ESB-4SC build

[Simon Barden]

Don't forget that you'll need to run a ground wire to the tailpiece to ground the strings.

What wiring scheme are you planning? The current PBG wiring diagram for the bass shows a standard 2 x vol, 2 x tone control, but the Gretsch style 3 controls + 1 on the lower horn doesn't fit in well with that scheme.

[Ian A]

Don't forget that you'll need to run a ground wire to the tailpiece to ground the strings.

What wiring scheme are you planning? The current PBG wiring diagram for the bass shows a standard 2 x vol, 2 x tone control, but the Gretsch style 3 controls + 1 on the lower horn doesn't fit in well with that scheme.

I am going for the Gretsch wiring with TV Jones Thunder'Tron pickups. That means 3 way switch on the upper side, individual volumes for each pup, master volume and master tone. Sounds like a lot of control over individual pups but that's how Gretsch do it. I will ground the bridge through the strap button screw.