Guitar Copper Shielding - How to Shield a Strat

[@hyperboleno7]

Had horrible noise from my squier strat vintage modified unless I was touching the strings. Watched your video, followed to the t and now experiencing noise free strat bliss. Thanks a lot, man!

[@cydonia9342]

If it went away when touching strings, that's a grounding issue.

[@Limpuls]

@@cydonia9342 That is the most common misconception about ground on the internet. The issue is with the ground if the buzz doesn't go away when touching metal parts. And even his comment confirms that. Otherwise if it was lose ground cable, how shielding the cavities woud have fixed a lose cable?

[@saroly16]

@@cydonia9342 you don't have a clue about electricity

[@breal6718]

Definitely a good Mod.

[@breal6718]

Im gonna do the same thing asap.

[@HappyHermitt]

This is one of the best videos I've seen for PROPER shielding. Thank you.

[@danterosales6985]

Keep teaching the world sir, never stop

[@SixStringSupplies]

Dante Rosales I will do my best sir, thank you!

[@ROAMZ101]

Can't believe I was considering stacked single coils in my strat to resolve the hum. I've shielded a Tele and an SG in the past. Doing it to a strat was by far the easiest and the difference was night and day. Good tutorial bud.

[@danharris2253]

One important item to also consider, when you solder your input jack back in; make sure to electric tape or shrink some plastic over the soldered connection on the hot wire (white in my case). If you don't, the wire can make contact with the shielding causing it to ground (no sound). Ask me how I know.... I did this to my strat this week and it was incredible how much quieter it made it. I didn't need the extra wire from your video but thank you for the tips on the rest! Bought the stuff on Amazon for around $13 and its the best investment in making my guitar sound better. Total time takes about an hour start to finish if you go slow and make everything clean.

[@beatbaker7420]

just finished and tested this, man this is night and day difference! my guitar is so quiet now! thanks for clear instructions, God Bless you!

[@0xyznx]

The best guitar shielding video I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing.

[@Ottonic6]

Another thing that works for non-conductive adhesive is to fold a part of the overlapping copper tape over so it touches the joining piece and just cover it with a small piece to hold it down. Just a small strip at each overlap is all it takes.

[@davidkay3443]

Does that negate the need for soldering then ?

[@brucecaldwell6701]

@@davidkay3443 Yes! A lot simpler than soldering everything.

[@richardgioffreda6541]

Just like to say you did a great job making the video and showing exactly what to do. You explained everything and now I feel I would have no trouble shielding my strat. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It is much appreciated.

[@SixStringSupplies]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@PresidentialPudding]

Question, instead of soldering a wire through the input jack hole could I just put copper tape through the hole?

[@HappyHermitt]

I finally shielded my Squier strat and the results are fabulous. I followed your instructions and it works 100%.

[@jeffames5385]

Very good shielding video! Bear in mind that the guitar is being grounded to the amplifier via the guitar cable. Hence, the output jack and plate are the first grounded elements of the guitar. If you leave foil tabs to be captured by the jack plate and the pick guard (scratch plate) foil (or shield plate) everything else in the electrical "chain" will be inherently grounded. Adding the soldered wires is good insurance, though. Shielded coax cable from the jack to the pots is also recommended.

[@AndrewAviles]

So if I understand correctly, potentially no soldering is needed? as long as there is contact between the jackplate, foiled pick guard, and foiled cavities?

[@willster7272]

thats what i was thinking do you have to put that wire to connect the twp cavaties? @@AndrewAviles

[@kevincowart362]

That looks amazing, I before and after sounds test would be cool.

[@charlesagad1569]

My heart is so happy that I just did my first ever guitar shielding haha! I've watched your video and it really helped me a lot! It was so fun. Thank you for this video 🙏✌

[@Skykingsound]

Great job. Finally a proper shielding video.

[@SixStringSupplies]

John Rose thanks!

