JonnyPM Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Hey everybody, I've been reading up on a bunch of the builds going on here, and I have to say this is a pretty impressive and talented group. I'm creating some plans to do a semi-hollowbody using single coils from a donor strat. What type of shielding do you have to do for the single coils? It was simple with a solidbody because all you had to mess with was the cavity. So I'm wondering if you have to shield all of the inside or just areas around the p/ups? Thanks for any thoughts, JonnyPM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 You do not always have to shield,But I think on a strat all you have to shield is the pickguard .My brain does not always work so wait for more info.Or better explained info.I have guitars that are shielded and some that are not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiscabob Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 What I would do is shield around the pickups and controls, being sure each section of shielding makes contact with the others, I.e. The shielding around the pickups somehow connects to the shielding around the controls, if that makes any sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyPM Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Cool, thanks for the replies. I was hoping not to have to do too much of it. JonnyPM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 You know how you have to pay extra for air conditioning on a car? an 'option' ?... well, shielding is exactly like that. Sure, you don't need it , but isn't your ride worth having a bit of luxury in? 2 rolls of tape - 3/4" and 2" will shield the back of your PG and the entire cavity . 12 bucks for an extremely quiet guitar? well worth it in my stingy opinion... and I think you'll need to ground that shielding to make it effective. I do, but I'm just crazy like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyPM Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 I've got the tape from doing it to the original strat donor, but these pick-ups are not going to be mounted to the pickguard, they're going to be mounted from the bottom through the top so there really isn't a real cavity besides the "hollow" part of the semi hollowbody. Good point about the grounding, I replaced the originals with EMGs so I forgot about the grounding issue with the regular strat p/ups. Lots to learn yet. JonnyPM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buter Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Welcome You can do wonders with this stuff. Cheers Buter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 I use the conductive paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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