beanydc Posted Tuesday at 21:46 Posted Tuesday at 21:46 Hi guys, finally pulled trigger on a new pickup for my stingray project bass. Im going to replace everything while im at it. Went with the Aguilar AG4M. Got the diagram from the website. My noob question is that do I link all the earth's off the pot's back to the jack like in the picture? Thanks in advance. Quote
paul_5 Posted Tuesday at 23:06 Posted Tuesday at 23:06 yes, all of the earths need to be connected together. Top Tip - soldering to the back of pots can be tricky, as they have some plating on the back of them that makes it difficult. Use some wire wool or fine grit glass/sand paper to take to coating off so that the solder adheres better to the bare metal. 2 Quote
gary mac Posted Wednesday at 08:09 Posted Wednesday at 08:09 9 hours ago, paul_5 said: yes, all of the earths need to be connected together. Top Tip - soldering to the back of pots can be tricky, as they have some plating on the back of them that makes it difficult. Use some wire wool or fine grit glass/sand paper to take to coating off so that the solder adheres better to the bare metal. Good tip. Also get the iron properly hot when soldering to pot cases, 420 degrees is good but be quick, don't leave the iron touching the metal for too long. 2 Quote
tauzero Posted 11 hours ago Posted 11 hours ago Are the pots on a shielded surface? If so, the bodies are already grounded through the shielding, assuming that there is either one pot body connected to ground or the jack socket ground connects to the shielding. If you then connect the pots together, you could create ground loops, explained in more detail here: https://www.fralinpickups.com/2018/11/12/understanding-guitar-grounding/ 1 Quote
beanydc Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 10 hours ago, tauzero said: Are the pots on a shielded surface? If so, the bodies are already grounded through the shielding, assuming that there is either one pot body connected to ground or the jack socket ground connects to the shielding. If you then connect the pots together, you could create ground loops, explained in more detail here: https://www.fralinpickups.com/2018/11/12/understanding-guitar-grounding/ Hi, They will be mounted to a musicman style control plate. I was thinking of shielding the underneath of the plate and the cavity. Worth doing? So by reading that link you sent. If i shield the back of the control plate there wouldnt be a need to run a ground wire like shown in the picture I put up as each pot would be grounded via the shielding? Is that correct? Edited 1 hour ago by beanydc Quote
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