Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:23 pm
Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:38 am
Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:37 pm
meowmix wrote:I am skeptical.
It looks to be a ton of work. Cost of doing it , outweighs the benefits.
The copper shielding won't help because you have 3 big holes where the PU go. In other words, it is not a Faraday cage when you have a metal rod connecting the outside to the inside.
Get 100 people to do this and have them all agree that it works, and I might change my mind.
Sun Jul 29, 2012 2:05 pm
meowmix wrote:I am skeptical.
It looks to be a ton of work. Cost of doing it , outweighs the benefits.
The copper shielding won't help because you have 3 big holes where the PU go. In other words, it is not a Faraday cage when you have a metal rod connecting the outside to the inside.
Get 100 people to do this and have them all agree that it works, and I might change my mind.
Sun Jul 29, 2012 2:35 pm
Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:26 pm
meowmix wrote:I have tried the copper foil trick. No difference. snake oil.
That might be because I don't have RFI, EMI, or outer space aliens trying to communicate to me.
The re-wire design and the copper loop is something I have not tried.
Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:56 pm
meowmix wrote:I have tried the copper foil trick. No difference. snake oil.
Sun Jul 29, 2012 6:38 pm
i have done 6 strats and it has worked great. using the full aluminum pickguard shield improved the results over just putting foil on the pickguard. did that on 3 of them, even better results.Philby wrote:meowmix wrote:I have tried the copper foil trick. No difference. snake oil.
I would have to respectfully disagree. I've used copper foil to almost silence 3 noisy strats, in conjunction with star ground wiring to remove earth loops. I can sit in front of my computer while playing and there's scarcely any hum whatsoever.
The key is to ensure that the foil has electrical continuity to ground. Without that, yes it is like snake oil.
Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:56 pm
meowmix wrote:I have tried the copper foil trick. No difference. snake oil.
Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:06 am
jakkanen wrote:meowmix wrote:I have tried the copper foil trick. No difference. snake oil.
I've gotten good results from copper foil treatment and will recommend it if the level of hum is perceived as a problem. It does not make a guitar dead quiet but it can provide a significant improvement. Star ground modifications to guitar wiring, however, are misguided and don't make any difference.
Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:07 am
meowmix wrote:I am skeptical.
It looks to be a ton of work. Cost of doing it , outweighs the benefits.
The copper shielding won't help because you have 3 big holes where the PU go. In other words, it is not a Faraday cage when you have a metal rod connecting the outside to the inside.
Get 100 people to do this and have them all agree that it works, and I might change my mind.
Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:31 am
louis cyfer wrote:star ground eliminates the possibility of ground loops, and adds the ability to act as a safety device to protect from bad wiring at clubs. does not help with noise unless there was a ground loop present. of course shielding is not for hum reduction, rather for rf/em interference. the device in the op is what is needed to eliminate/reduce hum. a lot of people don't realize the difference between 60 cycle hum and rf interference. they are both noise, but from different sources.