[@vanizell7937]

I know right. You must be the all knowing master of everything....fucking dick

[@blackbeltjones2903]

@@vanizell7937 chill

[@THEQueeferSutherland]

One way to get around the solder blob between every piece is just bending over the edges. Shielding my guitar, I would bend over an edge of one piece that laid on top of the other and then I'd put another little piece taped over that just to hold that folded edge down. I have full continuity from one cavity to the other across all cavities without issue. I did need to solder a wire from the neck cavity to the control cavity on to the copper shielding (it was a tele) but it worked well, I stopped picking up radio stations.

[@Gedward0149]

Doesn't that layer of aluminium under the scratch plate connect the separate cavities, making the soldered wire redundant? Surely, there's no p.d. between the soldered wire and the bit of copper touching the aluminium? Or is it just a belt and braces approach (I've no doubt the soldered connection is better than just physical contact)? Or have I missed something?

[@AschwinE]

Thank you for your explaining, made huge difference for me. Already did it with my previous build. Had everything covered in copper tape but didn't connect the cavities. Now i'm ready to rock!

[@guitarpoetone1]

Thank u question if u have humbucker pups do u think u still have to cover it with copper tape ?

[@134longlane]

Good video - but beware! I took the opportunity to do it to a Strat whilst making a wiring mod to the volume and tone controls, so when it was all done and I had no output signal I assumed it was down to my new wiring being bad. But it turned out to be a short circuit between the shielding in the jack socket cavity and the positive pin of the socket itself, which was making contact with the shielding when re-assembled. The only way to definitely avoid that contact was to remove part of the jack cavity shielding. It took a while to figure that out, but the good news is, even though lots of people on here are sceptical, the process has indeed removed the hum.

[@markalexander4641]

John Howarth Glad it worked for you. But another approach would be using a rotary rasp bit on a drill motor to remove the little bit of wood required to gain some clearance. Then recover that spot with a bit of foil tape. That way you're not compromising your otherwise complete job. A second, admittedly Mickey Mouse solution would be to place a tiny strip of duct tape on the backside of the jack's offending contact point.

[@Sobchak2]

Could you simply apply some insulating tape around the positive pin of the socket?

[@kewlbug]

I was thinking about this situation the whole time before I read this comment. lol

[@whalenbrinton]

this could be happening to me , I'm not sure . I have no sound - could the metal of the body of the volume knobs contacting the copper be the issue. idk where the short is : / - ill check in the plug in

[@HappyHermitt]

I took that into consideration while shielding my strat. I protected the jack leads with elec. tape. Works great

[@qhgflies]

Great! why do you need to have continuity between different cavities? If they’re all individually conductive, what does soldering a connecting wire actually add? Thanks

[@daviasdf]

You don't explicitly need continuity between the different cavities, but the shielding needs to be grounded to work. Doesn't matter how you accomplish this. Eg. the small cavity could be grounded via contact with the output jack, and the main cavity can be grounded via the face plate shield to the pots, but the additional wires he added ensure continuity to ground (as long as one cavity is grounded, the other will also be grounded).

[@brianbierig2919]

Most concise videos about guitar maintenance online. Thank you!!!

[@SixStringSupplies]

thanks - really appreciate that!

[@landocalrizian89]

This completely transformed my old CIJ Jaguar, properly soldered the ground wire and shielded the lot, it’s absolutely noiseless now

[@FLAMENCO961]

Your channel is extremely underrated

[@SixStringSupplies]

Thanks man. Yeah the feedback is overwhelmingly positive, however it’s hard to keep up and publish content regularly. 🙏

[@FLAMENCO961]

@@SixStringSupplies keep on making videos! This is the Best Chanel about guitar wiring

[@fredericmokren9737]

Great video. I appreciate your attention to details. I especially appreciate your explanation for adding the ground from the body to the volume pot.

[@toneboy6583]

Good Job! Very comprehensive and best explanation on how to create a decent and useable Faraday shield in a Strat. I will be using your method in the very near future, Thank You so much Bro!

[@runningwithscissors0911]

Thank you for not only describing what to do, but also demonstrating what to do. Great, thorough instructional video (as always)! Beautiful , neat, clean work. Much appreciated.

