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  1. Ahhh yes...I forgot that all the pots were electrically connected via the foil. Yes that makes perfect sense how that would form a ground loop. Yes the middle lug from the volume pot is connected to the tip lug on the output jack. I'll take some multimeter measurements and make another post. Thanks for the info.
  2. All grounds are connected to the back of the volume pot, with a single wire going from the volume pot to the spring claw. So there are no grounding loops that I can see, and all grounds should be at almost exactly the same potential. The pickups are not noisy at all though when I plug in to an amp, so I don't think it's a grounding issue. I'll poke around a bit with a multimeter and see what I can find, it's just a pain to rip this guitar apart as soon as I put it together. I am still disappointed in Fender though. Take a look at these pics of the pickup windings from my other post: http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...mp;#entry338321 I returned those pickups and bought another brand new set, which have the same loose pickup windings as the first. Between that and a scratchy pot that is supposed to be brand new and the wrong-valued pot, I have to say it's not likely I'll buy Fender pickups again. That's one pot I have to replace for sure, and another that I have to clean/replace, both from a brand new set! Thank Greg and Mammoth for the replies. If you have any other ideas/suggestions about what the problem could be, please let me know, STeve
  3. That block of wood idea sounds great. I'll try that. To answer some questions, it is a 6 hole vintage trem, and I'm using .10's for the strings. On a related note, exactly how tight should be 6 screws holding the bridge be? As someone noted about, if you tighten them all the way, it will pull up the other side of the bridge a bit. Right now I have them just shy of being completely tight. Thanks for all the replies.
  4. Yes it would seem that way, but the back of the volume pot is wired to the spring claw. Also, the pickups sound great with no noise issues. If it was a grounding problem it seems that I would have lots of noise. Bad pot? The middle tone knob is scratchy, and these are brand new Fender pots. Very disappointed in Fender.
  5. I just finished putting together a new strat, and after stringing and tuning the guitar, the bridge sits off the body at an angle of 20-30 degrees. I have three springs in the back, and I've tightened the spring claw a bit, but with no visible affect on lowering the bridge. I know that most strats are able to have the bridge sit flush with the body w/ only 3 springs. Why would mine be different? Any thoughts on where I should go from here? What are the cases for continuing to tighten the spring claw versus adding more springs? Attached are some pictures. Thanks.
  6. I just installed some new Fender vintage noiseless pickups on a guitar I just put together. The pickups sound OK, but there's a few problems. I still have an output signal even when the volume pot is turned all the way down. Also, the middle pickup tone pot is somehow affecting the tone of the bridge pickup. The schematic calls for three 1 Meg pots, however, the pickup set came with two 1 Megs and one 250K pot. I used the 250K for volume and the two 1 Megs for tone. Attached is the schematic that came with the pickups, which I followed exactly, and a picture of my actual wiring (sorry it's a little blurry). Thanks for any help that you can offer. http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/1517/schematiczv8.jpg
  7. I'm assembling a strat for the first time and have a question about attaching the bridge. I have a vintage style tremolo bridge. Should I tighten the 6 screws all the way or leave a little slack? My line of thought is that perhaps a little slack is necessary for tremolo operation, but I'm a first-timer and not sure. Thanks, Steve
  8. Thanks for the info. What is the preferred gauge for guitar wiring? Can anyone recommend a good online retailer to purchase this?
  9. I've noticed that all the strats I've worked on all use 7 strand wire (20 gauge?). I ran out of wire when installing some new pickups and bought some 22 gauge single strand copper wire. Is multistrand the way to go when wiring guitars? Will this single strand copper wire that I have work OK for guitar wiring? Thanks, Steve
  10. No cloth tape on the pickups. There is tape on the one side only, which can be seen in the pictures. The side with the loose windings did not have anything covering it. I plan on returning them. The other pickups are a little loose on the same side, but not as bad as the one in the above pictures. I'm worried if I get another set of these same kind that I'll run into the same problem. Has anyone else had these quality issues with Fender pickups?
  11. These are Fender vintage noiseless pickups that I bought brand new from guitar center. Did I get a bad batch or is this typical of Fender?
  12. I tested the DC resistance. Specs say 9.8K, I measured 10.2 K on all 3 pickups. Is that a reasonable tolerance? Here's some better pictures. Fray might not be the right word, but the windings are loose across one area where it appears that the pickup cover has rubbed against the windings as it was being put on Is this cause for concern?
  13. I just bought a new set of pickups, and the windings on one of the pickups appear "frayed". Here is a link to a picture: It's a little blurry, but I think you'll see it. The winding does not appear to be broken at any point. Will this fraying of the pickup winding compromise the sound of the pickup at all? Thanks, Steve
  14. I just bought a slightly used strat neck, which is in good overall condition, but it looks like the frets need some cleaning. First, there's some yellow lacquer-looking stuff on the side of the frets. I chips right off with a fingernail, but I'm not sure where this came from. Any ideas? Also, I've never polished frets before. What should I use to do it and how do I thoroughly clean them without damaging the frets and fingerboard? Thanks, Steve
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