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Permalink Reply by Brian Revels on April 17, 2016 at 12:55am

Here is pretty much the harness kit I bought... http://www.ebay.com/itm/fitTek-Pre-wired-6-string-Single-Coil-Picku...

Permalink Reply by John Rivers on April 17, 2016 at 1:27am

Grounding to the strings will get rid of all or most of the buzz.

Permalink Reply by David L. on April 17, 2016 at 2:08am

I agree with John Rivers the strings need grounding. Also it has a single coil and you do get some electrical hum with them (nearby electrical items make it much worse especially eco bulbs and computers). If you have ever looked inside a regular electric guitar you will see they all have some basic shielding in the form of copper or aluminium foil that the pot shaft pushes through ( both work equally as well and you buy it as self adhesive sheets or tape). Usually only a small area over the pots is shielded. Adding a strip on the underside of the box lid where your pots fit through the box lid may improve things.
I have tried some of these prewired kits and found the soldering to vary greatly in quality. If you have a continuity tester it might be worth checking the solder points are okay.
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Permalink Reply by Brian Revels on April 17, 2016 at 10:51am

Ground the resonator?? Can I just glue a piece of copper or steel and then just solder the grounds to it?