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Topic: Grounding a Walace Truetone |
Dan Beller-McKenna
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Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 17 Jun 2017 5:55 am |
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I recently ordered a new pick up from Jerry for my '73 Sho Bud 6139. At my request, it has no coil tap. Unlike the original Sho Bud pickup, which had three covered wires (hot [white], ground[(black], and coil-tap [red])coming off the bottom of the pickup, Jerry's pickup has the hot and ground wires running together inside a single gray outer cover. The hot wire is covered, the ground wire is bare within that gray covering. This leaves me wondering how best to ground the pickup. Per usual, the original Sho Bud pickup ran the ground wire under the helper spring bracket, with a bare spot in the black rubber wire covering, on its way to the output jack. Seems like I have a coupe of choices here.1. Strip away the gray outer covering and divert the bare ground wire around the helper-spring bracket a la Sho Bud. This seems like a pretty messy solution.
2. Run the ground wire directly to the output jack, and then run a wire from that terminal to a changer mounting screw, or even back to the helper spring bracket.
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 17 Jun 2017 6:01 am
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I'd choose option 2
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Terry Barnett
From:
Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 17 Jun 2017 6:12 am
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| I'm guessing that changer mounting screw will ground your strings for you? You'll want to be sure that your strings a properly grounded. Use a multimeter and check. It's easy and might help eliminate a few noise issues. |
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Dan Beller-McKenna
From:
Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 17 Jun 2017 6:23 am
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| Huh, I always thought my hand was grounding my strings: hum goes away when I touch them. |
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 17 Jun 2017 6:57 am
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Like Lane just said: Number 2.
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Email Ricky: sshawaiian2362@gmail.com |
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Dan Beller-McKenna
From:
Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 17 Jun 2017 6:58 am
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| Thanks, guys. No. 2 it is! |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 17 Jun 2017 5:32 pm
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If it goes away when you touch it, that means it's poorly grounded;and your hand provides an improved path to ground. And you're a LOUSY conductor.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Dan Beller-McKenna
From:
Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 17 Jun 2017 6:53 pm
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I am actually a lousy conductor; that's why I married one. 
No, it grounded nice and quiet with the wire to the changer bolt. |
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