Gorunding issue on Modified MIM Standard.....?

TeleTwanger37 · June 7th, 2003, 10:40 AM

I did a little moding to a MIm standard,such as a 4 way switch and texas special pick ups and a vintage fender 3 saddle bridge ,i re installed all the grounds as to diagrams and even attached the little ground wirse to the bottom of the pick up screw to the botom of the bridge plate and it gets a lot of static from the knobs and stuff if you use as soon as you touch the control plate or knobs it quiets right down to nothing anyone got any idea..?

Andy B · June 7th, 2003, 09:49 PM

It sounds to me like you might not have the strings grounded. You need a wire going from the bridge plate to one of the pots. This grounds the strings to the rest of the circuit.

Andy

TeleTwanger37 · June 8th, 2003, 06:13 PM

I got the grounding issued solved,had to clean up grounds and redo them quieted them right down got a little hum yet but i think it is normal from over wound pick ups like the texas specials.

June 7th, 2003, 10:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
TeleTwanger37 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: linden,penna Posts: 326	Gorunding issue on Modified MIM Standard.....? I did a little moding to a MIm standard,such as a 4 way switch and texas special pick ups and a vintage fender 3 saddle bridge ,i re installed all the grounds as to diagrams and even attached the little ground wirse to the bottom of the pick up screw to the botom of the bridge plate and it gets a lot of static from the knobs and stuff if you use as soon as you touch the control plate or knobs it quiets right down to nothing anyone got any idea..?

June 7th, 2003, 09:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Andy B Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Englewood, Colorado Posts: 290	Bad Ground It sounds to me like you might not have the strings grounded. You need a wire going from the bridge plate to one of the pots. This grounds the strings to the rest of the circuit. Andy __________________ Andy

June 8th, 2003, 06:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
TeleTwanger37 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: linden,penna Posts: 326	Ok that issue is solved I got the grounding issued solved,had to clean up grounds and redo them quieted them right down got a little hum yet but i think it is normal from over wound pick ups like the texas specials.