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Post by franknberry on Jun 9, 2006 0:17:46 GMT -5
Newbie here.
Love seeing all this info in one spot. Just installed a new pickup in my Strat and rewired the middle PU tone to the bridge tone position -- a must do for ALL strat owners.
This may be lame question: I'm going to shield my Strat. If I have a chrome pickguard (Fender), do I need to "shield" the pickguar with aluminum foil? Is this redundant, or even more necessary?
Allen
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Post by ChrisK on Jun 9, 2006 11:37:38 GMT -5
Well, it ain't more necessary, but it probably is necessary. Assuming that the chrome pickguard is usable as a shield (if'n it ain't metal, if it's a chrome layer on a plastic back, use foil to shield the bottom over the cavities).
If it is metal and can be connected to the circuit common, it still will only shield one side of things. You probably will need to shield the pickup and wiring cavities in the body if not already done.
Once the pickguard is connected to the circuit common, you're even more of a candidate for "Shielding the Beast" and using an amp wiring fault isolation capacitor.
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Post by franknberry on Jun 9, 2006 14:57:50 GMT -5
Thanks Chris
Yes, it is a metal chrome pick guard. I'll be shield ing the cavities and doing the grounding as recommended on Guitarnuts. I just didn't know if having the chrome guard would make things worse or better.
So I'll shield the cavities, and connect the guard to the cirquit common as if it ws shielded using the aluminum foil.
BTW: does the rear spring cavity need to be shielded too? I find it on the page.
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Post by JohnH on Jun 9, 2006 16:00:22 GMT -5
Hi franknberry - no neeed to shield the spring cavity, since there are no electrical signals there.
John
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Post by ChrisK on Jun 9, 2006 21:18:37 GMT -5
Ya, everything in the spring cavity is gonna be connected to common anyway (string ground is).
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Post by franknberry on Jun 17, 2006 14:25:38 GMT -5
Thanks for replies, guys. Much appreciated.
Allen aka: Franknberry (too much cereal running thru my veins)
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