Wiring diagram and copper foil question

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Wiring diagram and copper foil question - Lemmy.ca

I have had a 1960-era Marlin (not Martin!) guitar since I was a teen in the '80s. I abused it, trashed the finish, changed the electronics, and then took it apart for a project that never happened. I’d like to restore it roughly to its original state. Right now, it’s all about the electronics. First off, is there any advantage to lining the body (pickup) cavity with copper foil? Will it reduce the noise and hum? Secondly, since I have to desolder the switches, will twisting the pickup leads help? Thirdly, does anyone have a wiring diagram for this thing? Two single coil pickups each run to an on/off toggle, but then I’ve got a handful of broken and loose parts. The URL is for an auction of a guitar (almost) identical to mine, just to trigger anyone’s memories. Thanks all!

Copper foil isolates the pickups from outside radio signals

About the second question – help with what?

Not sure about the diagram, is there a single volume and a single tone knob or two volume knobs?

  • Shielding is a simple upgrade, expecially when the guitar has single coils in it. Just remembre to connect the circuit ground to the shielding with a screw or something otherwise it’s going to be useless
  • Twisting leads is another thing that helps keeping your signal clean of interferences. Some say it heightens resistance values in the circuit but in my experience I never heard anything noticeable
  • I had this in my hoarded stash of circuit schematics, it might be perfect for your case