shielding

I should preface this by saying that this is really old information. I was doing this for players when I worked at a music store many years ago. Someone asked me a question about noise recently and I remembered doing this in the past so I thought I would share the technique. Got a guitar with...

Like many of us, I get the Best Bass Gear promo e-mails. I recently got one for the Aero dBuz Noise Cancelling Cable. It is basically a cable with a piece of metal you wear to prevent RF interference. It costs more than a quality shielding job but some might want to go this route. Anyway...

So I've been slowly working on finishing my "Boogie Bass" which is dedicated to my dog who had passed away in 2015. I recently invested in an EMG J-set pickup kit. Before installing the pickups I figured I'd shield the pickup and control cavities. I purchased copper tape and went to town. After...

Dear Electronics Experts, I put new pickpups in new locations in a bass that previously had no pickguard. Mod thread here. The underside of the pickguard and the original control cavity have copper foil, and I'm thinking I should do the remaining cavities, in spite of the oddly shaped...

I'm putting together a P bass and the body is chambered. So the (front route) control cavity extends up into the lower horn. Seems my usual shielding paint method (or any method) isn't obtainable, assuming all surfaces need to be covered with shielding to be properly protected. Should there be...

Hi everyone, I'm pretty frustrated right now. I just got done putting copper tape on the inside of my Jazz bass to shield it. It got rid of most of the buzz on the neck pickup, but hasn't made really any difference on the bridge pickup. It's a MIM Deluxe (Active) Jazz Bass. I soldered a ground...

Is there a technical reason why the pickup cavity should be shielded instead of directly shielding the bottom half of the pickup?

Hello, I'm having trouble with noise in my modified Fender Squier Mike Dirnt Precision w/ mexican pickups and i just ran out of ideas to solve it! 1: I had the typical shielding issue, noise that appears when not touching the strings and disappears when touching the strings, the pots or the...

Having acquired a curiosity for the 5th string, and perhaps too much sake whilst perusing Yahoo-auctions, I'm now the happy owner of an early 90's Aria Prio II IGB-805. The bass is in good shape, and the tone sounds good, excepting two niggles: 1. there is a lot of noise coming through the...

I've been reading some articles on shielding and I'm scratching my head at a couple of things. First, if shielding is necessary, why are so many "good" basses not shielded at the factory? It looks like a pain in the *** to do yourself, so why would the guitar companies sell instruments that...

Hi! I have a simple question concerning shielding. When shielding a Jazz Bass, do you also shield the pickguard? Thanks!

Hi, I'm new to posting here! Actually, although playing for 20 years I'm totally new to modifying my gear. Please bear with me if my questions aren't worded right or answers are too obvious... :nailbiting: I have already spent hours scouring the forum (and rest of the web) and educated myself...

Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to have anything to ground the shielding to in the pickup cavities, would it be done from the control cavity instead?

Hi all, This is my first real post here so i thought I'd show some of the shielding jobs I have done in the past that people might find useful. Some of the images are of Fender Jaguar I shielded with the same process and any of this can be applied to any guitar/bass. I'm not really fond of the...

Hello all, So I've got an issue with my Fender Precision Deluxe. I had to replace one of the J pickups and so while I was in there I though it wouldn't be a bad idea to improve the shielding. So I bought some conductive copper foil tape and taped each pickup cavity, the control cavity and...

So I have an Epiphone Toby Deluxe 4 string. I like the sound very much, I like the playability, it is very lightweight which is great for the back (3,4kg/7p8oz) and it looks stunning, much like a boutique instrument. Especially in stage light when the "walnut" finish seems to fluoresce. But the...

Hello all, I've recently acquired a 6 string fretless bass (bass on the far right in the embedded picture) and decided to install a Tone Monster preamp. I've shielded the electronics cavity but not the pickup cavities since I assume it is not required because the pickups aren't single coil. I...

I was not happy with the Stew Mac water based conductive shielding paint, especially for the price. 24 hours between coats was too long, and two out of three times I've used it there were adhesion problems. Large pieces flaked off leaving bare wood. The one I came up with turned out very good...

So, I've got a complete re-wire infront of me. I've got all the materials I plan to use, a diagram for a guide, and a shiny new tip for my 25 year old iron... But, what do I do with the shielding on a pickup wire? That is, I've got leads off the pup, each one has a hot and a ground, and I...

hey guys I have an issue that I need to solve quickly with what I believe is a shielding issue, there is a hum and soon as I touch any hardware on the bass it disappears. I've just brought one of the new Ashdown root master heads and it's only now this issue has arose to be sure I've tested my...

Looking for advice on understanding the Shielding process. I am up to speed on the Shielding tape which I know you can purchase. But it's the steps of understanding, where I saw one video of a guy using a soldering tool. And I assumed he was contacting each strip that was applied. Not sure.

This is a question to whoever dealt with the nickel loaded paint. Are there any drawbacks of using paint from a can (applying it with a brush) as opposed to a spray can? I just need to do a one off job and the stuff that comes in little cans is the right amount for me, and the idea of spraying...

Hi everyone. I'm building a '51-style P-Bass with a Fralin 51P single coil in the neck position and a Dimarzio Ultra Jazz split-coil (series) in the bridge position. (Yes, I am aware that I will get single-coil hum from the neck pickup. I want an SCPB & I can live with the hum.) It has a metal...

Hello guys, I've got a problem that I really can't get my head over, it's the following.... My Seymour Duncan SMB-4D really needs to be potted, but the pickup is shielded with copper foil from factory (see picture at the end, not mine). Also, I'm thinking about using a bit more extra foil in...