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There are two main methods to shield a guitar – shielding graphite paint (conductive paint) or more commonly, aluminium or copper tape. Many guitars will come from the factory with conductive paint covering the control and pickup cavities but this is not always the most effective way to shield a guitar.
- How do you shield pickup cavities?
- Can you shield a guitar with aluminum foil?
- Do pickup cavities need shielding?
How do you shield pickup cavities?
Use the self-adhesive copper foil on the back of control cavity covers and pickguards. Be sure the foil on your cover plate or pickguard will come in contact with the shielding applied in the cavity it covers. When shielding pickguards, the foil only needs to be applied in the area of the control cavity.
Can you shield a guitar with aluminum foil?
Aluminum foil guitar shielding can help protect your guitar from electromagnetic interference, significantly reducing and even eliminating noise. ... Instead of purchasing a guitar shielding kit, you can use household aluminum foil, or make your conductive paint out of a few ingredients for a fraction of the cost.
Do pickup cavities need shielding?
For a guitar with low-noise pickups it may not be worth shielding around the pickups themselves, however it is still worth shielding the plug cavity, and the switch/pot cavities. If you shield the cavities and still get serious hum, then it's more likely to be a faulty ground circuit than a shielding problem.
