Ledzendrix1128 Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 My friend just got 2 gibson 57s... there was only one wire with a sheild wrapped around it... i didnt think anything of it until i realized it has to be gorunded somehow... so i started lookin around was i supposed to solder the braided exposed sheild wire to the ground?... and if i was... how do i fix it if i dont have much wire length to play around with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Yeah, you need to solder that shield to ground otherwise the circuit won't be complete. You can solder a bit of wire to the shield and solder that to ground, or dig the wire you cut off out of the garbage, strip the braid off, and use the braid to connect the remaining braid to ground if you don't have enough length to solder the braid directly to the tone pot. You could use some tinned desolder braid or braid from a coax cable, too. Keep in mind the braid will soak up quite a bit of solder, so have plenty handy. Clean off the back of the pots you are grounding to with an eraser and alcohol, too. Take your time, don't freak out, and it'll work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted September 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 (edited) Thanks loads man.. thats actually what i was thinking about doing... its an LP though... so i think the ground is somewhere else and also on the pots... but im not sure... i kinda forget what i did in there lol... but its not gonna short out anything if he keeps playing it right?... i mean the wierd thing is it had NO hum or anything... so i was jsut like ok... guess it doesnt need a ground Edited September 16, 2005 by Ledzendrix1128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 If he's playing it, you must have grounded them somewhere - don't worry, if it stops working, I'm sure he'll get it back to you immediately, and you can correct whatever it is that you did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalefish Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Usually, LPs are grounded via the TOM bridge.. But like they say, if it ain't broke.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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