Ok great thanks, so just all in the cavities, and then just solider the wires to the pots etc?
Thanks man
Ok great thanks, so just all in the cavities, and then just solider the wires to the pots etc?
Thanks man
And the back of the pickguard where it sits over a cavity. Following that you also need to be sure to ground your pots, etc to the bridge. In general if you follow a good wiring diagram you should be fine.
Welcome along as well... Hope the LP is a cracker!
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GPB-4B: https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...548#post184548
Hello, thanks very much, ok great so ill buy some of that stuff soon and just put on all the walls of the holes etc. Yeah im gonna follow the videos on this site for the wiring so I should be right, thanks very much great help
hi there . i have been reading a lot about shielding and its benefits , but I'm still not sure weather or not to actually shield my guitar. i have the RC - 1 kit and would like to have an opinion from someone with experience if it really is worth it. thanks a bunch.
Depends where you intend to play the guitar. Depends on if you are going to only play the guitar at home. The issue with NOT shielding is that if you are likely to be playing your guitar at various events and places you are going to find that there is cycle hum and radio signal interference at many of these places....so as you break into your solo with all eyes on you, your perfect solo gets hammered by the most annoying hum.....yet shielding the guitar costs you next to nothing and an hour of your time....for the comfort of knowing this won't happen to you.
Gavmeister
well said Gav. Agreed since I started using copper shielding I will install it on all my builds. It looks pretty speccy too when all the cavities are lined with copper shielding
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scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
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scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Gav's comments are spot on.
RF (radio frequency) is the biggest problem for a guitar, not mains hum (50Hz). You may not hear anything at home but once you get into a venue the air is likely to be saturated with it. RF comes from things like light dimmers and motors (and there are large ones in fridges, fans, air-conditioners). The best thing you can do to keep your guitar circuitry protected is by providing as much shielding as you can.
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