[@metalhead_1996]

I’m really curious, does this copper shielding affect the tone by any chance? thanks!

[@chrisholman2289]

Jack socket plate to main cavity is connected. The ground from the socket is attached to the plate which touches the copper tape flared around the edges.

[@needlethread4715]

is that jumper wire for the mic input cavity to the pickup/controls cavity still necessary? because when you wire them all up and reassemble the ground of mic input jack is already grounded to the shielding of its cavity and its ground wire is already connected to the ground of the potentiometers which are also grounded already to the shielding of their cavity.

[@strawsparky33]

Thank you for the video. I followed everything you did and I still had buzzing really bad. Thought it just wasn't gonna work but when I pulled the pickguard back off I saw that one of my grounds had came loose. Soldered it back and now it's the quietest guitar I own

[@bongoscot]

If the shield on the pickguard comes into contact with the tape on the jack cavity and the other cavities would that eliminate the need to connect the cavities with a wire?

[@DanielBobke]

The shield on the pickguard will never come into contact with the tape in the jack cavity because the pickguard does not sit on top of the jack cavity. In fact, the jack cavity has it's own cover for the jack, so this will never happen. You need the wire.

[@strat115]

The pickguard shield will not be in direct contact with the jack cavitiy, however, the shielding on the jack cavity will be in contact with the jack base plate if done as shown here, the base plate is in contact with the ground wire of the jack, which in turn is in contact with the ground in the pickup cavity (usually soldered to the case of the Volume pot), and hence here the extra wire would not be needed to connect the two shields in pickup and jack cavity. But it cant hurt either just to make sure there is good contact all around.

[@needlethread4715]

@@strat115 that's the exact same thing i was thinking. so when i shielded my strat guitar a few days ago i thought of not having the need of putting a jumper to those two cavities and it worked perfectly fine. hum was eliminated.

[@SparkZetc]

What did you use for the grounding? Is it a certaint type of wire

[@samstinkeringaround8961]

Where can I get one of those aluminum ground plated for a jazz bass , can't find one

[@guitarhobbywithdannythemedic]

will that tape eventually dry out and become non conductive?

[@SixStringSupplies]

Eventually but it is going strong. Been 5 years nearly

[@guitarhobbywithdannythemedic]

@@SixStringSupplies cool beans!

[@saddestchord7622]

I didn't want to mess with it so I took mine to a guy to do it. Still got a lot of hum afterward and it turns out they didn't shield the jack cavity. Would that really make a lot of difference?

[@stinkyboomboom]

I did this to my fender jimi hendrix style strat, and after replacing the input jack and volume pot because I messed them up soldering (was my first time soldering anything), I put it together and it sounds GREAT!!! Now I have to do it to my other strats! Thanks for the video.

[@drewsleyy3836]

this channel is a GODSEND. Been binging your vids on wiring and such, thanks so much for all your work 🔥🙏🏻

[@lucky-productions]

Do you still ground your pots to each other in that scenario or does your aluminium plate ground them for you?

[@ericpiteau50]

Good info, but your last wire was redundant because the copper tape coming over the top edge of the cavity is going to be making contact with your aluminum pick guard shield. Ppl can make sure that happens by explicitly adding extra little pieces of tape at a few places coming over the edge but hidden under the pick guard.

[@chadjohnson-authormusician8072]

He did specifically address this in the video. He said it's not necessary, assuming you've done a good gob making sure the back of the pick guard is touching the cavity tape. Just in case it doesn't contact it, for whatever reason, that wire acts as a backup.

[@tomashguitar638]

That ‘backup’ wire is not only unnecessary, it works against the effort because it forms a ground loop. Instead of undoing yourself, take the time and do it properly.

[@jeffwonk2024]

You don't get ground loops with passive circuits like this.

[@lennybongcloud5284]

If I have a completely shielded cavity and pick guard done the same way, and the copper touches both, isn't it true that there should be no jumpers anywhere? Wouldn't jumpers or duplicate grounding cause me issues?

