Removed Pickguard on Epiphone Casino-- White Wire Showing? Help!

yanks4life · #1 03-21-2014, 03:52 PM

Ok so this might sound a bit silly but after removing the pickguard from my sunburst Epiphone Casino, there is a white wire showing in the "f-hole" where the pickguard would usually cover it up... My question is, is there any way to hide this wire? It doesn't seem to have much slack so I don't think I could tie it to the top of the guitar or push it down. The part that shows through is less than one inch, but for some reason I really wish it wasn't there! It doesn't really stand out that much, but it's white so you do see it.

I love this guitar and it looks and sounds amazing. I like it without the pickguard so I wouldn't want to put it back on. Like I said this is about a 1" portion of the wire showing through the "f-hole" on the guitar. It is underneath the hole but not far from the opening. What would you do? Is there any way to hide it that I might not have thought of?

Any help would be appreciated.

Clydeslide · #2 03-21-2014, 04:50 PM

You could remove the pickups, rewire everything making sure the wires don't show and put the pickups back. You could cut some black duct tape and put it over the wire or you could try to forget about it.

I think those are probably the only options. Personally I'd take the last one but I know things like this can annoy some people.

moon · #3 03-21-2014, 04:54 PM

Paint the guitar white so it doesn't stand out?

Or haul everything out, grab a soldering iron, and rewire it so it goes back in with all the wires hidden out of sight.

muscmp · #4 03-21-2014, 06:08 PM

play the guitar and quit worrying about it. if you try to move it or tape it down, you may break it and have some repair work to do.

play music!

yanks4life · #5 03-21-2014, 07:32 PM

I noticed the strings buzz a bit when they are played unplugged, but plugged in it sounds great like it should. Is it normal for electric guitars to have string buzz when played unplugged?

MBE · #6 03-21-2014, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by yanks4life

I noticed the strings buzz a bit when they are played unplugged, but plugged in it sounds great like it should. Is it normal for electric guitars to have string buzz when played unplugged?

Some people have more or less tolerance for string buzz than others. Is it normal to have string buzz? I'd say it's not ideal, but not uncommon given the number of electric players who hammer 9-gauge strings with the force of a thousand Townshend windmills. Could it be eliminated with a proper set up? Probably, provided it's not a technique-related issue (see windmills, comma, Townshend

).

moon · #7 03-21-2014, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by yanks4life

Is it normal for electric guitars to have string buzz when played unplugged?

No definitely not. It's a setup issue same as an acoustic.

Frets.com have some good buzz diagnosis pages.

To do a good setup you first have to check the frets are perfectly level. Next, a nut would be fitted with very precisely measured slot heights (if these aren't right you can't get the best action). After the nut, the truss rod is adjusted to add the desired amount of relief (which depends on string gauge and playing style). Finally, the bridge height is adjusted so the guitar has a nice low action and no buzzing.

If the nut and frets are OK, you should be able to do the rest yourself.

bnjp · #8 03-21-2014, 09:02 PM

You could put the wire in a wire clip and adhere it inside somewhere so it pulls the wire out of view. I've used these before: http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2103329