I asked about grounding my Kahler at Talkbass and the discussion arose about people get electrocuted by grounding their bridges.
I know the Gibsons I have worked on all had bridge grounds.
What is your experience or opinion?
Isn't every bass grounded at the bridge??
EMGs are internally grounded but aside from that, the bridge needs to be grounded in a normal wiring setup. That's basic and required by all wiring codes and standards.
It's true, people have (rarely) been electrocuted by becoming part of a live circuit in a club with faulty wiring. The bridge didn't cause it. If you suspect a problem, the solution is to check polarity and grounding before you plug in. Not to deliberately make your bass' circuit faulty.
I've got an RCD adapter that goes in venue's wall socket before I plug anything else into it. That way I'm protected from any issues with their wiring.
And it isn't the sixties anymore. I think wiring is okay in almost all Dutch clubs and bars.
We usually get one 13 amp outlet between 4 of us, and I often don't like the look of it.
I remember vintage Dutch wiring. My uncle's house used to frighten me to death.
Chris, you might be amazed at some of the wiring in older bars and clubs in the US. Definitely not compliant with modern codes.
for internationals standards, the Dutch pop venues are very modern and well equiped.
On all of my wiring jobs, I follow this people's advices:
http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/index.php
Star wiring can make even a single-coil equipped guitar sound (almost) silent, and using that large capacitor between your bridge and the rest of the wiring is a good idea.
Quote from: exiledarchangel on April 24, 2008, 10:52:35 AM
On all of my wiring jobs, I follow this people's advices:
http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/index.php
Star wiring can make even a single-coil equipped guitar sound (almost) silent, and using that large capacitor between your bridge and the rest of the wiring is a good idea.
Interesting article- I still have never heard of any one dying from it. I do remember our guitarist getting jolt once touching a mic stand & guitar.
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I strongly encourage you to read the new section on electrical shock. I wrote this section after a discussion on the rec.music.makers.guitar newsgroup a few months ago made it painfully obvious that this is still a very common problem for working musicians and that many musicians are still ignorant of, or even dangerously misinformed about, the problem.
I have been nailed a few times, thrown back from the mike , all most knocked on my ass, the "stars" circling my head. Not fun.
Yes people have died, the guitarist for Stone The Crows comes to mind