Too Many Wires!

[arc72]

Hi folks, I'm building my first guitar using mostly Martin Koch's "Build Your Guitar" book.......VERY helpful.  Everything's going great, Thank God cause my warmth neck is gorgeous.. In Martin's book he includes a wiring plan akin to that of a PRS.  The Volume pot has one eyelet in which I need to solder 9 wires.  I can't figure out how to cleanly solder this large of a joint in such a small eyelet.  I end up with a lot of white noise hiss, and some tone/switch positions sound kinda muddy.  I'm sure there is a correct way to do this..........

 

[line6man]

I'm assuming this is a ground point? If so, there is absolutely no reason to solder that many grounds to one point. Solder them to different places, or create a bus bar of some sort in which to solder to.

 

[arc72]

It is indeed a ground point.  I'll try spreading it all out on a thin piece of copper bus.  Thanks line6man