Ledzendrix1128 Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 I have this strat... the toggle switch broke... so i got a new one and hooked it in using a diagram i got on the internet. When i started playing it again it seemed to have a LOT more noise than it did before. Somethin i hooked up wrong due to grounding could be at fault because everytime i touch the bridge or the jack plate, or pretty much anything made of metal on the guitar the fuzz goes away. This guitar has absolutely no sheilding either because i recently got a new pickguard with none at all. Thanks -Led Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 it sounds to me like when you were installing the toggle the ground wire from your tailpiece broke loose. look for the wire comming out of the left side of the control cavity from the tailpiece and make sure it's soldered to ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marossy Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 (edited) So, you're saying that your new pickguard has no shielding at all on it? If your old wiring scheme relied on the shielding on the back of the pickguard to ground the pot bodies and you new pickguard has no shielding at all, it could help contribute to the noise. For easy testing of whether the bridge is grounded, I use the continuity checker on my DMM. If I get a beep, then the bridge is grounded. If I don't, then the bridge isn't grounded. It may not necessarily indicate the quality of the ground connection, though. Edited January 10, 2005 by Paul Marossy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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