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Post subject: Offset Special Grounding Issue?
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 2:40 pm
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Hey everybody!

My wife just gifted me a Shell Pink Offset Special for our anniversary. Very cool, right?

Before I set it up, I just plugged it in to make sure all was good-to-go so there are no big surprises. I immediately found that it seems to have a grounding issue. It buzzes like my '65 Mustang, and only quiets itself when I place a hand on the strings or simply touch a fingertip to the bridge or trem plate. Its got JZHB pickups, so I'm pretty sure this is not supposed to be happening.

Before I try and get it serviced, I'd like to see if there is an easy fix. Does anyone know where the ground is supposed to go on one of these? Or does anyone have any useful advice?

Thanks for the help...


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Post subject: Re: Offset Special Grounding Issue?
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:52 pm
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Shell pink offset Special !!! What is that ??

By reading your post I think it is a pickups :lol:

You have a missing ground wire on your guitar. You forget something or disconnect a ground wire when you work.

This might the wire go under the bridge . What is the guitar model ? Stratocaster ?


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Post subject: Re: Offset Special Grounding Issue?
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 5:27 pm
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Salut Stratele52!

Cette page est pour ma guitar:

http://www.fender.com/fr-FR/guitars/other/pawn-shop-offset-special-maple-fingerboard-shell-pink/

I will try to see if the ground wire is connected to one of the bridge thimbles. Merci.



Anybody else have any advice?


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Post subject: Re: Offset Special Grounding Issue?
Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 1:17 am
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Très belle guitare , je n'avais jamais regarder ces modèles , fait au mexique ?

Écrit aussi sur le FRENCH Forum , ce seras plus facile de se comprendre et il y a pas mal d'expert aussi. Tu as un voltmètre ? Sur l'échelle des ohms , un stylet sur le métal du pont et un l'autre sur et sur le métal du jack de sortie . Sans rien démonter , = 0 ohms = normal Plus que 0 peut-être infini = fil de ground defectueux ou manquant.


Je résume ; en installant ton nouveau pickup tu a sûrement dessoudé ou brisé un fil ou soudé ton nouveau pickups au mauvais endroit ? Le voir je saurais tout de suite .


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