The buzz killer bridge ground. It is a thin piece of metal wrapped around all of the string eyelets allowing all of the strings to serve as a ground when using a wood or other type of material that wont serve as a ground. Developed by Donovan Collins Feb 27 2013
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copper shielding tape is used to line a control cavity on solid body builds for where tone/volume pots are, and in pickup cavity too. A ground wire is soldered to the tape and to ground (back of pot or jack). This helps in same way your string ground (and mine) works, in eliminating what's known as the "60 Hz hum) we hear through amps when outside electric/electronic interference is attracted by electric guitar circuits.
Scott Im just getting started with wiring so most of what you said went over my head. I can wire a volume and tone pot and read a schematic and know what its supposed to sound like but other than that you lost me. :)
Fine idea...anywhere that is connected to ground, including jack. I also shield pickup cavity and control cavity with copper shield tape, and sometimes run string ground to that...it's all good. And best of all, no buzz.
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Nice looking guitar Randy.
Stringing grounding bridge between the tailpiece and the rod bridge
Brass rod string guide / string ground. The grounding wire is soldered in a hole in the end of the brass rod.
Sorry D,
copper shielding tape is used to line a control cavity on solid body builds for where tone/volume pots are, and in pickup cavity too. A ground wire is soldered to the tape and to ground (back of pot or jack). This helps in same way your string ground (and mine) works, in eliminating what's known as the "60 Hz hum) we hear through amps when outside electric/electronic interference is attracted by electric guitar circuits.
I meant vinnie it sounds pretty good. Quite as a mouse fart.
Scott Im just getting started with wiring so most of what you said went over my head. I can wire a volume and tone pot and read a schematic and know what its supposed to sound like but other than that you lost me. :)
It sounds pretty good if I do say so myself scott. I think I have a video of it here of me trying to play.
And yes, of course the shield tape is grounded to circuit too, otherwise it's a waste of tape and ineffective shield
Fine idea...anywhere that is connected to ground, including jack. I also shield pickup cavity and control cavity with copper shield tape, and sometimes run string ground to that...it's all good. And best of all, no buzz.
Scott I would ground to the the input jack less wires going to the pot. Makes more sense to me.
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