How is the Gibson SG Standard grounded?

[Andre S]

To the bridge or to the tailpiece?

[80LPC]

To the tailpiece. Of course, the bridge is also grounded via the strings.

[Andre S]

To the tailpiece. Of course' date=' the bridge is also grounded via the strings.[/quote']

 

 

Is the tailpiece ground necessary?

 

I wanted to add a maestro tremolo but I don't know how to rerout the grounding.

[Blackie]

Yeah I think I recall the wire being in the hole for the right tail piece stud when I have removed them before.

[Andre S]

Thats when I buy an SG of course.

 

Or I may buy the trem first.

[Andre S]

Yeah I think I recall the wire being in the hole for the right tail piece stud when I have removed them before.

What?

 

It doesn't press against the bushing?

[Blackie]

oh I mean the insert that the stud screws in.

[Andre S]

So just to clarify, it presses between the bushing and the wood or the bushing and the tailpiece screw?

[Blackie]

the wood

[Andre S]

the wood

 

thanks.

[kevoT]

so it is just pressed between the tailpiece screw and the wood but it isn't connected to anything, right?

[80LPC]

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[80LPC]

The ground wire is trapped between the insert and the wood. The other end is soldered to a volume pot to become part of the ground circuit. When you touch the strings, the electrostatic charges in your body are sent to ground.

 

If the pickups and control cavity are correctly shielded, there is no need for the ground wire to the tailpiece.