steve00 Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 I just bought a deluxe player strat body, which I believe comes factory shielded (paint). Anyone know what the quality is of Fender factory shielding? Would I obtain any added benefit by shielding it with an after market kit? Thanks, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 The shielding property of factory-sprayed work varies from negligible to good. There's a good chance that you'll obtain at least some tiny benefit by re-shielding it. Copper tape isn't necessarily the "be-all, end-all", and I'm sure that many factory jobs and home jobs using conductive paint will do a fantastic job. But most of the factory jobs I've seen tend more toward the "minimal" burst of paint rather than an "attention to details" job. It's the attention to details that's important. With conductive paint, you'll have to build up enough and ensure continuity in all the right places in order for it to be effective, and I don't trust that most factories care THAT much for their production-line guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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