Wiring Driving Me Insane!

[gibsonsg26]

hey guys i hope some one can answer my question. I wired up my guitar today and feel really dumbe because its a one humbucker sg so it should be simple. I wired it all up then ran a ground from the back of the pot to the bridge. I thought this grounded the strings but every time i touched them they buzzed. Once i took that out it stopped. What did i do wrong? Thanks in advance. Heres a pic of how i wired it.

[Samba Pa Ti]

make sure the ground from the output jack is actually the ground.

it could very possibly be HOT.

[gibsonsg26]

would the guitar still play if it was mixed because it played the only thing messing it up was the string ground it made it buzz when i touched the string. Also is there a certain way to tell the ground from the hot besides trying it. My experience is more in wood working so im not to educated in wiring. Thanks.

[Samba Pa Ti]

yes it would still work, the pickup would just be like it was reversed

if you want to check it have a look at the wires comming from the output jack and where they go from there, the hot wants to go to the tip (bit that touches the tip of the jack)

[gibsonsg26]

thanks so much that helps me alot i just undid all the electronics to do the finish so when im done with that ill check it. Thanks again.

[Samba Pa Ti]

heres a quick pic of an output jack, just for reference http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/213/qrodwrzy5.jpg

[gibsonsg26]

thanks that is what i did wrong i thought the ground was touching the tip. Thanks for the pic it was a huge help.