Pickup wiring help

The Saint · January 20th, 2008, 12:46 AM

I posted this in the pickups forum but I thought I would try here as well.

I'm wiring a set of Pete Biltoft pickups into a friend's Tele. The neck pickup (a single-blade pickup) has the normal lead and ground plus a third wire that is really just the wire-mesh shielding that is twisted into a wire.

Anyone know where that wire should be attached? Pete's website is down right now so I can't contact him.

Thanks in advance for any help.

MulliganChebichev · January 20th, 2008, 12:59 AM

That probably goes to ground

jcayer · January 20th, 2008, 08:06 AM

The shield should go to ground.(back of a pot)

Pete didn't supply a schematics ? that surprises me...

Beware tho, When you close the control casing. This shielded wire might make contact with pot / switch terminals and there will be no sound...

So you want to isolate the shielding, tape maybe or shrink tubing...

Deaf Eddie · January 22nd, 2008, 01:03 PM

Yes, the "extra" lead is Pete's independent ground/shield lead. It should be soldered to the guitar's ground, typically the back of the volume pot.

January 20th, 2008, 12:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
The Saint TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmdale, CA Posts: 73	Pickup wiring help I posted this in the pickups forum but I thought I would try here as well. I'm wiring a set of Pete Biltoft pickups into a friend's Tele. The neck pickup (a single-blade pickup) has the normal lead and ground plus a third wire that is really just the wire-mesh shielding that is twisted into a wire. Anyone know where that wire should be attached? Pete's website is down right now so I can't contact him. Thanks in advance for any help.

January 20th, 2008, 08:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
jcayer Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 272	The shield should go to ground.(back of a pot) Pete didn't supply a schematics ? that surprises me... Beware tho, When you close the control casing. This shielded wire might make contact with pot / switch terminals and there will be no sound... So you want to isolate the shielding, tape maybe or shrink tubing... __________________ Jean Luke, may the twang be with you

January 22nd, 2008, 01:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Deaf Eddie Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sunny San Diego, CA Posts: 1,199 14 Photos	Yes, the "extra" lead is Pete's independent ground/shield lead. It should be soldered to the guitar's ground, typically the back of the volume pot. __________________ YMMV - I been wrong before...

January 20th, 2008, 12:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
MulliganChebichev Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 1,712 3 Photos	That probably goes to ground