Ground wiring question

[BluewookieJim]

Hi!

First post here,  and first time warmoth build upcoming.  I should have my first warmoth body in my possession next week,  a chambered, top rout modern strat body, with fender american standard trem.  I have a pre-wired Seymour Duncan Everything Axe loaded pickguard from 920D custom shop.

I had a quick question about ground wiring.  Do you just ground to the trem claw,  or is the body cavity grounding like most american fender strats the way to go.  I don't know if the body cavity has same coating/painting as the fenders.

Thanks in advance...

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Claw.

 

[rgand]

Remember that all metal parts (except pick guard screws and strap buttons) need to be connected to ground. You should be able to put a tester from a tuner to the jack plate (or any other two metal parts) and get continuity.

Welcome to the forum. This is a great place to ask questions or share.

 

[BluewookieJim]

Thanks,

I just didn't know if the body cavity came with the special paint/finish like the Fenders.  Trying to make sure I have all my supplies ready,  and I don't have any of those solder lugs that are normally inside the Fender control cavity.

 

[Logrinn]

No, the cavity is not painted with conductive paint. You have to do that (or use copper shielding) yourself.
Although some here - myself included - believe it won't do much good, since it's the pickups that, like antennas, pick up the noise. And you are only shielding underneath them. You obviously can't shield above them.

 

[Cagey]

Right. Waste of time and money, unless you just happen to like the appearance of copper sheilded cavities. Seems like a good idea in theory, but in practice it doesn't actually do any good. Kinda like air foils on street cars.

 

[rgand]

Knda like air foils on street cars.

Hey, that's a good idea for cutting down commute times. :icon_biggrin:

 

[Cagey]

RIght. And open headers improve gas mileage.

 

[rgand]

We put a cut-out on my buddy's car in high school. That didn't help either but it sure was fun.

 

[Verne Bunsen]

I'm with you fellers. I've never shielded any of my guitars nor felt the need to do so. The only time I encounter "problematic" noise levels is if the guitar directly faces my computer monitor when I'm recording. Turning 90 degrees either direction solves that. I guess everyone has their threshold of acceptable noise levels, I don't mind a bit of 60hz hum.

 

[Cagey]

My pain threshold for noise is set to "none". But, knowing that on the going-in side, I just don't use pickups that will pass noise along. Fortunately, the state of the art is such that you can get exceptionally good single coil character out of some noiseless pickups and shielded cable exists, plus the state of the art in noise gates is pretty advanced as well for that last little bit you can't get rid of, so I don't have to suffer.

 

[BluewookieJim]

Thanks all.

I definitely wasn't planning on shielding the cavity,  just didn't know if the warmoth body had the conductive paint in the cavity or not. I'm all set, I'll just need to wire up the input jack and the ground to the trem claw. 

I'm looking forward to the build,  really hoping this body/trem works better than the Fender American Special body with vintage trem I used for my last attempt at this build.

It's going to be this sexy body:    http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/ShowcaseItem.aspx?i=PS11911&Body=2&Path=Body#.WHL8aLYrJE4

A fender american standard trem.
Pickups are the Seymour Duncan Everything Axe set,  JB JR, Duckbucker, Lil 59,  in parchment, on a parchment pickguard.
The neck is a maple Fender American Standard neck from 2003/2004.

 

[bagman67]

When you said "sexy," you weren't lyin'.  The world needs more green guitars, so I thank  you for your contribution to world harmony.

 

[Logrinn]

I too agree that the world would be a more harmonious place if more green guitars were around :icon_thumright:

That body looks simply awesome!

 

[BluewookieJim]

Well... one more green guitar has been "born".

The neck is a 2004 Fender American Standard.  The pickguard is parchment. The pickups are the Seymour Duncan Everything Axe set in parchment.  The bridge/trem is a Fender American Standard.

And this one is kind of green...  It's technically translucent teal. 2001 Fender American Deluxe strat.

 

[Cagey]

She's a beauty! Nice work.