Why not use shielded wire?

[ogrossman]

Wouldn't it be more effective to use shielded wire throughout the signal path of a bass instead of (or in addition to) shielding the cavities?

[Rodent]

sure, you could use it on longer runs (like Vol to output jack, or from a p/u to the blend pot) to elimintate even more EMI

all the best,

R

[vintager]

i like passive el. part while being afraid of hum, so i've just put thicker shielded cables along with a copper foil shielding in my jazz im making. maybe just for a good feeling..

[Hambone]

Originally Posted by ogrossman

Wouldn't it be more effective to use shielded wire throughout the signal path of a bass instead of (or in addition to) shielding the cavities?

When you shield the cavities, you are also shielding exposed solder connections that wouldn't be covered any other way.

[LoveThatBass]

It would shield the wires but not the pickup. If it is a humbucker shielded wire is the practice as the pickup cancels noise, however if it is single coil then you have a huge antenna with the pup coil.

[Geoff St. Germaine]

IME shielded cable for long runs in the cavity plus a shielded cavity is the best way to go.