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Loose wire

Started this discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Feb 20, 2020. 1 Reply 0 Likes

I bought a humbucker fully wired set up.I have a white wire that is not solderer to anything. Where does it go?Continue

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"I am new to building a 2 string bass guitar. I am using a 1946 Minnesota license plate. I was wondering what gauge strings to use."

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Taffy Evans replied to Tim's discussion Loose wire

"Hi Tim, possibly earth wire if it comes from the back of a pot. It would go to bridge or tailpiece so as to earth the strings to the system. This limits noise from the pickup. Taff"

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I bought a humbucker fully wired set up.I have a white wire that is not solderer to anything. Where does it go?See More

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At 7:17am on November 14, 2019, BrianQ. said…: Welcome to the nation, the Resources tab is highly recommended as is the YouTube channels of Shane Speal,Glenn Watt, Del Puckett? The Posts tab is where the groups are, join a few to ask questions/comments . Forum is for questions, Blog is for showing off your build procceses/tutorials? Here’s a simple video of how to build a cbg, hope it helps :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmzvfyOizV8&t=597s

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