Hi Cakewalkers,

Im putting in a little 59 Seymour Duncan bridge pickup into my telecaster tomorrow and am wondering what the best way to ground it would be?

Any ideas?

The fender pickup had a copper plate under it which the pickup is wired to for grounding, but the little 59 doesn't have this.

I'm either gonna run the seymour ground wire from the pick up to the tone pot or jam the ground between the bridge and body?

Any experienced advice would be very welcome : )

I am also hearing that fender and seymour pickups are usually out of phase with one another so the seymour hot has to be soldered to the switch instead of the tone pot. Hmmm!!! My mind is starting to boggle : )

Rodders

look up 'star grounding'

http://www.guitarnuts.com.iring/shielding/tele.php

Big Thanks Batsbrew

I've ordered myself some copper foil and will spend some time re-reading the articles from the link you gave. Paranoid about electricity now, but I think this is a good thing : )

Regards

Rodders