DANELECTRO
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I'm curious as to how grounding was accomplished on 1950's Bursts and Customs which had Bigsby units installed by the factory. If the guitar also had stopbar bushings installed by the factory, then I could see that they may have grounded to the treble-side bushing, but what about guitars that did not come with stopbar bushings? The only places to ground that I can see would be through a cross-drilled hole between the control cavity and the butt-end of the guitar, or possible a cross-drilled hole to the ABR stud or Bigsby mount screw on the top, but that seems unlikely.
Here's the control cavity of a mint condition 1959 Custom. There are no stopbar bushings to ground to, and I don't see any indication of a ground wire running to the control cavity. They were grounded, right?
Here's the control cavity of a mint condition 1959 Custom. There are no stopbar bushings to ground to, and I don't see any indication of a ground wire running to the control cavity. They were grounded, right?