Shielding the control cavity ?

[DeanSweden]

has anybody done this?

what effect will it have?

what material should I use ?!

 

[bert123]

Re: Shielding the control cavity ?

I've done a couple of strats. I followed the directions on this site:Guitar Nuts Shielding a Strat

It is done to eliminate/reduce 60 cycle (50 cycle in your case) hum when using single coil PUPs

I used self adhesive copper foil (with conductive adhesive) for doing this. You can find it at various guitar parts companies such as Stewart-MacDonald. There is also a shielding paint available. Some people use heavy duty aluminum foil.

 

[TheArchitect]

Re: Shielding the control cavity ?

This thread covers it.
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=61608

There are a lot of others too. Give the board a search.

 

[CFisher]

Re: Shielding the control cavity ?

I use adhesive aluminum tape, the type that is commonly used for HVAC work. You can purchase it at Lowe's Hardware or Home Depot relatively cheap. One roll will do a number of Strats. You can also use it to shield the back of a pickguard.

 

[DeanSweden]

Re: Shielding the control cavity ?

one more thing, do I need any capacitors when only running 1 pot(volume/push-push) ??

 

[Jeffrec]

Re: Shielding the control cavity ?

When I got my '87 LP Custom, the previous owner had the cavity sprayed with a sheilding paint that I believe has nickle in it. Check Stew-Mac and see. The foil is good, but can be a little hard to work with.

 

[DeanSweden]

Re: Shielding the control cavity ?

one more thing, do I need any capacitors when only running 1 pot(volume/push-push) ??

i'm only asking since there are no capacitors on neither my Dean
or my p.o.s strat-copy's volumepot ... only the tonepot.

 

[JacksonMIA]

Re: Shielding the control cavity ?

No, you only need the cap for a tone knob. Well, there are other instances, like a treble bleed circuit, but for a basic volume knob it's unneccessary.

 

[DeanSweden]

Re: Shielding the control cavity ?

well then ...

I've ordered the guts to my new project

Jackplate
Dome-knob (black)
250K Push/Push pot
bussing (to fill the knob if the pot is too small)
tele-mono input
... and strap-buttons.