jeremyg
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Hello, I just got my Stratocaster body and neck (roasted swamp ash and roasted maple), and I've finally stopped procrastinating and started researching how to actually build the guitar. I got a prewired Fender pickguard with Texas Special pickups and was watching their video on how to install it:
https://youtu.be/vTHzVmoatMM
I see that at about 2:40 and 3:40 they show a screw for a grounding wire in the body cavity. I didn't see any such screw in the parts that came with mine (though I might have lost it if it was included), neither the body nor the pickguard. Does anyone know what kind of screw I should use, or how much it matters? It seems like it would need to be very short, because the cavity is about 1.5" deep and the body is 1.75" thick, so maybe 1/8" or less to be safe? Or can I just do something else like tape it on instead, since it seems like it conducts through the paint, so I wouldn't need to worry about damaging the body?
https://youtu.be/vTHzVmoatMM
I see that at about 2:40 and 3:40 they show a screw for a grounding wire in the body cavity. I didn't see any such screw in the parts that came with mine (though I might have lost it if it was included), neither the body nor the pickguard. Does anyone know what kind of screw I should use, or how much it matters? It seems like it would need to be very short, because the cavity is about 1.5" deep and the body is 1.75" thick, so maybe 1/8" or less to be safe? Or can I just do something else like tape it on instead, since it seems like it conducts through the paint, so I wouldn't need to worry about damaging the body?