Silky999 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 I am going to be wiring these to a Bartolini 5.2ap 918 preamp. I have looked at the wiring diagrams for both and have some questions if anyone is able to help. I get confused with the concept of grounding The pickups have three wires which are hot, ground and shield. Can I just connect the ground and shield together and solder to the foil cavity shielding as one ground or do I need to do something separately for each of them? If I can ground together, can I ground both pickups at the same point so all four pickup wires in one spot? Further to that can I put all the ground wires in one spot on the foil i.e jack ground, pickups, bridge etc? I have attached the relevant wiring diagrams so I’m talking about the black and grey wires from the pickups, basically where shall I solder them? Any advice is much appreciated as is anyone who can explain grounding in relation to bass wiring in simple terms to me as I want to be able to work on my basses myself....thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Yes, connect ground and shield together. The pots might already provide a connection to the cavity shielding. Check with a multimeter? Often all grounds connect to the same physical point: the back of a pot, or a lug screwed into the cavity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silky999 Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 That’s brilliant. Thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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