We’ll connect the white wire we threaded through the side of the control cavity earlier to the
tremolo claw to ground the guitar.
Locate the wire and tin the end. Next melt a small puddle of solder around the hole to the
side of the trem claw. If you don't have a pre-drilled hole, simply melt a small puddle of
solder directly onto the trem claw.
Take the ground wire, thread it through the hole or hold against the puddle of solder made
earlier and begin to apply heat. Add a little more solder and complete the connection.
If you notice the back of your trem claw has a wax-like substance coating, take some rough
sandpaper and remove a section to help the solder adhere.
Once complete install your back cover by aligning the cover to the body, holding in place
with masking tape and following the same process for drilling pilot holes as done previously.
Your electronics should now be connected, so now’s a good time to check everything is
working correctly. Plug a cable into the input jack, connected to an amplifier and check the
pickups are working by tapping on them. If you hear a lot of interference check the ground
wires, as there is likely to be a wire or connection broken.
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