DiMarzio Copper Shielding Tape
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Put some of this DiMarzio Copper Shielding Tape under your guitar's pickguard and kiss hum goodbye. Also good for shielding pots, wires and interior connections in your axe to attenuate radio frequency interference. 2 feet of 3-1/2" wide tape.
No repair kit should be without it. In the cart, baby!
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Most Liked Positive Review
As long as you do it right...
... It will help. Doing it right means covering the entire control cavity, and making sure that the pickguard or backplate shielding makes contact with the cavity shielding in a few places. Also...Read complete review
... It will help. Doing it right means covering the entire control cavity, and making sure that the pickguard or backplate shielding makes contact with the cavity shielding in a few places. Also, if you shield a strat with tape but leave the 50s wiring entirely stock, you will still have noise. It is essential to wire with a common ground (google "star grounding" if you need more info) in order to fully kill the hum. Also note that if any of your solder joints contact the foil tape they can be shorted. I cover a few inside areas with masking tape for this reason. Used properly, metal tape will reduce noise without changing the sound in any other way. Other types of metal tape will work, but the stuff from Dimarzio and other guitar-oriented suppliers has a conductive backing meaning you don't need to solder to insure a continuous shield. I think that justifies the extra cost, YMMV.
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not what i expected
I'm not sure if I did something wrong here. I put the tape under my pickguard and shielded all my pickups and pots with 1 layer of this tape and when I turned my amp...Read complete review
I'm not sure if I did something wrong here. I put the tape under my pickguard and shielded all my pickups and pots with 1 layer of this tape and when I turned my amp back on I saw no difference there was still that stupid hum. Maybe if I added more layers it might do the trick but I would not recommend this unless you buy a whole sh** load to put in. It's a great idea but just doesn't work like people say it does.
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Comments about DiMarzio Copper Shielding Tape:
Bottom line it works. Pretty easy to use. I wish the adhesive was conductive but its easy enough to solder the pieces together. One pack isn't enough to get a good covering. I would get 2 maybe 3 if you've got a particularly large area your covering.
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Good Quality
- Improves Sound
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about DiMarzio Copper Shielding Tape:
This is a high quality and easy to use product to help elminate noise from your guitar's electronic components. There is plenty of shielding tape included for one guitar's interior cavity, but for the price I feel like more tape should be included. You can buy a roll of Nashua silver aluminum foil tape or similar from a home improvement store for roughly double the price or a little less, but get a huge amount more (about 50 yards) and it is virtually the same thing. I bought this for use in the more sensitive interior of a guitar for maximum shielding for my pickups, but would choose the foil tape for the inside of an amp head or situations where larger quantities are required. Props to DiMarzio though for taking the time to leave a note in the packaging about the importance of soldering the tape joints to ensure ground! And don't forget to shield the back of your pickguard for as much isolation as possible. Don't even need solder, just make sure that you run the tape all the way to the edges of the pickguard and then cut the tape in the body cavity so that it slightly extends past the top of the cavities edges. Solder free contact and you're ready to go!
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Good Quality
- Improves Sound
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about DiMarzio Copper Shielding Tape:
Had some serious noise (buzz) issues with my 2003 Fender Jazz Deluxe. Changed pickups and preamp but that didn't work. Should have used this first! Easy to put in and now the bass is silent when its not being played.
Wear gloves!! I got a couple small cuts on my fingers during application.
Comments about DiMarzio Copper Shielding Tape:
i'm very satisfied. good product.
good quality copper shielding tape. enough to completely cover cavity and back plate of gibson les paul. sticks well, just take your time. good results. good product.
good quality foil. sticks well. enough to do the job.
i'm happy. good results. good product.
Comments about DiMarzio Copper Shielding Tape:
I used this on a Strat that had very hot pups and very noisy. There was an amazing difference after shielding all the electronics with this tape. It takes a little while get all of it in there, but its worth the time. I can even sit near my computer now without sounding like Frankensteins lab.
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This product made such a significant difference on my Dean with active pickups that I did the same on all of my guitars. I just filled the pickup cavity and put it on the back plate. If you have florescent or neon light in your house or where you play or have an annoying buzz when the volume on your guitar is maxed out that you need this.
Comments about DiMarzio Copper Shielding Tape:
... It will help. Doing it right means covering the entire control cavity, and making sure that the pickguard or backplate shielding makes contact with the cavity shielding in a few places. Also, if you shield a strat with tape but leave the 50s wiring entirely stock, you will still have noise. It is essential to wire with a common ground (google "star grounding" if you need more info) in order to fully kill the hum. Also note that if any of your solder joints contact the foil tape they can be shorted. I cover a few inside areas with masking tape for this reason. Used properly, metal tape will reduce noise without changing the sound in any other way. Other types of metal tape will work, but the stuff from Dimarzio and other guitar-oriented suppliers has a conductive backing meaning you don't need to solder to insure a continuous shield. I think that justifies the extra cost, YMMV.
Comments about DiMarzio Copper Shielding Tape:
my modulus bass came with a copper-lined back plate, so I got some copper tape (the kind that keeps snails out of your potted plants) and did the back plates of my gibsons. I got a slight (but worth it) increase in tonal quality. (my new strat came with the pick guard lined with what looks like aluminum foil, haven't tried the copper on that though). you might just try the snail tape, which may be a bit thinner, which might matter some.
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I have an American Strat with custom shop 69 pickups. I shielded the guitar following all instructions, soldering parts together, etc., and it substantially reduced the hum. HOWEVER, the brightness of pick ups was also reduced by about 20%, and I lost the bell-like sound that the Strats are for. So, it is your choice. Use rubber gloves during installation to avoid multiple finger cuts. If you want to do a good job on a Strat you would need two sets of these.
Comments about DiMarzio Copper Shielding Tape:
I'm not sure if I did something wrong here. I put the tape under my pickguard and shielded all my pickups and pots with 1 layer of this tape and when I turned my amp back on I saw no difference there was still that stupid hum. Maybe if I added more layers it might do the trick but I would not recommend this unless you buy a whole sh** load to put in. It's a great idea but just doesn't work like people say it does.