[@federicofioroni7597]

Sorry, did you connect all the shielding to the wire that goes to the jack's ground ?

[@jeffkelly636]

Great video! I added shielding tape before seeing this video and now I understand what is missing to complete the job, er Faraday cage. It looks like I'll need to add tape under my pickguard in place of your fancy metal plate. My ground wire to the trem claw is already there but now I know how to ground the cavity tape to the electric bits, and ground/connect the cord cavity to the main cavity.

[@forestsoundsguitars]

Brilliant video, very clear and consise, always so informative! I just wanted to ask: For a telecaster shielding - where is the main ground coming from (versus the strat term claw)? and would you shield the entire scratch plate with copper tape or just the central piece and a piece going toward the control cavity so that it all connects? Thank you for your dedication with these videos - they are so helpful.

[@979259]

it comes from the bridge

[@THE_kopfkino]

When connecting the jack cavity to the pickup cavity, could one feed the cable through before the copper shielding tape goes down rather than soldering it in place?

[@mauriciokohon9535]

I did everything you teach but when I put it back there’s no sound at all so I have to disconnect the wire that goes from the plug in cavity to the mics cavity to have sound again can you tell me what I did wrong thanks 🙏

[@danielrostrooscuromusica4314]

Gentleman,Why is important to ensure the continuity (electricity) in this faraday cage?

[@ChadwickRider]

Do you mind if I ask... in Celsius, at what temperature are you running your soldering iron for this type of work?

[@SixStringSupplies]

depends on the type of solder being used. 350C if leaded, 370C if silver solder or lead-free

[@BigHelianthus]

My loaded pickguard only came with 3 wires to solder: ground to claw in back, ground to output Jack and lead to output Jack. If I want to add copper shielding to my body cavity, how can I connect it to ground without a 4th wire?

[@oneguitarhero]

Hi, nice video, I just have to ask, I have a Stratocaster and is giving me too much hum sound. I figured out that it doesn't have the ground cable connected to the back of the tremolo, do you think it may fix this issue? Another thing, which knob should I use for this job, volume or tone? Thanks again. Great video

[@SixStringSupplies]

Hi, thanks. Yes it should definitely be grounded to the tremolo claw. Use whatever knob is easiest

[@invecta18]

Yes, you have to ground the strings on every guitar and on a strat , they run a wire to the spring claw. Shielding your cavity to reduce noise is does not work and is simply foolish to do so. It is a wives tale that beginners will think it works for some reason when over 100 guitar manufacturers do not all , shield their cavities with cooper. If it did work, someone would shield their cavity.

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodBallsack]

@@invecta18 then why do so many people do it then and notice a difference in hum afterwards? why guitar manufacturers don't do it might be because of other reasons - like cutting down on labour and costs lol

[@invecta18]

@@FriendlyNeighborhoodBallsack Hi, The reason is that it is suggested that it works is that people assume it works without seeing a test. Then you watch several videos like this one and you will notice there is no A B comparison. But still you think for some reason it works. It sound legit ? I thought o until I did a test. It is a monkey see -monkey do thing. I have had a guitar repair business for 16 years and I a thought it was a good idea ? After shielding a cavity, It didn't seem to help much ? I tested it with a audiometer and found it to be useless. I would ask you the question , if so many people do this, why do none ( as in not one) of the major manufacturers do it ? The reason is it is extremely ineffective , it works only very , very , very slightly and that is only if the person has taken the time to ground the copper foil to the circuit. I have nothing to gain from anyone believing or not believing what I am saying and I would have no purpose in making it up. This is valuable information for those who can comprehend this. It does not hurt at all to shield you cavity. It is simply as waste of your time and some money. In doing guitar repair, I have found that the smarter decisions I make, the better my projects get done, the less time I take, and happier my customers are. The more I make foolish and unnecessary decisions, the longer it takes for me to get things done, the more money it often cost me, and the less satisfied my customer are. Some people you can help and others you can't . Good luck Phil Barry, 14 West Guitars, Dunedin, Fl

