Drew, I’m doing an Epi dot. Question: your caps, they aren’t connected to both pots like I see on gibsons LP SG etc. my stock Dot is the same as what you have there. I see that the tones left side lug has a connecting wire that goes to its respective volume pot. Is that connecting wire acting as a proxy for the typical connection of a cap to both pots? In other words, it seems a wire is taking the place of both cap legs in a typical Gibson system. Is that correct?
I prefer to wire my tone pots like this. The reason is that I think it helps reduce noise and makes the wiring more modular and easier to work on. There is more than one way to wire a tone pot, it comes down to preference. Using the cap to connect saves on materials and time. I am less concerned with time and materials as I am with noise and repairability so I do it the other way.
Perfect! Thanks for taking the time to explain this. EMI on my re-wired Gretsch hb is killing me slowly. Gonna try your suggestions.
Drew, I’m doing an Epi dot. Question: your caps, they aren’t connected to both pots like I see on gibsons LP SG etc. my stock Dot is the same as what you have there. I see that the tones left side lug has a connecting wire that goes to its respective volume pot. Is that connecting wire acting as a proxy for the typical connection of a cap to both pots? In other words, it seems a wire is taking the place of both cap legs in a typical Gibson system. Is that correct?
I prefer to wire my tone pots like this. The reason is that I think it helps reduce noise and makes the wiring more modular and easier to work on. There is more than one way to wire a tone pot, it comes down to preference. Using the cap to connect saves on materials and time. I am less concerned with time and materials as I am with noise and repairability so I do it the other way.
For floating trem on archtop do you run a groundwire and if so, where to?
The tailpiece.