cass Posted July 8, 2006 Report Posted July 8, 2006 Hey all- Is there any benefit to sound/tone by using a heavier gauged wire (seems the norm may be .22 gauge?) when re-wiring picks/pots/output jack etc.? Quote
Prostheta Posted July 8, 2006 Report Posted July 8, 2006 (edited) To a degree I guess. Electrons flow on the outside of a conductor, so a heavier multistrand might be cool but you won't see the results. The internal electronics of a guitar don't carry high voltages or high currents to warrant an upgrade in gauge. It's like considering that you're talking the equivalent of a small car driving down an empty four lane motorway at *low* speeds, there's no point in looking at more lanes if you get my meaning. If anything - better screened cable might reduce your noise but heavier gauge will just be a bigger pain to work with. Oh sorry, I meant "no". Dude! I have a full *one* more post than you!! Woo me!! Edited July 8, 2006 by Prostheta Quote
erikbojerik Posted July 9, 2006 Report Posted July 9, 2006 IIRC, our Olde Departede Metal Mod Wes (a.k.a. Westhemann) used to use 12 gauge electrical wire (the kind found in your house), because he could bend it and have it stay exactly where he wanted it to stay. Quote
marksound Posted July 9, 2006 Report Posted July 9, 2006 What, like Romex? That's some cavity real estate there, bro. Quote
cass Posted July 9, 2006 Author Report Posted July 9, 2006 no, like monster cable or something along those lines. or instead of a .22 use a .30 or whatever. I guess it may not matter too much being that the pots are limiters anyway, right? Quote
erikbojerik Posted July 10, 2006 Report Posted July 10, 2006 What, like Romex? That's some cavity real estate there, bro. Yep, that's the stuff. But one strand at a time. Quote
lovekraft Posted July 10, 2006 Report Posted July 10, 2006 Oh sorry, I meant "no". +1 - you can use 12 AWG solid Romex if you'd like, and it'll never affect the sound of the guitar (other than the result of all that body mass you'd have to remove to fit that much 12 AWG into the cavity!). All this "special" wire/pot/cap mojo obsession is simply designed to separate you from your hard-earned cash - remember, all those exceptionally sweet-sounding vintage guitars were built with the cheapest available wire, caps, pots and often wood back in the Fifties! Quote
boomerlu Posted July 11, 2006 Report Posted July 11, 2006 Now winding your pickups with different wire might actually have a noticeable difference. But that's because we're talking like 8000 turns of coil. Quote
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