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodBallsack]

@@invecta18 ​ These people did tests, argued why it works and saw results (also included a link to a physics forum that discusses EMI in guitars): www.artandtechnology.com.au/guitar/shielding-strat.html porterpickups.wordpress.com/2016/05/18/shielding-your-guitar-does-it-work/ www.seymourduncan.com/blog/setups/how-to-shield-a-guitar www.physicsforums.com/threads/guitar-myth-guitar-shielding.664315/ www.fralinpickups.com/2018/11/12/understanding-guitar-grounding/ www.strat-talk.com/threads/pickguard-shielding-does-it-do-much.268839/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHfWmpiPn5p4abM kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWjYaZl7i9Scb9k Again - the reason big companies don't do it might have to do with things like cutting down on cost and labour, also wanting to sell more products after the guitar purchase to upgrade. Also some people like the noise and use it musically.

[@personal2809]

great video, how did you manage to solder the second ground to the volume without the first one coming loose? its for this reason that grounds are the bane of my existence!

[@evehead713]

Hello should I do this to my tremolo cavity at the back of the guitar aswell?

[@biggstavros5876]

Yes

[@0Imtheslime0]

No...

[@jerrys5102]

Rather than soldering the wire could I put the wire in before putting in the copper shielding and let the copper tape hold it in place?

[@SixStringSupplies]

Yes that’s fine as long as it is well and truly taped down well 👍 but soldering it in place is easier in a way because the copper takes solder really well. If you can solder to pot casing, soldering to copper tape should be easier. Thanks for watching

[@joshuahales6213]

I’m curious if you shield the trem cavity aswell or is it not necessary?

[@biggstavros5876]

I always do it because you have the ground wire in there.

[@PLINKER]

Does the shielding copper tape have glue or sticky on the back, or is it just solid copper foil?

[@rodrigoortega8486]

Is It possible to paint all of that with shielding paint? Does that work as well as copper? Which one’s better? Thanks for your videos

[@elianioriofarrell]

that works too

[@FoiMal123]

10:00 Can you just take it without using solder? Is it viable?

[@mattwebb4561]

It was all going so well and then in the last few seconds “thanks very watch for muching” 🤣 Excellent video mate. I’m still finishing my paint and then I’m coming back here to follow your instructions 🙌

[@dudemcrude2023]

You're a Wizard, Harry.

[@ChrisJohnsonChannel]

haha thats what i thought too

[@nevinmarknarciso]

i see a lot of guitar youtubers who shield there guitars just like this, my question is why fender guitar or other guitar companies don't shield the guitar just like what you did on this video presented, or even using copper shielding tape?

[@JOZEPl-l]

Is it okay to shield the body with copper but the pickguard with aluminum? I read a couple of comments on google and they say its a bad idea. So you did it and wanted your feedback?

[@paulillas]

what type or wire did you use for grounding the copper? im still confused of what wire should i use.

[@DeepPurple-gr6wj]

Is it a good idea to shield the back cavity and back plate too?

[@Mogwai06]

So with the shielding in the guitar, could you just ground everything yo the shielding, or does it all need to kind of collect at the back of the volume pot, or whatever each might call theirs? Could free up quite a bit of space in mine if I could hust ground to the shielding...

[@Street-Shred82]

Does it matter if your grounding wires have sheathed around them? I've stripped the sheath back obviously for soldering points but wasn't sure if it has to be bare copper wire or if it can be sheathed on the outside?

[@AlCapwn369]

Love this demonstration. Perfectly done. Thank you sir

[@extrememike]

very fine job!. Looking do this on my LP

[@SixStringSupplies]

Have fun!

[@eugenebeecher7308]

My pickguard is completely backed with copper foil. Won't that connect the cavities? Do I need that wire jumper?

[@fuzzyloomchannel]

My guitar picks up nois from my computer whem I'm sitting near it does this help? Maybe it's the wifi of the PC.

