Maybe one of our electronic gurus here can list proper wire for rewiring a guitar? guage, type, insulation & shielding (or lack thereof), etc for different locations like switch, ground, jack, etc i realize there may be many variables so let's say this is for a les paul i used to know this and bought a bunch of wire, but now i'm getting low and i can't remember the specs!!! :smack:. Strat wiring gauge. Does size really matter too much? for example, i hear of guys using 26 gauge for wiring, and sometimes 20 but any thicker than that, would it be doable? i ask, because the thinnest wire i have access to easily is 14 gauge (i'll just ransack a relative's garage on sunday).
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Although this is not strat 'mojo', it is the kind of thing a modern guitar should have if you want to replace the pickup wires with shielded, you'll have to unsolder the original pickup wire at the point where the fragile coil wire connects shielded wire is more beneficial if you are doing a star signal ground and have a separate chassis ground. Today i found an american strat that was missing a couple of really important parts - ground wires! how to wire a stratocaster - grounding, pickups and 5 way switch - duration: 35:16.. Cloth vintage style guitar wire w/ braided shielding. vintage style cloth covered guitar circuit wire with braided shielding (22 gauge-5 feet). typical wire type used by gibson and other guitar builders for vintage style wiring and vintage guitar and pickup repairs. pre-tinned for easy soldering..
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