dmondo
Rookie Solder Flinger
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Post by dmondo on Nov 13, 2009 9:29:59 GMT -5
Hey guys why would you need to install copper foil shielding around a Telecaster neck p/up ? The p/up is encased in a metal shield anyway isn't it ? The only way it would need other shielding is if the metal casing wasn't earthed, right ? What am I not understanding here ? I think I need a couple of second opinions on this. Any and all comments are gratefully received - thanks heaps guys, Dmondo. ;D
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Post by ashcatlt on Nov 13, 2009 23:19:03 GMT -5
Welcome.
There's probably somebody around here with more experience on this issue than I, but...
1) More shielding is never a bad (and usually a nominally good) thing;
B) Is the cavity side of the pickup shielded? The cover is just a cap, covering the side you look at;
III) Some people put other pickups in there, sometimes even without covers.
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Post by newey on Nov 14, 2009 10:31:19 GMT -5
There are several reasons to do this. First, as Ash points out, the cover doesn't shield the back of the pickup. Second, the cover is earthed through the negative pickup lead- and part of the point of shielding is to isolate shielding connections from signal connections. So, in shielding a Tele (as per JA's instructions on the original Guitarnuts site), you either have to make sure that you don't allow the shielding to touch the cover, or you have to disconnect the cover from the pickup neg lead and ground it to the shielding.
If you are going to do any series wiring, which necessitates "elevating" the pickup neg wire, then it is required to disconnect the pickup cover. See the instructions for JA's "T-riffic" mod for further discussion of this procedure.
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