By Glenn Watt
The simplest solution to your most maddening problem
For the love of all that’s good, why is my magnetic pickup humming?
You’ve installed a magnetic pickup in your cigar box guitar, and the darn thing is making noise.
“Oh, just ground it to the bridge.”
That’s the advice you read in every online forum.
“I can’t ground to the bridge, ‘cause the bridge is wooden.” you think to yourself, fuming behind your computer, and wondering what your next move is.
Well, you’re in luck. There’s more than one way to roast this chicken.
The solution: Ground to a metal tailpiece.
The point in grounding to the bridge is to connect the strings to the ground loop. Continue reading “How to Ground Cigar Box Guitar Pickups Without a Metal Bridge”