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Mine is like this.
I have a white pickguard for it too. I just like the clear cuz you can see more wood and burst that way.
Don't need jumper ground wires between pots cuz they are contacting the copper shielding on the pickguard.
Two toasters. Gotta raise the bridge toaster height some more ...

lumgimfong wrote: Wed Apr 02, 2025 5:16 pm Looks great! No need for those little pieces to go out to the pickguard screws around the neck pick up pocket, but shouldn’t hurt.

Thanks so much!!

lumgimfong wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 2:40 pmYes

Excellent!! Thanks again

No need to shield the Neck pup cavity or the wire channel from there to control cavity if it is a modern Ric pickup with the grey wire casing.

Just do back of pickguard, control cavity, bridge pup cavity, and connect the bridge pup cavity shielding to control cavity shielding with a strip of ...

No need to shield the Neck pup cavity or the wire channel from there to control cavity if it is a modern Ric pickup with the grey wire casing.

Just do back of pickguard, control cavity, bridge pup cavity, and connect the bridge pup cavity shielding to control cavity shielding with a strip of ...

I just ordered the Nordenbocker, that and adding a bit more shielding should get rid of most, if not all the noise and hum I get. I am curious if a Hi-gains metal bezel would fit around the Nordstrand, to sorta restore that classic look

Also, is the copper tape on the back of the pickguard in contact with at least one pot washer? Like you clamped the pot in place over the tape? If not then you have to find another way to ground the copper tape like run a tape jumper strip from shielding to a pot shell.
Also be sure that the ...

jps wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 11:38 am Neither can be modded to what you want, really.

Ok, thank you!!

I sorta disassembled both pickups, will I be able to flip the magnet on either of these for RWRP? Though these both seem to be very similarly made, but neither looks like the Hi-gains, where the magnet is at the bottom.

Your picture of the pickguard shows that the shielding on the pickguard will contact the pot washers when the pots are installed, so that’s fine. That’s what I was talking about. Mines like that too. IMG_1701.jpeg

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So I plan on adding a thin strip connecting the HS ...

Also, is the copper tape on the back of the pickguard in contact with at least one pot washer? Like you clamped the pot in place over the tape? If not then you have to find another way to ground the copper tape like run a tape jumper strip from shielding to a pot shell.


Do you mean the foil ...