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    P Bass cavity shielding in copper foil (image hvy)

    Thoughts on Super Shield... While i have no doubt the super shield paint does its job, to me on a multi cavity instrument like the Jag it seems a messy end result. Looking at the options when i started out i came across conductive paint, the sticky backed foil and the original fender brass...
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    P Bass cavity shielding in copper foil (image hvy)

    How does this stuff work on the Jaguar shown? It has four independant cavities that have no electrical connection between each other. Do you paint the stuff onto the body as well as in the cavities so they hopefully all join up to back of the pickguard? None of the chrome control covers or the...
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    P Bass cavity shielding in copper foil (image hvy)

    Only the Jag had a noise problem, the bass was done because i can :)
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    P Bass cavity shielding in copper foil (image hvy)

    The CIJ Jag shown had painted control cavities (factory?) that were not connected to anything and it had the worst earth/noise problem i had ever seen, with lots of gain i could pick up a radio station in parts of my old house. Maybe paint done right works but i like this option more
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    P Bass cavity shielding in copper foil (image hvy)

    Hi all, This is my first real post here so i thought I'd show some of the shielding jobs I have done in the past that people might find useful. Some of the images are of Fender Jaguar I shielded with the same process and any of this can be applied to any guitar/bass. I'm not really fond of the...
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    The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!

    My Japanese 57 P bass... I added the Fender USA anodised pickguard & pickup/bridge covers. Pickup about to upgraded as the original has died :(
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    Hi from Western Australia

    Hi all, I'm a new member out of west Oz saying hi. I'm here looking for info on Pbass pickups to fix my Japanese P that stopped working years ago and shameful has been living in its case under the bed since. Here is a pic of her, apologies if the jag offends anyone ;)