Rob's Brand New Used 2016 Gibson Les Paul 50's Tribute Project:

[Inspector #20]

Strips of Scotch Super 33+ electrical tape over the copper tape where the jack "hot" is closest to the shielding.

I have found this method to be effective on reducing what I call "transient hum" when a hot lug is very close to the ground matrix.

A good example is the tip of the cable and its close proximity to the shielded cavity cover on a Gibson SG. A single strip of tape in this area totally silences the guitar...

 

[Inspector #20]

All positive solder points on back of PCB were insulated with Scotch Super 33+ electrical tape....

 

[Inspector #20]

Last cavity....

 

[Mr Grumpy]

^ & ^^ all looks good.

 

[Inspector #20]

^ & ^^ all looks good.

Thanks, Grumpy-ONE!

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Exellent work.

 

[Inspector #20]

Except for strings, the job is complete...and just in time for tonight's rehearsal....

Without flash more Gold:



With flash, more Green:



You can see the metallic particles in this shot. Pointers must be perfectly aligned:



And replaced the knurled, metal switch tip with an old plastic (insulated) tip I found in my goodie box:



I tried gold top hats, but they are harder to read with pointers, so I went black.

Looks better now. At first, I didn't like it...

 

[BlackSG91]

Now put some strings on it and take more pictures. Maybe some outdoor shots so we can see better. C'mon Rockin' Robby...don't take pictures in the dark...set your guitar free outside and let it run around in your back yard.


;>)/

 

[Inspector #20]

Now put some strings on it and take more pictures. Maybe some outdoor shots so we can see better. C'mon Rockin' Robby...don't take pictures in the dark...set your guitar free outside and let it run around in your back yard.


;>)/

I'll be playing it at rehearsal tonight.

 

[Inspector #20]

The Aztec Gold is close to the headstock script.


Here's a close up of the nut grooves:

 

[Don O]

Nice work. Where did you ground the 3 way switch cavity foil and the control cavity foil?

 

[Inspector #20]

Nice work. Where did you ground the 3 way switch cavity foil and the control cavity foil?

All foil has continuity. It's continuous, even in the switch channel. The PCB is the first link in the ground matrix.

On each pickup leg, there is a lazily looped narrow section of copper that actually grounds the baseplate to the copper in the floor of the cavity. I've been doing this on all my guitars for a while now...

 

[Inspector #20]

Total silence...even sitting right in front of the amp. Cell phone has no effect, light dimmer doesn't bother it anymore either....

 

[Mr Grumpy]

^ that's great. Can you come over here and insulate the wife with copper foil because total silence could really improve my quality of life right now...

 

[Inspector #20]

^ that's great. Can you come over here and insulate the wife with copper foil because total silence could really improve my quality of life right now...

LOL!!!! Uh-Oh!!!!!

 

[jtcnj]

If your wife is standing near the TV, dont ever point the remote at her (which also would be at the TV) and repeatedly cycle the MUTE button on the remote.
No good can come of it.
Some times in life, lessons learned the hard way are the most lasting.

 

[Session 5]

Very nice work Rob!!!!

 

[Inspector #20]

Very nice work Rob!!!!

It turned out really good. I measured the action before and after and it seems I only cut about .010" to .012" off the frets. I tried to keep them as high as possible.

 

[eSGEe]

gorgeous in Gold man -- great job

 

[ivan H]

^ that's great. Can you come over here and insulate the wife with copper foil because total silence could really improve my quality of life right now...

I love these "morning laughs" I get from reading what's been posted at TTR. This one is a classic. Great work on the guitar Robert. Cheers