Wiring a guitar with COPPER wire?

[Cory_Dylan]

does it make a difference if you wire a guitar with regular copper wire from home depot?

 

[Artie]

Re: Wiring a guitar with COPPER wire?

Nope . . . you'ld actually have a hard time finding something that wasn't copper wire.

 

[Cory_Dylan]

Re: Wiring a guitar with COPPER wire?

i know, that's why i was asking. that's all i can find.

 

[korovamilkdud]

Re: Wiring a guitar with COPPER wire?

I ordered 5' of four-conductor wire at guitarelectronics.com. It worked too.

 

[Oldslowhand]

Re: Wiring a guitar with COPPER wire?

Does the purity of the copper make a differance to the signal or tone or not. Hi-Fi buffs will spend loads of dosh and of course Guitarists on there leads to the amp but what about the small bits of wire inside your guitar can you hear it ?:dunno:

 

[RG 2570]

Re: Wiring a guitar with COPPER wire?

Does the purity of the copper make a differance to the signal or tone or not. Hi-Fi buffs will spend loads of dosh and of course Guitarists on there leads to the amp but what about the small bits of wire inside your guitar can you hear it ?:dunno:

eric johnson would hear a difference :laugh2:

 

[Curly]

Re: Wiring a guitar with COPPER wire?

does it make a difference if you wire a guitar with regular copper wire from home depot?

I'd suggest getting 20 or 22 guage stranded hook up wire, rather than stuff made for wiring homes ...

try seeing what Lew and BlackRose have

 

[Cory_Dylan]

Re: Wiring a guitar with COPPER wire?

I'd suggest getting 20 or 22 guage stranded hook up wire, rather than stuff made for wiring homes ...

try seeing what Lew and BlackRose have

well that's why i was asking this, i don't want to have to order it. i just want to go pick some wire up at home depot today. can you get that there? or wil i have to go to radio shack or something.

 

[mrfjones]

Re: Wiring a guitar with COPPER wire?

try a music store, they might have some. if there isn't one close to you try radioshack or some place that similar

 

[John Wymore]

Re: Wiring a guitar with COPPER wire?

Radio Shack is fine, just make sure to get the stranded versus the solid.

 

[Cory_Dylan]

Re: Wiring a guitar with COPPER wire?

got it but why shouldn't you use solid?

 

[Kent S.]

Re: Wiring a guitar with COPPER wire?

I'd suggest getting 20 or 22 guage stranded hook up wire, rather than stuff made for wiring homes ...

try seeing what Lew and BlackRose have

Or Radio Shack ... they sell a three pack of black,red, and green hook up wire ... it's stainless steel stranded ... pretty descent. Insulation is a bit heat sensitive if you get heavy handed with the iron though, tin your ends.

 

[Kent S.]

Re: Wiring a guitar with COPPER wire?

got it but why shouldn't you use solid?

look I have a guitar wired with solid (rather heavy diameter copper wire), works great ...BUT ... it's not flexiable ... that's the main draw back, also the stainless stuff resists oxidation a bit better ... go for you to know on both counts if you go replacing parts or resoldering.

 

[Fritz6]

Re: Wiring a guitar with COPPER wire?

Radio Shack also sells a little kit with wire cut to a bunch of different lengths, tinned, with the ends bent at right angles. Really handy!

 

[Kent S.]

Re: Wiring a guitar with COPPER wire?

Radio Shack also sells a little kit with wire cut to a bunch of different lengths, tinned, with the ends bent at right angles. Really handy!

That sounds like a breadboard kit, he might have better luck with just the hook up wire, and a wire stripper though, but it's a thought.

 

[Leather Rebel]

Re: Wiring a guitar with COPPER wire?

If you can find some leftover CAT5 computer network cable laying around (4 pairs of stranded copper twisted pair), cut off the ends and pull-out a couple of pairs. It's small diameter, flexible, and works great. You could probably buy a CAT5 network patch cable and cut it up cheaper than trying to purchase the actual wiring. It would also probably be more than you'd ever use. This wire is unshielded, however, but should be fine for wiring up switches and pots.