Waynerd Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I'm rewiring my Les Paul with the Jimmy Page configuration (Push/Pull pots for Coil taps, series, and phase). My pauly has one of those dreaded PCBs in it so, that's coming out. I see those ground plates inside the control cavity of other Les Pauls. Do I need one of those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Nope, don't need it. In fact, it may even make life a little harder on you sinse as it might change the way the pots fit in the guitar as cause grounding complications. You are gonna have your hands full as it is with all that wiring and switching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Agreed. You don't really need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynerd Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 Thanks, for the replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Butterworth Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Nope, don't need it. In fact, it may even make life a little harder on you sinse as it might change the way the pots fit in the guitar as cause grounding complications. You are gonna have your hands full as it is with all that wiring and switching. Will it affect shielding I I remove it? I find it a nightmare to earth as the centre wire junction has become loose. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Will it affect shielding I I remove it? I find it a nightmare to earth as the centre wire junction has become loose. Thanks I don't know why it would be a nightmare to earth-simplist thing to do would be to reattach the ground wire that came loose. If you were to remove it just for the sake of removing it, you might have more work to do in attaching ground wires to the pots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angellus Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 the plate only serves as common ground and I dont beleive its available aftermarket? I may be wrong. forget the plate just earth the back of the pots to eachother then to the bridge, dont forget the toggle switch too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Butterworth Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 I don't know why it would be a nightmare to earth-simplist thing to do would be to reattach the ground wire that came loose. If you were to remove it just for the sake of removing it, you might have more work to do in attaching ground wires to the pots. The centre post was damaged in removal and is now loose. It's a difficult metal to solder , dry joints a plenty, so I'm going to ditch it. But, I do wonder if shielding will be an issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angellus Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 The centre post was damaged in removal and is now loose. It's a difficult metal to solder , dry joints a plenty, so I'm going to ditch it. But, I do wonder if shielding will be an issue? shouldn't be an issue but you can always line the cavity with copper tape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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