string ball end and running it to the output jack. The bridge is a tune-o-matic so should ground the other strings. |
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