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Permalink Reply by Don Stachovak on April 20, 2018 at 8:37am

Even if it's just a bolt?

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Permalink Reply by Korrigan on April 20, 2018 at 9:35am

You can try it without but usually if you don't ground them you get a lot of noise. Do you have a metal tailpiece? If so, ground that instead of the bolt.

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Permalink Reply by Robbie on April 22, 2018 at 1:03am

I thank you for the video! I changed my mind and will use a fret wire on top of the bridge instead of bone.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on April 21, 2018 at 10:44pm

As mentioned, you will get hum through your amp until you ground the strings with your hand/fingers, if you don't run a wire to anything that contacts the strings like the bridge or tailpiece. You will of course need a metal saddle on a wooden bridge. Or use a metal bridge.

Taff

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Permalink Reply by Robbie on April 22, 2018 at 12:53am

Thanks everyone!. I'm using metal (rivet) string retainers through the bottom of neck so I can run a wire from a rivet where it goes through the neck to I guess the one of the 2 pots. I am using a wood and fret wire bridge .

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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on April 25, 2018 at 12:25am

Here's how to do that...

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Permalink Reply by Robbie on April 25, 2018 at 11:30pm

Thanks a million John! I will use this method.

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