Lewis

[Lewis Woolcock]

Thanks for that on the glue. Forgive my ignorance but do hollow body electrics need copper shielding tape. I can't see where it would go?

[fender3x]

Thanks for that on the glue. Forgive my ignorance but do hollow body electrics need copper shielding tape. I can't see where it would go?

I am a little late to the party, but it occurred to me that you could use guitar/instrument cable or even TV coax. It's overkill, but I think the wiring diagram is simple enough that it would work. Ground/shield to metal on pots, and switches. Inner wire to "hot." I did something similar on a ES 335 style body. It's dead quiet. That may be because it has relatively short runs as Simon says. Yours has much longer runs. The nice thing about this sort of wire is that the stiffness can help you get it to go where it needs to go. That was a big challenge on my semi hollows. Might be a trifle easier on a fully hollow body like yours. Both are easy to solder.

On another ES guitar, I have used wire braid tubes. It worked, but it seemed like a better idea in the beginning at the end. Getting wire to run through the tube is a pain. I also had to get pretty creative with the cut ends to keep them from fraying. I'd do the coax or guitar cable again. I think I'd try it naked before and see if it hums before I'd use the wire mesh again.

[Lewis Woolcock]

I am wondering if there is a difference between neck pickup and bridge pickup? Are both Humbuckers the same? I have already done the wiring loom and have assumed both are the same from a wiring viewpoint.