[@FaOut]

don't I need to do the same in the back cavity? thanks

[@travisnelson9104]

All cavities I would say. Just for safe measure. Maybe use a small resistor on them even to discharge any air energy? Idk just giving my noob opinion lol

[@paulfrombrooklyn5409]

@@travisnelson9104 I disagree. The back cavity does not need to be shielded.

[@WakizashiSabre]

@@paulfrombrooklyn5409 I strongly disagree as doing my back cavity was major problem humwise... Now dead silent.

[@WakizashiSabre]

@@killaken2000 hi man, I guess it depends on a bass/electronic, because my hum was really EXTREME. For me, shielding was godsent for a dead quiet operation.

[@waltfogle3453]

Great video. Wouldn't the copper and aluminum react as dissimilar metals?

[@SixStringSupplies]

Thanks! Nope - only in the presence of a common electrolyte - water. Just don't play it underwater

[@charlesflint9048]

Thanks for that; I’m making a kit guitar now, and this info is very useful for making the best job I can.

[@AlexGeorgakoulis]

Nice video man! I have a question though, can't you just dress the underside of the pickguard with copper instead of buying an aluminium plate?

[@nicholasfahey3497]

Thank you so much for this video! I've been looking for one for weeks

[@kevintodd1041]

If u don't have an aluminum pickguard could u just copper tape the underside of ur regular pickguard?

[@SixStringSupplies]

Yes absolutely. I was just lazy for this video. 👍

[@AshtonWolfwood]

What heat setting did you use with the Hakke solder?

[@viltac9857]

Cool dude! One question: if I use copper shielding tape with conductivity in both sides, Can i use the tape to paste the wire which connect both cavities instead of solder?

[@frankthepriest1220]

Of course

[@0goldman]

Hi there! Shielded my Strat as per this video. Wired it as per your Strat wiring video. Question: If my guitar cable touches the inside wall of the input Jack cavity (that is shielded), does it make sense that the signal cuts out? It’s functioning when I test it outside of the cavity, not touching anything, but when I replace the input, and screw it down my patch cable touches the inside wall, cuts out. Help?

[@SixStringSupplies]

Hi! Yes if it touches the shielding it will short to ground = no signal. Despite this video I tend not to shield the jack cavity to avoid this scenario.

[@0goldman]

@@SixStringSupplies Thanks so much for the quick reply. After much trial and error, I came to the same conclusion. Left the shielding, but removed the wire connecting both chamber, and all was well. Love your videos, by the way. Very detailed, and helpful. Thank you!

[@SeanDS89]

0:57 thanks for also explaining WHY one would do this! I want to learn as much as I can about working on guitars, and I feel understanding the why is just as important as how... So yeah, thanks :)

[@JohnBham79]

So, how do I ground everything if I don't have an aluminum pick guard underneath the plastic one? Just use the same copper tape on the back side of the plastic pickguard and run a ground wire to that, maybe from the tremolo springs?

[@SixStringSupplies]

Indeed - replace the aluminium plate with copper tape

[@thegolfnut812]

Curious to know why is it necessary to shield the jack cavity? Since the pickguard shield doesn't cover the jack cavity, is it necessary as the faraday cage is under the pickguard. Is this done on a Les Paul?

[@HappyHermitt]

The more that's shielded, the better.

[@marcelprocopiu2492]

What about the Jack caviti, no grounding there?

[@Nickraculous]

Man this is great! What kind of wire was it you used to connect the jack cavity to the rest of the body?

[@0Imtheslime0]

Buss wire maybe.. Can use anything really. Strip a shielded wire.. etc..

[@HappyHermitt]

You could also use a string of solder instead of a wire

[@cedricguitars8206]

Hi Sir, i like your shielding tutorial. if this done properly it will eliminate the little Humming or Hiss when you touch the strings/bridge? Hope you notice my comment. 👍 thanks 🤘

[@0Imtheslime0]

Maybe to some extent. But all passive single coil guitars are like that. There IS noise. Touching your strings to eliminate noise is normal and tells you that your guitar is grounded properly.

