ontheroad97 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Howdy! I have an older Sheraton II that I've been upgrading. It currently has BG Pure 90 pickups in it, and just recently I fitted Graph Tech saddles and yesterday added a Bigsby B3 trem. It sounds great except I now have a grounding issue. It goes away when I touch the guitar cable or any of the metal parts of the effects it goes through (but not the metal on the guitar). The grounding issue is there when I plug directly into the amp as well with different cables. I'm trying to figure out if this is due to the Graph Tech saddles (which I hear are non-conductive), the Bigsby, or a combination of both. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt4356 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I added a bigsby b70 to my dot studio, the ground was connected to the tail bushings. I pulled the bushing out then fished the ground through the f hole. I then pulled the bridge bushing out and drilled from the bushing hole through into the cavity, I used an old high e to poke through my new hole and fish the ground out and connect to the bridge bushing then put back together! Sorted! Make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontheroad97 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Ah, yes...the tail must have been the ground. Before I go pulling everything apart, I'll be adding in a Towner down tension bar in the same studs. Since that will be contacting the strings I am hoping that that might serve as a ground. Fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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