You can always experiment with different cap values for a different sound, but this wiring is what comes standard on most Fender Strats after 2000. So an additional wire is not needed to "ground" the bridge. geetar said: ↑ If you have a shielded pick guard then you could have a ground loop in the pots. A multimeter set on "beep" (continuity) will tell you if your bridge plate has a connection to the nut on your output jack. A redundant ground wire in a strat adds no noise (i.e. Rev2010 Contributor. star grounding is good for amps, but not applicable to a passive strat circuit). ... >Don't forget to ground the bridge by connecting a screw under the bridge pickup to the volume pot< ... Fender Stratocaster Guitar Forum. How to ground your guitar's stings. Messages: 5,875 Likes Received: 912. Discussion in 'Pickups, Electronics & General Tech' started by Rev2010, Feb 23, 2013. The string-ground is a very important part of an electric instrument and a good spot to start if you’re troubleshooting strange hum problems. Simply grounding the pickup’s ground wire to the back of the volume pot will not ground the circuit. This Standard Stratocaster Wiring Diagram features a Neck tone (0.02mfd) and a Bridge & Middle tone (0.02mfd). Each component should be grounded and connected to a common Earth ground. Funny you say that, DF … I had a guitar in which the ground wire appeared to have been soldered to the bridge. The most common process is to solder a ground wire that connects each component together and then connect to the guitar’s bridge. 5-Way Switch Vol 250K Tone 2 250K Tone 1 250K GND GND Connect to Bridge Ground To Ouput Jack + Black to Ground Black to Ground Black to Ground BRIDGE MIDDLE NECK.047uf Pro Tubes-Red= + White= Ground Suggested Pot and Cap Values Pots We need to run a wire from one of the common ground points inside the guitar to the metal bridge or tailpiece. Joined: Mar 28, 2005 Location: New York, NY. Strat® Wiring Diagram Wire Highest Ohm (K) To Bridge, Lowest to Neck. https://guitarkitworld.com/blogs/resources/how-to-wire-a-stratocaster-guitar-kit I cannot now recall if I removed it while working in the guitar (I do have a tendency to ruin almost anything I touch), or if it was no longer connected at the time I looked at it (I think it was the latter – in which case it may never have actually / successfully been connected). The spring claw ground wire grounds the trem and hence the strings. Fender Stratocaster Wiring Diagram with Middle & Bridge Tone.