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Took delivery of my next project, and came across an issue in the preassembly stage. The pickup has an unattached grey fibrous collection of wire coming out from the bobbin. I'm a little concerned that the pickup may be damaged, or am I missing something basic?
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That's the end of the cable screen. If the pickup has a metal baseplate, then it should be connected to that so that the plate is grounded. If it's a plastic baseplate, then it's still quite normal for the screen to be connected to the two magnets to ground them. On these cheap pickups, that's often done simply by using the wax from the pickup dipping to keep the screen or ground wire in place. So it either needs to make contact with the magnets (probably ceramic so I doubt if they could be soldered), or cut off back to the end of the cable. Without any connection to the magnets, then the pickup may be very slightly noisier than normal, but with the pickup being a humbucker, it shouldn't matter too much unless you split the coils when it will be more noticeable with just a single coil (though screening the cavity should provide a similar level of noise reduction).
Right - so plans?
Also keen to find out what you have planned for this one.
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Simon...... I have yet to see you stumped by a problem, well done!
Thank you Simon- that's a great relief to know!
Plans are still in incubation. Yesterday I was contemplating a Red Special colour scheme (cherry body with matching headstock, black pickguard and silver pup housing) simply because I have the stain, but that might be a bit rash.
I reckon that would look pretty good.
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Progress shots!
And a couple more...
Today's progress. Finding it difficult not to meddle with the finish.
That's looking pretty good so far.
And we're finished! Meet Buster!
Nice, seems like that came together quickly.
5 Strings breaks my brain to play. Do they ever go for the extra string being a high B below the G? Having the heaviest a B makes me attack thinking its the E all the time.
Been watching this one, some really nice work, El.
A few 5ers are strung with a high C on top- so low to high it runs EADGC. Very cool for jazz solo stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain
Do you have to grow a big bushy moustache to play it?
I'll take all the help I can get!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fretworn
Even the cut-off drumsticks taped to you fingers?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bass Guy
I am this close to ordering a set of Funk Fingers...😂