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  • OBSIDIAN December 12, 2014 at 11:48am

    Awesome post. Had this same question.

  • Michael Fred Johnson November 11, 2012 at 7:53am

    This wooden bridge has an earth strap under the peg holes305925873?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024

  • Troy November 9, 2012 at 5:38pm

    Thanks for all your help guys. I think I now have a plan for grounding.

  • Maddog November 8, 2012 at 8:34am

    I normally use a piece of bolt or some type of metal rod for the saddle so I drill a small hole in it and insert a wire through the bridge. Solder the wire in the hole in the saddle and it is concealed so you don't even know it's there.305928011?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024

    You can just barely see the solder on the bottom end of the saddle bolt on this one, sometimes I will drill through and solder from both ends to get a good connection like on this git.

  • Randy S. Bretz November 7, 2012 at 6:10am

    305928538?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024On my brickhouse build i used a brass rod as the string ground, i drilled a small hole in the end stuck the ground wire in and soldered it. On this build i made a rosewood burl bridge with a bone tip plus a bone nut which sounds great with the mag. pickup...and my homemade rail type surround. Can`t beat having the tone of bone on an electric pickup !

  • David L. November 6, 2012 at 1:42pm
    You can ground them via the tailpiece - if you use a metal hinge for example you can run a ground to this, or if you are using the wooden through neck design you can add a metal plate on the underside that can act both as a grounding point to wire to and also stop the strings cutting into the wood.
    • Troy > David L. November 6, 2012 at 2:39pm

      Thanks for your help

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