Gibson SG Special 2016 T: Part Two

◀ Part One

Well, folks, the previous post was mainly about admiring the beauty that is this Gibson SG Special 2016 T. However, besides needing a string change, setup and nut work; the electronics on this guitar weren't quite up to snuff. As such, I decided to take a peek inside and what did I find? It seemed that some work had been done in the control cavity. The evidence was burnt insulation on the cable from the bridge pickup volume pot to the selector switch. Besides this, there was also a rather gnarly mess of solder grounding the braid of the pickup leads to the neck pickup volume pot casing. I don't think "MP" [written on the bridge tone pot] would have done such a nasty wiring job.

Then I discovered that there was no ground connection between the bridge and neck pickup volume pot casing. Removing the tailpiece stud and bushing revealed the cause: the other end of the ground wire was missing! And with that, I decided to completely rewire the control cavity and settle whatever issues were present once and for all. Izzat agreed on Gavitt wire instead of the stock plastic-coated solid core stuff, and I was secretly pleased. 

Once the rewire was completed, I reinstalled the ground wire through the tailpiece bushing hole, resoldered one end to the neck pickup volume pot casing; and made sure there was enough left at the other end to make firm contact with the bushing once inserted. Testing for continuity with my multimeter confirmed that the bridge ground connection was once again functioning. Here's a link to a short Video Clip of Izzat and his Gibson SG Special 2016 T at an impromptu recording session with DEP [Dull Entertainment Programme]. Enjoy :)