JB Trembucker ground?

[Warheart]

ok, so I got my JB trembucker in the mail today and I need help with the wiring. I want it to be 1 volume with a stereo output jack (because they feel more secure). BUT, I don't know where to ground it, because I've got a Schaller Sure Claw. does it NEED to be grounded on the bridge/strings? could I just use a common ground plate, gibson style? I don't wanna solder it on the back of the pot.

[ArtieToo]

In the following diagram, the red arrows are where you "ground", (just connect them together), and the blue arrow is your "hot" output:



I'm not sure what a Schaller Sure Claw is, so someone else will hopefully jump in on that one.

Artie

[Warheart]

ok wicked. got it working and coming from an EMG 81, I just S**t myself. the overdrive on my 5150 combo is a lot smoother and more defined.
why do i need to connect those two lugs on the jack together though? i was getting a lot of hum but that may be because i don't have something grounded right. i was getting a lot of hum with the EMG as well, but the JB has more.

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

EMG's are quieter than duncans, so the hum is probably the cable or amp, unless you didn't have the pickups grounded correctly.

[JB_From_Hell]

EMG's are quieter than duncans, so the hum is probably the cable or amp, unless you didn't have the pickups grounded correctly.

Hopefully you're not trying to ground the EMGs.

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

Hah, not to the strings at least. The pickup does need to be grounded to the pot, and the pots together, though.