Pickguard Shield

[boomba]

I am changing the pickguard on my 2005 USA P-Bass and I noticed that the original pickguard has a foil shield on the lower back of the guard. My Fender replacement has no foil on the back. Do I need to have a shield on the new pickguard and if so where can I purchase one?

[XylemBassGuitar]

Hi boomba,

I would definitely shield the pickguard, it should help reduce or eliminate any sort of electronic noise from your bass.

You can get copper shielding tape from stewmac.com.

[Jumbotron]

You can also get aluminum tape, really cheap, at most hardware stores.