bluesdude Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 I'm wiring a project tele, what is the best wire to use to cut down noise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psw Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 I always use shielded cable. I also use multi core cable...so a single coil would use two cores plus shield and a humbucker four cores. The idea here is that you ground one end of the sheild to a central point (star grounding) and one of the internal cores would also be ground. This allows for things like phase switching in future if you wanted or coil selection or tapping... Beware of ground loops of course, just connect one end of the shielding to the volume pot with the other grounds. Even if no fancy switching will be required shielded cable is better and 2 core is easier to solder (as you are working with "wires" rather than a braided shield which can soak up a bit of solder and be difficult to work with... pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 "Noiseless" pickups or stacked humbuckers will also help, but as Pete said, using shielded cable (or shielding the cavities) will make the most difference. Even simply twisting the pickup leads together neatly in an even spiral and keeping all the leads as short as possible will probably be an improvement over a stock Tele! Don't forget to ground the control plate - it'll shield the pots and the switch fairly effectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesdude Posted November 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Ground the control plate? I have a wiring schematic, but the only ground it mentions is wiring the ground back onto the volume pot. Is there a better way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 (edited) No,that's fine, so long as the bushing is electrically connected to the pot case - I'm almost sure that CTS pots (the original Fenders) do, but there are a lot of pots available these days, and we can't assume they're all the same. Just check it with a multimeter, and if there's continuity between the plate and the pot case once the pots are mounted, you're good. Edited November 22, 2006 by lovekraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJD Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Is there a desired guage wire? the wire i've been told is desired and that i have used in footpedals is very thick and wiring those little DPTT switches with the stuff would defy the laws of physics. Any preferences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Pretty much any wire is OK - there's not enough current to cause any problems, so anything between 26 AWG and 16AWGm solid or stranded, whichever you prefer. Low capacitance shielded cable is preferred (if you use shielded cable), but with the short runs used inside the guitar, it's probably not a big issue either. Using a high-end cable like Mogami is probably overkill, but it can't hurt (and you get braggin rights), so use it if you've got it. After all, Fender used that cotton insulated pushback wire on their most prized vintage models, so just about anything would be an improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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