dayvo Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 (edited) OK, for those of you that have done builds using TOM bridges, where do you normally connect the grounding wire? At the bottom of the post, or ????. This is my first wiring job dayvo Edited January 29, 2007 by dayvo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 you drill a hole from the control cavity to the bottom of the insert closest to it,and run a wire through there,strip the end,and make damn sure when you push the insert in that the bare wire is smashed between the insert and the wood..do not solder to the insert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayvo Posted January 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Thanks Wes Out of curiosity, why shouldn't I solder it? dayvo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 because to solder to the insert would take too much heat,then if you did get it,you would have a bunch of solder to scratch the wood of your top around the insert while installing it. soldering is not necessary in that instance...thecontact is all you need...by the way that is how EVERY manufacturer does it,including gibson,schecter,and esp just to name a few that i have personally changed the inserts out on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayvo Posted January 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Thanks again Wes dayvo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 This is a little bit out of left field, but if you ever want to replace the TOM saddles with graphtech or nylon (like on some vintage Gibsons), they don't conduct and you won't be grounded anymore. For those reasons, better to ground to the tailpiece instead of the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Can someone suggest a way to do grounding of a bridge such as the Graphtech TOM where there is no tailpiece? Ie: strings go over the TOM then through the body....oh, and there is no sustain block in the back of the guitar either.... Thanks dudes, Fraser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Drill 1/16" holes with a hand drill from each string ferrule to the next adjacent ferrule. Then drill another hole from the ferrule closest to a cavity to said cavity(or whichever cavity is most convenient). Then it's just a matter of running some bare stranded wire from the cavity to the ferrules. You can push the ferrules in, pinning the wire between the wood and ferrule. For the strands in the cavity, just solder them to the shielding next to where they come out of the hole. This will effectively, and very cleanly I might add, ground your strings. peace, russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 (edited) You can also just work a piece brass and recess it into the back of the body, and then ground that. Edited January 30, 2007 by erikbojerik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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