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Post subject: Proper Wiring Wire?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:26 am
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i am putting together a modded strat and had a few questions... for the jumpers from the pots and caps to the switches i am looking at 18 gauge wire. is that good? i have seen 22 but i felt a little better about going a bit heavier. Also... is there a big difference between solid or braided for the internals? braided seems like the logical choice BUT i am often wrong. any/all opinions would be welcomed. thanks!


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Post subject: Re: Proper Wiring Wire?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:33 am
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zenbone wrote:
i have seen 22 but i felt a little better about going a bit heavier.


You may feel differently once you try to cram all that heavier-gauge wire into the cavity routs then find the pickguard refuses to lay flat on the body.

AWG22 has been the standard for Fender guitars ever since dinosaurs roamed the earth.

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Post subject: Re: Proper Wiring Wire?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:47 am
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good point, might be better to run the lighter stuff... not like it is load bearing cable or anything. Solid or braided would be the next question.


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Post subject: Re: Proper Wiring Wire?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:39 pm
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Personally, I prefer multi-strand.

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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:45 pm
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Retroverbial wrote:
Personally, I prefer multi-strand.

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+1 on all counts. There's no real reason to run 18 gauge wire in a Strat.

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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:14 pm
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Stranded is the norm... I find it easier to work with, plus if for some reason a strand or two gets broken, you still get signal through the rest of the wire. If for some reason you get a break in a solid wire, the circuit is done.


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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:04 pm
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plus if for some reason a strand or two gets broken, you still get signal through the rest of the wire. If for some reason you get a break in a solid wire, the circuit is done.


+1

That's my primary concern.

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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:22 pm
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I use this wire in all my guitars:

http://www.acmeguitarworks.com/Wire-22- ... 89C13.aspx

It comes in several colors.

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Post subject: Re: Proper Wiring Wire?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:09 pm
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bluesky636 wrote:
I use this wire in all my guitars:

http://www.acmeguitarworks.com/Wire-22- ... 89C13.aspx

It comes in several colors.


+1 I have used them several times.

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