RE: OT: Electric Guitar - fix for static noise?

[akbutler@tiscali.co.uk]

hi Per

So the pickguard is metal?
Sounds like an earthing problem, rather than static.
Make sure there's a wire connecting the pick guard to earth,
and the same for the guitar bridge.



>I have a wonderful Stratocaster, but whenever I briefly touch the
>pick guard with my right hands pinky (which happens all the time when
>you play) a small amount of static power is built up and creates an
>unpleasant audio artifact. This must be a well known issue for all
>you guitar craft savvy people on this list? How can it be fixed?
>


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