Ok and now I finished it detailed pics below
pickup out and short wire prepared for attaching to the shield copper
to attach was easier than in my previous experiences, I dabbed some flux on copper tape shield, tinned the iron, put the wire in place after I tinned the bare end also, then quick fast and clean did the join!! Worked out perfect.
I had the othger free end bare wire also, I kept it extra long until I was ready to snip it. I tinned the whole bare end to keep the wire twisted together and also stiff so I could postion it. This is it in position below.
I haven't made the join here yet
the pickup cavity despite not really containing the bridge pickup got shielded also
ready to solder this end now
finally here it is joined, nice and neet, not like me usually hahaha
look I removed all those earth wires from the back of the pots
oh my surely now!! But it will make awful noises now wont it?
Oh no look the earth wire has been removed from the selector switch too!! Surely it's certain death now!!!!
wrong!! Look it still connects to the shield...............because it's screwed on tight!! No need for extra wires anywhere!!
and hey presto all back together!!
and then I f*cked up!!! How!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I soldered the earth and signal wires for the output jack the wrong way around!!! I thought I screwed the bass!!
But then I realised having done the same thing before during shielding operations!!! I switched the wires!!! All f**king GOOD IN THE HOOD GUYS!!
Now to see if it's quite on Saturday when we practice in the old mill with awful electrics and interference galore with flourescent tube lighting and EMF CENTRAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm confident I have helped the situation!!!