added tone knob > sustain dies dramatically?

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Re: added tone knob > sustain dies dramatically?

EDIT: Another thing. I have the knobs closer towards the jack rather than towards the strings so they don't get in the way of my hands. It's a really tight squeeze right around the tone knob, and I think the tone potentiometer might be touching the copper shielding I have in the cavity. Could that be bad? (pickguarded strat)

If it's the BACK of the tone pot that is touching the cavity shielding, that's ok. The back of the pot is ground as is the cavity shielding. But don't let the terminals on the pot touch the shielding. That's a no-no. That will destroy your sound.