[@kevinrisley6088]

Could you use any type of wire to connect the jack to the main cavity, or does it have to be tinned copper?

[@SixStringSupplies]

Yup anything - even a bit of guitar string will do the job nicely 👍

[@MrCalland]

This the same copper tape that you use for stopping snails and slugs getting in plant pots?

[@SixStringSupplies]

The very same - though this tape is 50mm wide, most garden centre stuff will be 20-30mm. All made in the same factory though. With 50mm you cover more area. Hope this helps!

[@tavo5549]

Why don't they sell the guitars shielded?

[@paulfrombrooklyn5409]

They do. But not all guitars are shielded at the factory.

[@invecta18]

The answer is simple . It does not work. It is a wives tale to think it does. Wake up guys

[@elliot8294]

@@invecta18 ummmmmmm no

[@nonames8335]

Money first

[@texasfossilguy]

They do but they cost 500 dollars more

[@modelsandtrains7915]

You can get copper tape in b&q its in the garden section used for slugs

[@samstinkeringaround8961]

Could you possibly show how to do a Jazz Bass ?

[@mechokio]

Great! Well presented with attention to the details and explanation.

[@OlivierGandou]

Might have been a good idea to screw the ground wires to the body instead and connect them to the copper tape mechanically no? How strong are the welds to the copper tape?

[@0Imtheslime0]

The solder holds up great on copper tape

[@HappyHermitt]

I would screw it using a copper star washer and solder it afterwards. 😆

[@derekjones208]

Is the 5-way switch the wrong way round?

[@harryharris1619]

Ok this works but is a bit of effort. I did this on a MIM HSS Strat just like the video shows. However in the cavity where the guitar output jack goes I found that the foil (ground) could touch the hot (signal) end of the jack when when jack plate is inserted and screwed in. I fixed this by using some electricians tape on the foil side where the jack end could touch and also added a bit of this tape around the jack tip area. I posted this just to let others know what may be the problem when there is no sound when plugged into an amp.

[@JPNYC4]

Will doing this affect my guitar in any way? I want to this to my strat to quiet it down. It’s has a lot of hum and buzz?

[@0Imtheslime0]

wont affect in in terms of tone.

[@manolettetiongson6520]

hey man i change the pick up on my squire and the gound noise did not remove what should i suppose to do maybe because of the wiring?

[@viberge]

Good work, bro! Can you show difference between without and with this Faradays cage?

[@MarkWilliams-pe1qc]

Can you use the same sort of cable that you use to connect the pots to connect the main cavity to the jack cavity?

[@SixStringSupplies]

Yes mate. You can use any wire though 👍

[@MarkWilliams-pe1qc]

@@SixStringSupplies thanks. That's really helpful. Never even changed pickups before but now changing all electrics and going to shield too. Your videos have been very helpful

[@Mrshibbs3291]

I'm late to comment but thank you, you explained this process perfect and clear!

[@chendinsordiuken]

Great video! just one question, is it possible to just cut a little strip of tape and put into the cavity that goes from the jack to the pickup cavity, instead of soldering it? i mean, it makes sense to me that if the tape is having contact in both cavities the conductivity will persist

[@AndreaAustoni]

Of course, it's the same principle, just a matter of preference. If there's continuity you're good.

[@ChunkyRiffs33]

This video is so helpful. I’m from Poland and you just explained it to me better, than many local resources. Thank you! I have just one more (maybe stupid) question. The ground in my Squier Jaguar is conected with a cable going from the jack, through the little hole, to the tune-o-matic stud. Is it fine as it is or should it be connected to the pot? I think it doesn't matter, because it's the connection between the elements that matters, but I'm a total noob when it comes to electronics, so I recon it's better to just ask. Again, thank you for this awesome video! ❤️

[@HECKAKYH-ADEKBATEH]

did you actually ground the shield? Because the faraday cage doesn't work if ungrounded, in fact it becomes opposite - capacitor to your body with inductive properties.