donbenjy Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 hey, with my new project (new pups, scratchplate) i was wonderinf if i shoudl bother with shielding my guitra? atm it has foil over the control area of the current scratchplate, and thats it. I will have a motherbucker and a P90 in it, but atm it has 3 stock SCs and i was thinking, seeing as its pretty much ok (unless i have full drive +high voulme, then i get a hum even in positions 2 and 4). should i bother with it, and to what extent? i was thinking just using ordinary tin foil with strong glue and making sure that layers have contact with screws or staples? if i put foil all over and come up onto the surface of the body, i wont need to put a ground wire out to the scratchplate as there will be contact between the foil on the plate and the foil on the body. does that make sense? obviously ground wire front of the vol pot and the bridge gets grounded into the body foil? is it actually worth it if i have no problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRVCustom Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 i usually say, if it aint broke dont fix it. but i think in this case, u'd save yourself time, trouble, and $ to just shield it now. go to the hardware store and get a roll of aluminum tape from the AC section. definately better than tin foil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Yes, shield it while you have it disassembled - you won't regret it! http://www.guitarnuts.com/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 (edited) D'oh!! Double post!! Edited February 28, 2005 by lovekraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 (edited) OMG, triple post!!! How is that even possible??!? Edited February 28, 2005 by lovekraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 (edited) Lovecraft, have you suddenly developed a stutter? Or hiccups? Edited February 28, 2005 by thedoctor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Yep! I guess I hit the triple bonus score!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donbenjy Posted February 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 yeh i'd read the guitarnuts thing before,t hats what i was gonna follow if i do do it...i was prolly gonna sheild at least the scratchplate and if i can make good continuity betweent he body and scratchplate, ill have 1 less wire to remove when i take the scratchplate off int he future as i can groudn the bridge tot he cavity and the shielding will take it to the grounding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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